Safe Use of Sheep Dips

A one day practical training course on the safe use of sheep dips.

The course covers:

• Use a Sheep Dip Manufacturers Product Label/Data Sheet for essential reference.
• Undertake an assessment of available sheep dip facilities and their operation to the agreed standards.
• Operate within and comply with the relevant Legislative, Welfare, and Environmental requirements.
• Select and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the tasks required.
• Complete essential records accurately.
• State the identified knowledge that underpins understanding of the control of common external parasites.
• State the identified knowledge that underpins understanding and responsibilities of sheep diseases, use and disposal of sheep dip, handling chemicals/COSHH, Health and Safety, environmental protection, and personal precautions
• Store sheep dip chemicals safely.
• Prepare equipment and dip area following an acceptable procedure, add sheep dip chemicals, and work safely without risk to
• themselves, other personnel, sheep and other livestock and the environment.
• Carry out regular checks of equipment and quantity of diluted sheep dip chemicals.
• Maintain dip in good condition, identify sheep to be dipped and dip sheep effectively, safely and humanely
• Follow a safe disposal procedure for surplus concentrate and diluted sheep dip chemicals.
• Carry out correct procedure for cleaning PPE and any used equipment which may have been contaminated with sheep dip

Course duration: One Day

City and Guilds or Lantra Awards assessment available to undertake also.

Safe Use of Sheep Dips

A one day theory and practical training course in the safe storage and administration of veterinary medicines.

The course covers:

• At the end of the course trainees will be able to:
• Properly use medicines on farm
• Know how to store and maintain medicines
• Describe the differences between vaccines, treatments and supportive therapies.
• Understand the basic differences between antibiotic classes and their appropriate use
• Know the basics of wormers (anthelmintics)
• Know when and how to use NSAID medicines (eg anti-inflamatories)
• Understand the responsibility of those administering medicines to farm animals – Welfare / Safety / Public Health.
• Safely and effectively administer veterinary medicines by different routes – drenching / bolusing / subcutaneous / intramuscular / intravenous injection

Course duration: One Day

City and Guilds or Lantra Awards assessment available to undertake also.