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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse application requirements
- Develop an application plan
- Identify performance targets and indicators in the plan
- Select appropriate agent/s, including adjuvants, method of application and equipment based on site analysis, recommendations, production requirements, environmental conditions and manufacturer’s specifications
- Select spray nozzles to achieve the optimum droplet size with minimal variation and deliver the appropriate liquid flow rate for the selected agent in the desired spray distribution pattern
- Determine and monitor measures to control factors influencing the level of spray drift
- Determine procedures to ensure compliance with the range of appropriate federal, state and local government legislation and regulations
- Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement appropriate controls
- Determine environmental impacts of application and implement appropriate clean up strategies to the area
- Determine scheduling for applications taking the range of seasonal, geographic and resourcing factors into consideration
- Determine the type, format, frequency and detail of record keeping required by legislation and undertaken by manager(s) and operators
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the application plan
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