Regulation 3 Meaning of “competent”
For the purposes of these Regulations—
a person is competent to carry out relevant work whilst performing a task specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 1 in respect of the equipment specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table if that person has obtained the qualification, or, where appropriate, one of the qualifications, specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table;
a person is competent to carry out any other relevant work to which paragraph (a) does not apply, if that person has obtained an in-house qualification in respect of that other relevant work;
a person is competent to carry out work with methyl bromide if that person has—
obtained the British Pest Control Association Certificate of Proficiency For Fumigation Operatorsf1; and
successfully completed the British Pest Control Association module listed in Schedule 2 which is appropriate for the work in question.
Annotations
Footnotes
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Details can be obtained from the British Pest Control Association, Ground Floor, Gleneagles House, Vernongate, Derby DE1 1UP; tel 0870 6092687; email [email protected] uk; website: www.bpca.org.uk