1.0 PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE APPLICATION
Pesticide shal mean any substance or mixture of substances which wil eradicate or control any pest. It
includes plant growth regulators, defoliants, desiccants, and other weed control, insect control and disease
control chemicals. Herbicide shall mean any pesticide used for desiccating, control ing or kil ing any plants
or severely interrupting their normal growth processes.
Where pesticides/herbicides are to be used the Contractor must get approval from the Open Spaces
Operations Team for al chemicals to be used. The contractor wil use the least toxic technique possible
when control ing pests and diseases and look for alternatives to chemicals where available and take and
Integrated Pest Management approach.
The contractor wil include the purchase cost of al chemicals
used in this contract as part of their Bil of Quantities or Scheduled rates items.
Please note: Spraying using herbicide/chemicals is not permit ed around playground edges. Mechanical
or non-toxic methods must be used at al times.
The Contractor shal comply with al requirements of the:
i.
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
ii.
Operative Environment Bay of Plenty Air Quality Plan.
iii.
A guide to applying agrichemicals – Responsibilities of applicators, Bay Plenty Regional Council.
iv.
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001
All Pesticides/herbicides used by the Contractor must have a hazard classification no greater than “Harmful
Substance” as defined in the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996.
• Acute Toxicity 6.1E
• Chronic or Systemic toxicity 6.9B
• Toxic to Aquatic Life 9.1C
In additions, the Contractor shal ensure that the application complies with NZS 8409:2004 Management of
Agrichemicals.
In accordance or in addition to NZS 8409:2004, the fol owing are required to be undertaken:
a.
The spraying operation shal be managed by an experienced chemical applicator.
b.
Al staf using or applying any agrichemical by ground based application methods
shal hold a current
Approved Handler Test Certificate, in accordance with the requirements of Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996.
c.
Al staff using or applying any agrichemical by ground based application methods
shall hold, as a
minimum, a
current Approved Handler Certificate as detailed within the Hazardous Substances and
New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001.
d.
The Contractor shal not spray outside properties contained within the no spraying list held by the
Principal.
e.
Equipment to be used for the spraying operation within gardens, fence lines and other similar works
shal be confined to low pressure knapsack sprayers and motorised low pressure plant with a
handgun and a shroud around the spray nozzle approved by the Open Spaces Operations Team.
f.
Large open areas to be sprayed can be completed using a motorised boom spraying arrangement
with appropriate shrouds fit ed.
g.
Al records of spraying undertaken shal be submit ed with the monthly report in conjunction with the
Quality Statement.
Signs are to be erected by the Contractor to advice of pesticide use, and of the times since the spray have
taken place. Signs for chronological placements include “Spraying in Progress” and “Pesticide Spraying
Completed in the Last 48 Hours”.
The Contractor is responsible for the supply, cartage, col ection, erection, changing and removal of signs.
Signs are to be in accordance with Council’s signage specification for spray signage. The contractor wil
make al Public notifications required by current legislation or regulations as wel as any required by the
Open Spaces team and include this as part of their lump sum payment.
Signs are to be placed at al entrances to reserves. Where there are wide road frontages with unspecific
entrances, then signs are to be placed in conspicuous locations at frequent intervals.
The Contractor shal record al uses of pesticides and/or herbicides in their monthly report, including details
of the location, pest/weed control ed, and pesticide/herbicide used.
The Contractor shal supply al copies of current approved handler certificates to the Principal.