Focus on Pesticide Use is an information campaign which started in 1997. The campaign is a cooperation between different authorities, interest organisations and companies. The aim is to reduce pesticides in ground and surface waters and to improve the use of personal equipment when handling pesticides
New Plant Protection Products legislation was introduced in 1997. This started a discussion about how detailed the legislation should be, with the result that excessively detailed legislation would not be efficient. Instead, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) took the initiative to start the voluntary information campaign Focus on Pesticide Use in order to promote information to farmers, consultants and retailers.
This initiative was taken together with the Chemicals Inspectorate, the Board of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish Work Environment Authority and the Farmers' Supply & Crop Marketing Association.
The campaign has distributed information through brochures, courses, leaflets, advertisements and the website www.sakertvaxtskydd.se. None the least, the campaign is active in arranging seminars and field trips but does also participate in agricultural fairs in Sweden.
We focus on the following information:
The brochure Mitigating spray drift in Sweden
Films
Personal protective equipment: Basic protection
Personal protective equipment: Filling sprayers
Personal protective equipment: Boom sprayer
Personal protective equipment: Fan spray
Personal protective equipment: Knapsack sprayer
Personal protective equipment: Greenhouses
The Helper
Safety Distances
Drainage Wells
Cailbrate the Sprayer
Upgrade your Sprayer
Biobed Maintenance
Vemmenhög River- Monitoring of pesticide leaching
Handling chemicals in greenhouses
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Säkert växtskydd: Skyddsavstånd vid bekämpning
Säkert växtskydd: Hantering av tömda dunkar för växtskyddsmedel
Säkert växtskydd: Egen teknisk översyn av utrustning
Säkert växtskydd: Hantering av skyddsutrustning