Aerial 1080 Pest Control Industry Guidelines
he National Possum Control Agencies (NPCA) have produced a best practice guideline to assist those who plan and manage aerial 1080 operations to understand and manage the critical risks in undertaking aerial 1080 operations and to ensure regulatory compliance. It has been endorsed by the Department of Labour as a statement of preferred work practices and arrangements for ensuring the health and safety of the persons to whom this guideline applies.
Topics covered by the guideline include:
- Roles and responsibilities for operations managers, persons in charge, controlled substance licence holders, assistants and pilots
- General requirements for working with 1080, including:
- 1080 controls under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
- Training and licences
- Storage
- Record keeping and reporting
- Tracking
- Road transport
- Communication
- Permissions to use 1080
- Safe handling and use
- Signage
- Emergency management
- Disposal
- Operational requirements, including:
- Pre-operational planning
- Operational preparation
- Operation
- Post-operation
