Chemical Risk Management Level 4 skill set
State ID
GAB60
Take your chemical application skills to a leadership level, for those who have completed level 3.
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CampusesMurdoch.
When Semester 2, 2024.
Study Mode On Campus.
This course is suitable for training supervisors and managers with risk management skills to manage the transportation, storage, application and record keeping of agricultural chemicals (including biological pesticides). Participants must be accredited at Level 3 to achieve competence at Level 4.
Completion of this skillset will meet the requirements of pest technician license endorsement 7: Activities using mechanical spraying equipment.
Course structure
- Introduction to risk management
- Integrated resistance and pest management
- Chemical application management
- Chemical risk management
- Environmental risk management
- Residue risk management
- Records management
- Comply with mandatory codes of practice and relevant legislation to safely transport, store and handle chemicals in the workplace
- Identify integrated management strategies to control pests
- Select appropriate chemicals for application to an identified pest problem at a particular site
- Establish procedures to ensure chemicals are applied according to the label
- Assess the risk of residues in commodities and as contaminants in the environment during and following chemical application
- Design and implement recording systems for chemical storage
Competency units covered in this course
- BAL98 AHCPMG302 Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- BAM93 AHCCHM401 Develop procedures to minimise risk in the use of chemicals
- BAL49 AHCCHM402 Plan and implement a chemical use program
Competent students will receive a Statement of Attainment
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Semester 2, 2024
Details
When
Semester 2, 2024
Where
Murdoch
How
On Campus
Units
National ID | Unit title |
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AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals |
AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
AHCCHM404 | Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals |
AHCCHM405 | Plan and implement a chemical use program |
AHCPMG301 | Control weeds |
AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |