13.4.2. Small quantities

If you only use small quantities of household pesticides as part of your business or work, you do not need to be trained provided that you do all of the following:
• you only apply pesticides that are ordinarily used for domestic purposes (e.g. in the home or garden), and are widely available to the general public at retail outlets such as supermarkets,
• you apply the pesticide by hand or by using hand-held equipment,
• if you use the pesticides outdoors, you use no more than 5 litres/5 kilograms of concentrate or 20 litres/20 kilograms of ready-to-use product, and
• if you use the pesticides indoors, you use no more than 1 litre/1 kilogram of concentrate or 5 litres/5 kilograms of ready-to-use product.