Pesticides and related products

-Knows the relevant legislation applicable to crop protection products and their use by professional users
-Knows the existence of illegal crop protection products and the identification of the corresponding risks as well as the methods for identifying such products
-Knows the risks and hazards associated with crop protection products and how they are identified and limited
-Knows general principles and crop-specific guidelines for risk estimation and decision-making techniques in integrated pest management and integrated crop production management.
– Is able to carry out a comparative assessment at the professional user level, directed towards responsible decision making in the most appropriate choice of crop protection products.
– knows the measures of risk minimization for people, non-target organisms and the environment
-Knows the operating procedures of the equipment, maintenance and techniques

The relevant legislation applicable to FPs and their use by professional users (Law 26/2013 of 11/04 regulates the distribution, sale and application of FP, Decree Law 172/1993 and Decree Law 208/2004, Regulate the application by airplanes. The existence of unlawful FPs and the identification of the corresponding risks, as well as the methods for identifying such products. The risks and dangers associated with the FP and the method of identification and limitation thereof, in particular: (a) risks to persons (applicators, residents, passers-by, persons entering treated areas and persons handling or consuming treated products) and how factors such as smoking exacerbate such risks; b) Symptoms of PF poisoning and first aid; (c) risks for non-target plants, for useful insects, for wild fauna and flora, for biodiversity and for the environment in general. The general principles and the specific guidelines for the crops of estimation techniques of economic injury level

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