A collection of links and resources you may find useful.
The next Approved Handler workshop, run by Quality Environmental Consulting Ltd, is scheduled to be held in Cambridge on 26th and 27th March 2009.
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) makes decisions on applications to introduce hazardous substances (HS) or new organisms (NO) including genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
This website is a gateway to information about hazardous substances and new organisms in New Zealand.
Dangerous Goods Requiring Approved Handlers and Tracking Controls
This paper lists the dangerous goods (covering Class 2 Gases, Classes 3, 4 and 5 flammable liquids, flammable solids and oxidising substances, and petroleum products) and scheduled toxic substances (STSs) that are required to be under the control of an approved handler and tracked. Dangerous goods (DGs) and STSs were transferred to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act in April 2004.
Pesticides Requiring Approved Handlers
This paper lists (alphabetically by trade name) transferred pesticides that are required to be under the control of an Approved Handler if, and when, they are used in a wide dispersive manner, by a commercial contractor or applied onto or into water. There are no restrictions on the sale of these pesticides to people who are not Approved Handlers. The Approved Handler control only applies at the point of use.
Pesticides Requiring Approved Handler and Records of Use
This paper lists pesticides that require records of use to be kept when they are used in certain situations. These products are controlled under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act. Records of use is basically a Spray Diary. The purpose of keeping a spray diary is to manage spray drift hazard. Guidance on keeping a spray diary is given in the New Zealand Standard for the Management of Agrichemicals (NZS 8409:2004).
Pesticides Requiring Approved Handlers and Tracking Controls
This paper lists (alphabetically by trade name) transferred pesticides that are required to be under the control of an Approved Handler and Tracked. These products were transferred to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act on 1 July 2004.