Smith & Georg: RTO Code 40075

ChemCert acquire Smith & Georg
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Dear Clients / Friends

After 22 years of providing chemical safety training all over Australia, Smith & Georg was recently sold to ChemCert Ltd.
We are currently finalising results for the few remaining people who are enrolled in Smith & Georg courses, and ChemCert will take over new enrolments and training in the new year.

To those of you with whom I’ve had personal contact over the years, it’s been a privilege and a pleasure to meet so many wonderful people; I will always value your trust and friendship.
The sale of Smith & Georg will allow me personally to change the pace and direction of my life. I hope I can spend a little time doing paid work, some time doing voluntary work, and more time relaxing and enjoying my family and friends.

I encourage you to support ChemCert with the same loyalty that you’ve shown to us over the years. Please note the message below from Brian Halse, CEO of ChemCert Australia, with information about the transition from Smith & Georg to ChemCert.

On behalf of the Smith & Georg Team, thank you, and best wishes for the future.

Dave Georg,
Smith & Georg – Chemical Accreditation
RTO 40075 - 1800 991 985

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To Clients of Smith & Georg from the CEO of ChemCert:

ChemCert is delighted to have purchased the business of Smith & Georg.

Dave Georg has for many years contributed significantly to the industry by providing quality training resources and services to his clients and the training industry.
His contribution has been substantial, and we thank Dave for his efforts over many years

We wish Dave all the best in his future endeavours.

For further enquires please contact ChemCert 1800 444 228 or email [email protected]
Brian Halse
Chief Executive Officer
ChemCert Limited & ChemCert Training Group
E: [email protected] W: www.ChemCert.com.au
P: 02 9439 7910 | M: 0407 641 375
Postal address: PO Box 547 St Leonards NSW 1590 Office address: Suite 501, 845 Pacific Highway, Chatswood NSW 2067

ChemCert Australia - Chemical Accreditation Chemical Accreditation Courses Australia Wide. Face to Face and e-Learning courses - call 1800 444 228

smithandgeorg.com.au offer Chemical Accreditation Card Renewal by Recognition of Prior Learning to applicable NSW applicants - visit us at http://www.smithandgeorg.com.au/product/chemical-reaccreditation to find out more or ring 1800 991 985

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Biopesticide news from USA - interesting read for retailers and end users.

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Smith & Georg again emphasises that Chemical Labels are ‘Requirements’ not ‘Recommendations’
incidents like this reported in the ABC late in 2017: That’s an example of a label for a Paraquat product, an S7, Dangerous poison; can’t be much clearer. Yet we see
“The near-fatal poisoning of a NSW Central Coast man with severe autism who drank a cocktail of highly toxic herbicides left in an unmarked drink bottle has sparked fresh calls for a nationwide ban on Paraquat.” (Mary-Louise Vince ABC 11/12/2017).
The report went on to remind us: “In 2015, a Queensland farmer died after the deadly herbicide accidentally sprayed into his mouth when he was filling a pressure back-pack pump spray”.
There appears to be no follow-up report on the findings of the 2017 incident yet and the NSW EPA advised the ABC that the investigation could take up to 3 years.
But the message is clear, and one that Smith & Georg has been espousing in its Chemical Accreditation training for over 21 years:
• Read Chemical Labels
• Comply with the requirements of Chemical Labels
• Take heed of warnings on Chemical Labels
• Respect the general public, your fellow workers and yourself.
• NEVER, EVER, decant any chemical into any container that is, or can be confused with, a drink or food container.
• Safe Work Australia require that workplaces must:
“Ensure hazardous chemicals are correctly labelled in accordance with the model WHS Regulations, including where the chemical is stored in pipework, or transferred or decanted from the chemical’s original container at the workplace.”

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Have you seen the weather measure requirements 'sneaking' in on w**d killers, Insecticide, and fungicide chemical labels? You might be surprised! Can you go back to your record and demonstrate that you have all the information required by the label, and for yourself, to see what went on on the day?
You know that chemical labels are not just recommendations, there are legal obligations. So; what do you do if they ask for wind speed, direction, humidity, or even Delta-T?

Did you know that even some glyphosate products require you to measure some of these before, during and after spraying, at the site of the spray event.

Smith & Georg has a portable, compact & accurate, weather meter that will give you the tool tool to make these readings for your spray diary. Visit us to find out more about those Glyphosate labels and the details and price of our weather meter.
Drop in to our website here to find out more: http://www.smithandgeorg.com.au/?p=2620