Public Health Pest Control
Current hygiene legislation states that you must have adequate procedures in place to ensure pests are controlled, and that your premises are maintained avoiding the risk of compromising public health through contaminated foodstuffs, risk of disease or illness and by harbouring pests.
Pests such as flies, rats, mice, pigeons and stored product insects can be harmful to humans. Some carry diseases which may result in death whilst others can contaminate crops, foodstuffs, gnaw through electrical cables and damage pipe work causing fires and floods.
The two major legislations relating to public health and pest control are -
1. Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 which insists that you keep your premises free from rodents or report the infestation to your local authority if rodents are present in substantial numbers. If you are in the food business, the Act requires that you report any rodent infestations.
2. The Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1995 insist that food premises are kept as pest free as possible. This includes infestations by insects and birds, as well as rodents. The Act extends to cover any vehicles used to transport food.
Failure to keep your premises pest free can result in their closure or penalties of up to £20,000 for each offence, or up to six months in prison for serious breaches. This can also result in the Suspension of the responsible manager from working with food for six months.
Suddenstrike Ltd will help you to comply with the current legislations by installing an Integrated Pest Management System in conjunction with a Pest Management Contract that is tailored to suit your individual needs.
Suddenstrike Ltd also stock, supply, install and maintain products such as electronic fly killers, fly screens, fly doors, bristle strips and all other proofing products together with all restroom consumables.
Suddenstrike Ltd will identify why infestations have occurred and then look to take the right course of action to resolve you problem such as-
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We will provide advice on how to protect premises and therefore deny entry to pests.
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We have a qualified field biologist available to provide a comprehensive audit.
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We have a policy to constantly re-invest in technology and to use the latest techniques and methods of monitoring available.
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We have an ongoing training policy to ensure our technicians are fully qualified and up-to-date with the latest legislation and product range.
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We will carry out risk assessments to ensure that any treatment carried out is done safely, effectively and with the minimum of disruption to your business and staff.
