Smith & Georg offers a range of courses to suit varying agricultural and horticultural needs.

Please note that all services can be customised to suit your individual needs. Similarly, the courses can be undertaken at any location in Australia.

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		Introducing Smith & Georg Chemical Safety Training(Using Chemicals Safely)Level 2 Chemical Safety Training (ChemCert)Level 3 Quality Management Food Safety Systems Integrated Management Systems

• Chemical Safety Training (ChemCert) Level 3   |  brochure How to handle, store and use farm chemicals safely. This is done via the ChemCert course. This is normally offered as a group training program, but we can also consult individual businesses.

• Chemical Safety Training (Using Chemicals Safely) Level 2   |  brochure Designed for gardeners, groundspersons, greenkeepers and others that use chemicals but dont have the requirement to use Schedule 7 chemicals nor supervise people. This is done via the Using Chemicals Safely course. This is normally offered as a group training program.

• Chemical Handling Workshop(for Volunteers)   |   Designed for volunteers participating in bushcare, this 3 to 4 hour workshop can be customised to suit the work situation, please call us to discuss further. Participants receive a Statement of Attendance. Workshops are normally held for groups of volunteers.

• Auditing of Commercial Spray Units We offer a service for commercial spray contractors, whereby we audit their spray equipment for safety and compliance.

  This service is normally offered to government organisations that engage spray contractors, but it can be customised to suit other clients.

• Environmental Management Systems (EMS) This is a relatively new area, where we help small businesses develop and implement environmental management systems. These vary in complexity from a simple risk-assessment and action plan, through to a full EMS that is compliant with the international ISO14001 standard.

  This service is normally offered on a consultancy basis.

• Food Safety Systems We help small businesses develop and implement HACCP-based and HACCP-compliant food safety systems. Food safety systems can take many forms, and may be based on one or more of the following:
  • HACCP
    
  • Freshcare
  
  This service is offered as a group training program, or as a consultancy to individual businesses.

• Integrated Management Systems We help small businesses develop systems to manage two or more of the following:
  • Occupational Health & Safety
    
  • Food Safety
    
  • Environmental Management

  This service is normally offered on a consultancy basis.

• Quality Management Systems We help small businesses develop and implement quality management systems. These are normally based on international standards such as ISO9001:2000, SQF2000 or SQF1000, and are designed to help small businesses control their production by building structure and discipine into their everyday activities.

  These management systems can be customised to cover food safety, Occupational Health & Safety, and environmental management responsibilities. This service is normally offered on a consultancy basis, but can be offered in group workshops as well.