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AgVetLink: Number 53, December 2005

Workshops for Test Certifiers of Approved Handlers for Vertebrate Toxic Agents

Two workshops were arranged by ERMA New Zealand in Rotorua and Christchurch for test certifiers of approved handlers for vertebrate toxic agents (VTAs), to update them on the ERMA requirements, processes and systems and to discuss questions and problems. About forty people attended.

The ACVM Group was invited to participate and Brian Pidford provided a presentation reviewing the regulatory requirements for VTAs under the ACVM Act, the ACVM standard for VTAs, conditions of registration of VTAs and the expectations of test certifiers acting under the ACVM Act. The practical focus of the presentation demonstrated external access to the various parts of the ACVM website for the retrieval of relevant information that will assist test certifiers in their roles with clients.