{"id":1194,"date":"2021-03-29T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencastadvisory.com\/blog\/application-quiz-nsts-tests\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:13:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:13:18","slug":"application-quiz-nsts-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencastadvisory.com\/nor\/blog\/application-quiz-nsts-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Quiz &#8211; NSTS tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nsts.org.uk\/Portals\/1\/NSTS_Small.jpg?ver=2018-05-31-125130-000\" alt=\"National Sprayer Testing Scheme\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsts.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSTS Website<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve worked with ICL to develop an Online quiz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/PF3P9JL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link here<\/a>) to help support you guys and girls out there spraying &#8211; in this blog series I intend to go through each question, give you an in depth answer and a few useful links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is a legal requirement for boom sprayers to be tested under the NSTS or DAFM in Ireland scheme. Which of the below requires testing every 3 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Knapsack<\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Sprayer with boom wider than 3 meters that is older than 5 years old<\/span><\/li><li>A sprayer with a boom width less than 3 meters<\/li><li>All the above<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencastadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5330\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All trailed, mounted and self-propelled sprayers with booms over 3 meters that are older than 5 years require a NSTS test every 3 years. It used to be every five years but was changed to every 3 years in November 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>There is a worrying trend showing that the number of NSTS assessments being carried out is in decline. Hopefully that is due to the increased investment on Spraying machinery but more likely it\u2019s due to lack of understanding of legal requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To keep up to date with the relevant legislation, here are some handy links:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsts.org.uk\/Legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSTS Legislation changes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSTS decision tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-amenity-forum wp-block-embed-amenity-forum\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tS3kl0Dnnm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amenityforum.co.uk\/hot-topic-decline-in-sprayer-testing-raises-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Topic: Decline in Sprayer Testing Raises Concerns.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Hot Topic: Decline in Sprayer Testing Raises Concerns.&#8221; &#8212; Amenity Forum\" src=\"https:\/\/amenityforum.co.uk\/hot-topic-decline-in-sprayer-testing-raises-concerns\/embed\/#?secret=Klpsz651O2#?secret=tS3kl0Dnnm\" data-secret=\"tS3kl0Dnnm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try your luck with the other Application Quiz questions <a href=\"https:\/\/greencastadvisory.com\/category\/application-quiz\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve worked with ICL to develop an Online quiz (link here) to help support you guys and girls out there spraying &#8211; in this blog series I intend to go through each question, give you an in depth answer and a few useful links. 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