PA6A – Safe Use of Hand-Held Applicators

A course preparing the trainee to take the City & Guilds NPTC PA6A practical assessment, which combined with a PA1 unit qualifies the operator in the legislative qualification Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Pesticides. Pre-requisite PA1 – Safe Use of Pesticides.

This course is both classroom based and practical, it covers;

Legislation

Environmental Safety

Label Information

Nozzles and spray quality

Types of nozzles

Preparation of knapsack for use

Calibration

Site work

Cleaning and decontamination of the applicator

Other application methods