Fifth European Workshop on standardised procedure for the inspection of sprayers in Europe : SPISE 4 ; Montpellier, France, October 15-17, 2014

Content

• Preface

  p. 8

• Summary

  p. 10

  Wehmann, Hans-Joachim

• Introduction to the Workshop

  p. 13

  Balsari, Paolo

• Inspections of pesticide application equipment: Provisions and current implementation under the Directive on sustainable use of pesticides and other European legislation

  p. 16

  Nienstedt, Karin

• ISO 16122 : A harmonized standard for the inspection of sprayers in use

  p. 17

  Polvêche, Vincent

• The experience of the introduction of the inspection of sprayers in use from one Member State’s point of view

  p. 18

  Fjelsted, Anita

• Inspection of brand new sprayer by a sprayer manufacturer and problems encountered

  p. 20

  Kovermann, Timo

• Conformity of production processes of field sprayers

  p. 23

  Hloben, Peter

• Inspection of new sprayers before their delivery - the position of CEMA

  p. 30

  Schulze Stentrop, Christoph

• Testing of weed seeking systems for spray trains - development of a test procedure

  p. 34

  Wegener, Jens Karl; Rautmann, Dirk; Pályi, B.; László, A.

• Results of the inquiry carried out in EU MS aiming at (1) the definition of the most critical issues during the inspection according to existing EN 13790 series and (2) identifying PAE types/technical items not yet considered by EN ISO 16122 series.

  p. 41

  Douzals, Jean-Paul; Polvêche, Vincent

• Inspection of Fog and LVM application equipment in the Netherlands

  p. 52

  Stokkum, M. Van; Kole, Jaco

• The inspection of soil-disinfection equipment in Belgium.

  p. 55

  Declercq, Johan; Defays, Guillaume; Nuyttens, David; Huyghebaert, Bruno

• Sprayer testing in the UK – an overview of the National Sprayer Testing Scheme

  p. 63

  Russell, Duncan

• Results of the enquiry carried out in EU MS in order to evaluate their quality assurance system for inspection activities carried out by workshops

  p. 65

  Harasta, Petr; Kole, Jaco

• Quality assurance as a key point in effective sprayer inspection schemes.

  p. 73

  Kole, Jaco; Harasta, Petr

• ENAMA “Certification” of the inspection workshop activity: the necessary requirements

  p. 81

  Oggero, G.; Balsari, Paul; Marucco, Paolo; Liberatori, S.; Limongelli, Roberto

• Consequences of including inspection of sprayers in use in the new Regulation on official controls

  p. 88

  Wahlander, Johan

• Inspections of accredited workshops: Some Italian experiences

  p. 93

  Biocca Marcello; Gallo, P.; Imperi, G.; Petrillo, S.; Spigno, P.

• Survey about training of sprayer inspectiors and examination procedures for licencing of inspectors in Europe

  p. 97

  Nilsson, Eskil

• Establishment of a picture gallery regarding training material for inspectors and using it during the testing procedure of pesticide application equipment in horticulture

  p. 99

  Kramer, H.; Wehmann, Hans-Joachim

• Manual for inspection of sprayers in use and PRITEAF, dedicated software for inspection of sprayers: success tools developed for the inspector’s training process in Spain

  p. 101

  Gil, Emilio; Jiménez, A.; García Ramos, F. J.

• SPISE guidelines on how to make sprayer adjustment at the workshop as an addition to the functional inspection of field crop sprayers

  p. 110

  Herbst, Andreas

• Perfformances evaluation of different vertical patternators

  p. 120

  Allochis, Davide; Balsari, Paolo; Tamagnone, M.; Marucco, Paolo; Vai, P.; Bozzer, C.

• Adjusting and straightening the air distribution of sprayers for three dimensional crops: The state of the art

  p. 133

  Triloff, Peter; Lind, K.; Matzer, W.; Knoll, Markus; Kleisinger, S.

• Results of the enquiry carried out on the NAP of the MS about the PAE to be exempted from the inspection and about the Risk Assessment methods applied.

  p. 139

  Huyghebaert, Bruno; Bjugstad, Nils

• Sprayer inspection parameters as a basis for risk assessment for human health and the environment

  p. 142

  Wegener, Jens Karl

• Development of a harmonized risk mitigation toolbox dedicated to environmental risks of pesticides in farmland in Europe: outcome of the MAgPIE workshop

  p. 148

  Alix, Anne; Knauer, K.; Streloke, M.; Poulsen, V.

• Determination of the influence of the driving speed on the application parameters of orchard sprayers

  p. 156

  Almbauer, R. A.; Lind, K.; Matzer, W.

• Summary of Discussion Workshop on technical status quo and adjustment procedures of sprayers during implementation of IPM in Poland

  p. 164

  Baranowski, T.; Bzowska, M.

• Air flow characteristics – proposed as mandatory requirement for airblast sprayers

  p. 168

  Czaczyk, Zbigniew; Bäcker, G.; Keicher, Rainer; Müller, R.

• The comparison of the nozzle inspection methods in field crop sprayers: Nozzle flow vs. spray transverse distribution – methodology and some results

  p. 172

  Godyń, Artur; Hołownicki, Ryszard; Doruchowski, Grzegorz; Świechowski, Waldemar

• Electrostatic method to measure the size of the sprayed droplets

  p. 175

  Kuna-Broniowski, Marek

• User concerns about sprayer inspections in the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain). Importance of adequate communication for the higher involvement of stakeholders.

  p. 179

  Garcerá, C.; Moltó, E.; Chueca, P.

• Implementation status of mandatory inspection of sprayers in Romania

  p. 184

  Nagy, Elena Mihaela; Bungescu, S.; Ranta, O.; Boros, R. V.

• Present situation of the inspection of sprayers in use in Spain

  p. 186

  Solanelles, Francesc; Gracia, F.; Fillat, A.; Camp, F.

• Practical experience in running Field Sprayers Inspection Station, and measuring tools design and their implementation

  p. 191

  Zubek, Jakub