Agricultural pesticides - basic level

Number of Hours : 25

Recipients:
Aimed at auxiliary personnel involved in ground and air treatments, including non-agricultural personnel, and farmers who carry out these treatments on their own farms without employing auxiliary personnel and using phytosanitary products that are not toxic, highly toxic, or lethal. They will also be issued to auxiliary distribution personnel who handle phytosanitary products.

Courses co-financed by FEADER (85%), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (3.72%) and Regional Government of Extremadura (11.28%) based on the continuing education programme of the Directorate General for Rural Development included in the Extremadura RDP, Measure M01 "Knowledge and information transfer actions" Submeasure 1.1 "Support for vocational training and skills acquisition actions".

Training Plan:
PROGRAM OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE COURSES (ANNEX 1 of Decree 270/2011, of November 11)

1. Pests. Control methods. Plant protection measures.
2. Phytosanitary products: description and generalities.
3. Dangerousness of phytosanitary products and their residues
4. Risks arising from the use of phytosanitary products
5. Poisoning and other health effects. First aid.
6. Phytosanitary treatments. Application equipment.
7. Cleaning, maintenance, regulation and inspection of equipment.
8. Operator exposure level: preventive and protective measures in the use of phytosanitary products.
9. Work-health relationship: regulations on occupational risk prevention
10. Good environmental practices. Environmental awareness
11. Environmental protection and disposal of empty containers: specific regulations
12. Traceability principles. Food and feed hygiene requirements.
13. Good phytosanitary practice: interpretation of labeling and safety data sheets.
14. Regulations affecting the use of phytosanitary products. Violations and penalties.
15. Practices for applying phytosanitary products.
16. Final evaluation

Population: Torremejía (Badajoz)
Start Date: 09/07/2025
End Date: 07/16/2025
File No.: E/2025PA-B/00269
Number of places: 25
Number of Hours: 25
Session Type: Morning
Organized by: BENÍTEZ BARRERO, SC
Address: C/ Manuel Ponce Valhondo, 25
Population: Torremegía (Badajoz)
Telephone: 605245840