Identifying Environmental Health Hazards and implementing control measures(Pest Control).

Wherever we work we've have to deal with the potential for environmental health hazards.

This meeting looks at how you identify those hazards and the control measures needed to to reduce the risks and will be covering:-

• What's the definition of a pest

• Different types and where they occur

• Sources of infestation

• What to look out for and signs of infestations

• What are the risks (including Weil's Disease)

• Control measures and examples

• Compliance with legislation (specifically the Food Safety Act 1990) and employers duty of care

• Record keeping and what EHO's need to see

• When and how to use monitoring

• The use of non toxic v toxic materials

• Environmental risk assessments

• Modern techniques used in pest control

• Fumigation

Speakers:-

Sherwin Curran , Active Pest Management &
Ian Spratt, Compliance Officer, Belfast Harbour