Knapsack Sprayer Update – Product Guidance & PA6 Refresher

This pesticides training refresher course is designed to update your knowledge on an existing PA6 qualification. Primarily focused on the use of professional pesticides in knapsack sprayers it offers a refresher on elements of the PA6A/AW spray training such as; reading labels, nozzle recognition, knapsack sprayer calibration and calculation.

Following attendance of the training day there will be a 15 question paper to complete to attain your refresher certificate.

The course includes:

Current legislation re-cap

• PPPR (2012)
• CoSHH
• Code of Practice

Active ingredients – approval process – glyphosate latest

• Annexe 1
• Glyphosate approval – the history
• Actives guidelines

Reading the label – decoding the terminology, what to look for

• Max dose rate
• Water volumes
• Areas of use, Crops, situations
• Mixing & filling
• Compatability

Adjuvants:

• What do they do
• What is out there

Nozzle identification

• Nozzle characteristics & spray patterns
• ‘Reading’ a nozzle

Accessories:

• Reducing drift
• Handheld options
• What next ?

Knapsacks – regular care, common fails, maintenance

• Knapsack types, characteristics
• Pressure loss? Uneven spray patterns

Calibrating knapsacks

• Calibration & calculation refresher

Spraying procedure

Spray records – choice?

• Current requirements
• What should I record?

Weeds

• Common weeds – lawns or total weedkiller
• Basic guide to combatting weeds

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