Safe Use of Sheep Dips

If you need to buy or use sheep dip products, then under the Medicines (Exemptions for Merchants in Veterinary Drugs) Order 1998 you will need to hold this qualification.

It covers preparing to dip sheep by demonstrating understanding and knowledge of legislative, welfare and environmental requirements, protective clothing, record keeping, control of external parasites, sheep diseases and dip disposal. An optional unit on practical dipping will put this knowledge in to practice.

What you need to do

Undertake an initial practical assessment prior to sheep being dipped (unit 1, part 1) and also take a computer based test (unit 1, part 2 (e-volve)).

There is an optional practical test which covers the practical sheep dipping operation (unit 2).