Agricultural Pesticides Course - Qualified Level

This certification is aimed at professional users responsible for ground-based treatments, including non-agricultural applications, and at farmers who carry out treatments using auxiliary personnel. It will also be issued to personnel directly involved in the sale of plant protection products for professional use, enabling them to provide appropriate information on their use, their risks to health and the environment, and instructions for mitigating those risks. The qualified level does not qualify individuals to carry out treatments requiring the fumigator or pilot applicator levels.

Training plan

1. Crop pests: damage they cause.
2. Pest control methods.
3. Plant protection measures. Integrated pest management and biological control.
4. Plant protection products: active substances and preparations.
5. Methods of applying plant protection products.
6. Application equipment: operation of the different types.
7. Cleaning, adjustment and calibration of equipment.
8. Equipment maintenance and inspection.
9. Hazards of plant protection products to health.
10. Plant protection product residues: Risks to the consumer.
11. Poisoning and other health effects. First aid.
12. Phytosanitary treatments. Preparation, mixing and application.
13. Risks arising from the use of plant protection products.
14. Operator exposure level.
15. Preventive and protective measures for the operator.
16. Work-health relationship: Regulations on the prevention of occupational risks.
17. Good environmental practices. Environmental awareness.
18. Environmental risks: Mitigation measures.
19. Disposal of empty containers. Management systems.
20. Principles of traceability. Requirements regarding food and feed hygiene.
21. Transport, storage and handling of plant protection products.
22. Agricultural social security.
23. Good phytosanitary practice.
24. Interpretation of labeling and safety data sheets.
25. Regulations affecting the use of plant protection products. Infringements and penalties.
26. Application practices.
27. Practical case development exercises.
28. Evaluation.