Pest And Rodent Control
OBJECTIVE:
To lay down a standard procedure for pest & rodent control on the premises.
SCOPE:
This SOP is applicable for pest and rodent control on the premises.
RESPONSIBILITY:
Representative – Pest Control Agency, Manager – Human Resource & Administration department shall be responsible for following that procedure.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Manager- Human Resource & Administration, Manager- Quality Assurance shall be accountable for the compliance of this SOP.
ATTACHMENTS:
Pest Control Service Log – Attachment-I
Rodent Box Inspection Log – Attachment-II
List Of Rodent Box – Attachment-III
PROCEDURE:
All pest control activities shall be performed by outside pest control agencies.
The HR Department shall ensure that the pest control activities are being carried out by a competent person and shall maintain relevant documents in relation to the same.
An annual agreement shall be done with the pest control agency.
The pest control agency shall spray the chemicals for controlling crawling / flying insects and rodents.
The pest control activity shall be done once a month in presence of an authorized person from the company.
The pest control agency shall not store any chemical nor shall it be allowed to prepare any chemical compound by mixing chemicals inside the factory premises. The representative from the pest control agency shall bring prepared chemicals as per Table – I and only spray the same at the location identified.
Table-I
Used for | Name of the Material |
Pest Control | Deltamethrin |
Beta Cyfluthrin | |
Lambda Cyhalothrin | |
Propoxur | |
Fipronil Gel | |
Rodent Control | Rodent Boxes |
Glue Pads |
Pest control and Rodent control shall be done in the non-production area only as per the point mentioned in Table – II.
Table – II
Area | Points | |
Pest Control | Manufacturing Outdoors (Ground floor) | Passage, Entry, Drainage |
Manufacturing Outdoors (First floor) | Passage, Entry, Drainage | |
Warehouse Outdoors (Second Floor) | Passage, Entry, Drainage | |
Security & Admin Office | Passage, Entry, Drainages | |
Utility (Maintenance Area) | All Corners, Passage, Entry, Drainage | |
Q.C Outdoors | Passage, Entry, Drainage | |
Surroundings | All Corners, Drainages | |
Rodent Control | Security & Admin Office | Main Entrance |
Manufacturing | Change Room (Male); Change Room (Female); RM & PM receiving & F.G. dispatch bay | |
Outside Area (First Floor) | Emergency Doors |
All records of the pest control activities carried out shall be maintained in the ‘Pest Control Service Sheet– Disinfestations’ and Rodent Box Inspection Log.
Head –HR/Nominee shall ensure that all the necessary precautions are undertaken while carrying out the pest control activity.
For the fly control following procedure shall be followed.
Switch ON the Insecticutor and wait for some time, the tube must start glowing and do so continuously.
At day end, the tray shall be taken out from each Insecticutor and the insects found on the tray shall be collected in a polythene bag that shall be sealed and shall be disposed of appropriately outside the factory premises.
The records of cleaning of the trays and the number of insects collected shall be recorded in the Record of Insecticutor.
Rodent Boxes shall be checked for any rodents captured (if any) once in a week as per the ‘Rodent Box Inspection Log’
REFERENCES:
In House
ABBREVIATIONS:
SOP-Standard Operating Procedure
VIP – Very Important Person
DISTRIBUTION LIST:
Quality Assurance
Human Resource & Administration
HISTORY OF REVISION:
Version No. | Effective Date | Reason for Revision |
00 | New SOP |
Pest Control Service Log
Location: ____________________________________
S. No. | Date | Reagent Name | Done by | Checked by | Remarks |
Rodent Box Inspection Log
Location: __________________________ Rodent Box Id: _________________
Date | Rodent found (Yes/ No) | Cleaned by | Glue Pad Replaced (Yes/ No) | Checked by | Remarks |
List Of Rodent Box
S. No. | Location | Rodent Box Id |
Security & Admin Office | ||
Security & Admin Office | ||
Change Room (Male) | ||
Change Room (Male) | ||
Change Room (Female) | ||
Change Room (Female) | ||
RM & PM receiving | ||
F.G. dispatch bay | ||
Outside Area (Second Floor) | ||
Outside Area (Second Floor) |