Welcome
Welcome to the course Handler of phytosanitary products. Qualified level, with which you will acquire and share knowledge about the main enemies of our crops (pests, diseases and weeds), the methods to control them, the types of pesticides, their dangers in the environment and people, the machinery to apply and the PPE to be used
Professional Competences
The completion of this course will help you to achieve the following professional competencies:
Royal Decree 1311/2012, of 14 September, which establishes the framework for action to achieve a sustainable use of phytosanitary products, establishes the training requirements for professional users and sellers, including four levels of training:
Qualified level: aimed at personnel responsible for calculating the dosage, preparation, mixing and/or application of land treatments, being natural persons who carry out treatments for third parties, or who belong to treatment companies, and farmers who carry out treatments on their own farm using auxiliary personnel and using phytosanitary products that are not nor generate toxic, very toxic or deadly gases. They shall also be issued to personnel directly involved in transactions involving plant protection products for professional use. Minimum duration 60 hours
The possession of a professional user card is obligatory in Spain in the cases indicated by law according to the type of treatment to be carried out and the personnel who carry it out.
Thus, according to Royal Decree 1311/2012 of 14 September, only holders of a card accrediting training in this respect may be supplied with phytosanitary products for professional use. Therefore “the sellers of the distribution of PFs for professional use must be in possession of the corresponding card to exercise as such”. One of the reasons why this sector is included is to provide initial advice to buyers on the type of product purchased, how to use it and the risks of its application.
The holders of the cards will be registered in the Provincial Register of Pesticide Establishments and Services
Objectives
General
To acquire the knowledge necessary to obtain the qualification as a Professional User of Phytosanitary Products at the qualified level, which includes, among others, the use of phytosanitary products by personnel responsible for treatments, farmers who carry them out of their own operation, gardeners, etc., in order to obtain the corresponding accreditation card and to be able to apply or manipulate these products in the Spanish territory
Specific
- Identify the causes of plant disturbances
- Know basic concepts of the main enemies of crops
- Instruct and sensitize applicators to use appropriate systems in the elimination of pests and diseases from crops
- To know integrated and ecological production
- To know the components of a pesticide and how they act
- To know the different presentations and types of phytosanitary products
- Acquire the knowledge to correctly interpret a label
- To know the risks derived from the use of phytosanitary products for health and the environment: their degree of toxicity and the importance of using the safest ones
- Determine the factors influencing the toxicity of these products
- Perfectly identify and fit PPE used during treatments
- To know the aspects about the preparation, mixing and application of phytosanitary treatments
- Differentiate the types of machinery and equipment that can be used in phytosanitary treatments and know the basic operations of handling, maintenance and cleaning
- Carry out the correct handling and application of phytosanitary products, preserving the health of the operator and of the population exposed to the risk, and avoiding the contamination of food and the environment
- To learn how to correctly dose a phytosanitary product according to the dosage that appears on the label or technical sheet, understanding the problems derived from carrying out this practice badly
- To know the management systems of phytosanitary containers
- Verify that a product is legal, how to identify them and know the risk and problems associated with their use
- Know the regulations affecting the use of phytosanitary products and the responsibilities that may be incurred
Course Syllabus
- Crop pests: classification, description and damage they cause
- Pest control methods. Importance of non-chemical methods
- Strategies and techniques for integrated pest management
- Integrated production and organic production
- Phytosanitary products
- Risks to the environment from the use of phytosanitary products Good environmental practices
- Danger of phytosanitary products. First aid
- Measures to reduce the health risks of plant protection products and their residues
- Transport, storage and handling of plant protection products
- Phytosanitary treatments: preparation, mixing and application
- Methods of application of plant protection products. Dosage and application volumes
- Application equipment: description and function
- Cleaning, regulation and calibration of application equipment
- Maintenance, revisions and periodic inspections of treatment equipment
- Risks related to the use of this equipment
- Disposal of empty containers. management systems
- Principles of traceability. registration of pests and treatments on agricultural holdings
- Health and safety at work: regulations on the prevention of risks at work
- Agricultural social security
- Regulations affecting the use of Phytosanitary Products. Infringements and sanctions
- Illegal plant protection products: identification and risks
Teaching Team
Antonia Escribano Ruiz
Technical Forestry Engineer
Expert in Handling of Phytosanitary Products
Director of Gardening Projects and Environmental Activities
Coordination of Equipment for Nurseries, Gardens and Farms
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