CRD In Person Two Day Workshop: Technical Fate and Behaviour Assessment of Plant Protection Products

DoubleTree by Hilton, St Maurice's Road, York YO31 7JA

20 May 2025 - 21 May 2025

Introduction

HSE will be holding a two-day workshop on technical aspects of the environmental fate and behaviour assessments of plant protection products. The workshop will present attendees with an overview of the environmental fate assessments and highlight the key issues that they must consider when preparing product authorisation submissions for GB and NI.

Each day will comprise a mixture of technical presentations and hands on workshops. The workshop sessions will enable attendees to work through practical examples of assessing environmental exposure in soil, groundwater and surface water following current regulatory requirements. Specifically, the workshops will cover the use of MS Excel and the ESCAPE tool for soil, the FOCUS groundwater models and UK specific surface water assessments for spray drift and drainflow exposures including higher tier refinements and risk mitigation options.

The training will be delivered by HSE regulatory specialists and will help attendees improve the quality of their submissions and understand how these will be reviewed by HSE during the product authorisation process. By the end of the course, participants will have a better appreciation of this area of pesticide risk assessment and be better able to prepare regulatory submissions for plant protection products.

The course will cover:

• Introduction to how HSE specialists assess plant protection products
• Selection of endpoints, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) conclusion and GB and NI Competent Authority conclusions, data gaps, additional studies and critical areas of concern
• Assessment approaches of each environmental compartment including practical workshop sessions for soil, groundwater and surface water assessment (using HSE MS Excel calculators, ESCAPE and FOCUS groundwater models)
• First tier and higher tier refinement options will be covered along with top tips for making a successful application
• Future developments and approaches to new guidance

Download the programme for the day here.

Who should attend?

This course will be specifically designed for those with at least a basic working knowledge of environmental fate and behaviour who want to develop their expertise in this specific area further.

Course requirements

• Laptop: Delegates are required to bring their own laptops in order to access to the course documents for use during the event. These will be in Microsoft Word and PDF format.
• WIFI: WIFI access will be provided during the event.
• HSE will provide laptops to complete the modelling exercises.

Venue

The event will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, St Maurice's Road, York YO31 7JA.

Price

£850 (plus VAT) per person.

Book Course

Please note that all courses must be paid for via credit card at the time of booking.

Some of our training courses can also be delivered in-company, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Email: HSEtraining@hse.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)203 028 3704

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