Anyone who is responsible for risk assessment within the workplace, manager or employee, particularly those who work in changing environments, with machinery or completing manual tasks.

• How to assess risks using the latest methods.
• The evolution of the risk assessment process.
• The legislative aspect of risk assessment.
• Defining hazards, risk and dangers and showing the importance of their interrelationship.
• Identifying ‘at risk’ groups and magnitude of risk.
• Ranking risks in priority order to facilitate management decision-making.
• Analysing existing control measures.
• Implementing new control measures.
• Developing a safe system of work.
• Monitoring and reviewing the risk assessments.
• Delegates will be able to carry out health and safety risk assessments with knowledge of the current legislation in order to provide a safe working environment.

Certificate of training attendance valid for 3 years.

Who should attend

In the UK it is a legal requirement for everyone who undertakes spraying of professional pesticides to hold a pesticide certificate of competence, otherwise known as a pesticide license.

This is the foundation module that places a strong emphasis upon using pesticides safely.

Successful completion is a pre requisite for other pesticide modules.

What will be covered

• Legislation
• Personal safety and contamination
• Pesticide & Container Storage
• Record keeping
• Label information
• Operator responsibilities
• Container and packaging disposal
• Environmental and wildlife consideration
• Emergency procedures

Other pesticide application modules are available, including granule applicators (PA4), tractor/quad mounted boom sprayer (PA2), and hand held applicators application to water (PA6AW).

Experienced operators may wish to attend our courses as refresher training.

Cost: £260+VAT per person, inclusive of NPTC assessment

In the UK it is a legal requirement for everyone who undertakes spraying of professional pesticides to hold a pesticide certificate of competence, otherwise known as a pesticide license.

In addition to the NPTC pesticide units listed here, other pesticide courses are available, including granule applicators (PA4) and hand held applicators application to water (PA6AW).

Each unit is of 1 day’s duration. NPTC assessments are arranged by us and take place on another date after the training course itself. We provide all equipment and PPE needed for training and assessment for units PA1 and PA6 held at our site; you just need to bring your wellies.

Experienced operators may wish to attend our courses as refresher training.

This course covers hand held applicators – hydraulic nozzle and / or rotary atomiser types. The equipment included in this test module is any hand held and / or pedestrian controlled sprayer of the type specified above.

• Develop knowledge covering the requirements of current legislation.
• Apply pesticides safely and efficiently with a hand held applicator fitted with hydraulic nozzles.
• Identify and select appropriate nozzles, carry out machine preparation and calibration.
• Operate the equipment in compliance with current legislation and codes of practice.
• Clean equipment and dispose of unwanted pesticides and containers.
• Identify and rectify faults and recognise conditions when spraying is inadvisable.

Assessment will be a practical test of skills.

Candidates need to have passed Unit PA1.

This course is suitable for anyone who is required to operate chainsaws for cross cutting only.

• Introduction.
• Maintenance.
• Fuelling and starting a chainsaw.
• Performing pre-cutting checks.
• Adjusting the chainsaw.
• Health and safety features of a chainsaw.
• Personal protective equipment.
• Clearing site and chainsaw checks.
• Cross cutting timber.

The course provides both training and assessment, so that by the end of the course you know whether you have reached the Lantra Awards standard. If you are successful, you will be awarded not only a Certificate of Basic Training, but also a nationally recognised Skills ID Card.