CRD In Person Two Day Workshop: Technical Fate and Behaviour Assessment of Plant Protection Products
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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.
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in-company, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Email: HSEtraining@hse.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)203 028 3704
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