Online Course Program
The ChemCERT 1080 is a short course for students who have completed the AQF3 (or its equivalent) and who wish to purchase and use 1080 or PAPP pest animal baits in Victoria.
This course has been designed to give you the skills you’ll need to identify and manage the risks involved in purchasing, planning and laying 1080 or PAPP animal baits.
On completion you will be eligible to apply to Agriculture Victoria for an Agricultural Chemical Users Permit (ACUP) with a 1080 endorsement.
Units Obtained
Topics Covered
Benefits of integrated pest management
Government legislation and requirements and occupational health and safety requirements
Monitoring of pest animal infestations
Types of 1080 and PAPP pest animal bait products
1080 and PAPP risk assessment
Plan and schedule a 1080 and PAPP pest animal baiting programs and understand bait laying techniques
Requirements for the purchase, transport, use and storage of 1080 and PAPP pest animal bait products
Post-baiting requirements and record keeping requirements.
Suitability
Farm owners and workers
Amenity horticulturists
Conservationists and land managers
Forestry workers
Public land managers
Chemical suppliers and retailers