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Legislation Flashcards

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EU Approval Process

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  1. Dossier
  2. Assessed by Rapporteur Member State (RMS)
  3. Draft Assessment Report (DAR)
  4. Reviewed by EFSA and sent for comments
  5. Voted by members of SCOPAFF
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UK Approval Process

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  1. Dossier
  2. Assessed by CRD
  3. Opinion from ECP
  4. Decision
  5. Added to approvals register
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When to use COSHH Assessment?

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Hazard to human health i.e. toxic, very toxic, harmful, health hazard, irritant, corrosive

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COSHH Assessment

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  1. Hazard
  2. Risk
  3. Hierarchy of control - ESTOP
  4. Record
  5. Review and Assess
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Pesticide Limits in water

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Individual = 0.1ppb
Total = 0.5ppb

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How would you get an MRL?

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Using higher dose than the label
Overlap
Applying close to harvest (HI)
Agitants
Environmental conditions

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Types of Approval

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Commercial
Experimental
EA
EAMU
Adjuvant/Commodity

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3 Documents Available about product

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Label
MSDS
Environmental info sheet

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Voluntary Initiative

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NPTC certificates
CPD
NROSO
EIS
IPMP

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Poisons

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Part I: registered pharmacist/business. Stored under lock and key
Part II: pharmacist or person on local authority list. Stored together
2 documents: poisons register, signed order

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Pollution sources

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Point source: 1 action by a person e.g. spills
Diffuse pollution: run off, leaching
Greatest risk in shallow, light cracked soils
Groundwater permit needed before disposing waste on land
Can’t use residuals in SPZ1 areas o within 50m of spring

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PPE

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Coverall: colour shows contamination
Gloves: >300mm length >0.5mm thick
Boots: below knees
Face shield
Respiratory equipment if on label

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Health Surveillance

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Required to protect workers
Monitored by health practitioner and records kept for 40 years

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Disposing concentrates

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Stock management
Use up
Registered waste carrier
Consignment note 3 years (2 non hazardous)

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Disposing dilute waste

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Accurate planning
Clean at site of application
Biobed
Biofilter
Licensed waste collector
Under dosed area
Ground water permit

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Disposing containers

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Rinse, store upright, sent to registered site o collected

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Storage + treatment records

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Copy in store and elsewhere
By law kept for 3 years includes all data

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Sprayer filling area

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Well managed concrete area
Drainage to biobed, portable bund o grass/soil area
10m from watercourse, 50m from borehole

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Who to consult on Pesticide Stores

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Consult local fire authority, EA, CPO, planning authority, HSE
>25t notify HSE + local fire in writing

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Bund capacity of stores

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110% total to be stored
185% in environmentally sensitive areas

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Pesticide store walls

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Fire resistant + impermeable to at least bund height

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Pesticide store doors

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Suitable
Fire resistant
Emergency exit

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Pesticide store roof

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Smoke vents
Translucent panels

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Pesticide store floor

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Corrosive resistant
Anti slip
Impermeable

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Pesticide store drain

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Gullies not pipes
To a holding tank

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Pesticide store Water

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Advised by fire authority

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Pesticide store signs

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Call 999
No smoking
No naked flames
<25t ‘!’

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Pesticide store shelves

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Corrosive resistant
Powders above liquids
Allows air flow

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Pesticide store emergency plan

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Site plan
Drainage system
Contact details
Water course protection
Written down + available

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Storage of oxidising agents

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Metal fire resistant chest seperate from the rest

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Storing fumigant gases

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Dry well ventilated, fenced off

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Storage of gassing powders

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Above bund height
Moisture + fire proof chest with warning sign

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Spillages

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Absorbent material
Shovel, brush, impermeable container
PPE
Surround - cover - sweep - container - licensed disposal

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Transport

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Transport classification on MSDS
Barrier between driver + load
Full PPE kit
First aid kit + eye wash
Fire extinguisher for vechile and load

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Nozzles

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Hydraulic nozzle (standard)
Twin fluid nozzle
Downward air assistance

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Application equipment

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Standard sprayers
Wick applicators
Granule
Knapsack
Controlled droplet applicator
Aerial

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Types of nozzles

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Flat fan nozzle: 50% overlap
Hollow cone
Air induction
Ceramic

38
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Tractor sprayer calibration

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l/min = volume (L/ha) x speed (km/hr) x nozzle spacing / 600

Choose nozzle from chart and compare

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Knapsack calibration

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l/min = volume (L/ha) x walking speed (100m) x swath width

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Integrated Pest Managment

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Avoid the problem: site selection
Maximise Non chemical controls: rotation, variety, hygiene, cultivations
Fully justify pesticide use
Choose products carefully
Use products responsibly
Precision farming
Accurate records
Monitor performance

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Integrated Crop Management

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IPM
Controlled inputs
Minimise environmental effect
Sustained profit
Flexibiliy

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FRAG

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For strobs and SDHI

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LERAPS

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Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides
A, B, No LERAP
LERAP A: 5m, reduced to 1m if dry
LERAP B: 5m, reduced according to width of water course, nozzle star rating, dose rate

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Interim Scheme

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Max buffer zone 20m
Can be reduced if aquatic buffer zone 5m
Buffer zone according to crop type

45
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Water Protección advise sheets

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Metazachlor, propizamide, bentazone

46
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PCN stewardship - nemathorin

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Part of Red tractor
Operator training course

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