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Food and Environmental Protection Act - 4 objectives

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1.Protection of health - Trained in use, following product label, approprite PPE & RPE, appropriate application equipment, exclusion times.

  1. Safeguard environment - Ensuring pesticides are not damaging, ERA, risk hierachy, use of product with occordance to the label, triained in use
  2. Secure safe & humane methods - Pesticides are tested and approved, trained in use, traps are humane, follow industry codes of practice.
  3. Information about pesticides - treatment report, SDS, COSHH, product label, warning label, site plan
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Animal welfare Act 2006

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Offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal under control of man, including humane despatch and treatment of animals in traps or nets.

Animals provided with food and water, shelter away from predators, checked regularly (12 hours), correct trap for species.

Enforced by police, RSPCA, Magistrates max 12 months and 20k fine, crown max 5 years per offence

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Wild mammals protection Act 1996

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Offence to inflict unnecessary suffering to any wild mammal.

Dispatch animals humanely with a single sharp blow to back of head or shooting using a suitable firearm

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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

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Prohibits the use of self-locking snares, bows, crossbows or explosives other than firearm ammunition.

Can use free running snares, must be checked once a day in daylight hours

Main restrictions on the control of birds

Gives protection to wild animals e.g bats, red squirrels, otters etc

Invasive species

Prohibits certain control methods, protects wildlife, prohibits release of invasive species, importance of identifying non-targets, general licence, class licence, individual licence, authorised person for a cull

Lethal control of birds in last option

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Prevention of Damage by Pest Act 1949

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Responsibility of local authorities to keep district free of mice & rats

Local authorities can force neighbouring non-food premises to sort pest issues

Local authorities can undertake work and charge back

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Food Safety Act 1990

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Provides framework for all food legislation

Responsibilies of food businesses are: ensure food is not damaging to public health, quaility is what consumers expect, food is labelled, advertised anf presented to be not misleading or false

Magistrates - £200,000 per offence & up to 6 months
Crown - Unlimited fine & up to 2 years per offence

Do not allow pest activity to contaminate food
Do not sell products with pest evidence

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Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013

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Food must be manufactured in a clean & hygienic premises, follow practices, not be unsafe, not be misleading, traced back to field and recalled if unsafe

Take precautions to prevent pest activity, regular inspections for pests, strict cleaning schedule, fly screens, insect light trap, maintain waste areas.

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4 main categories of legislation

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  1. Animal welfare & control - protect environment and non target species whilst ensuring target pest is treated in a humane manner
  2. Pesticide legislation - related to sale, use, storage and disposal of pesticides
  3. Health & safety legislation - protecting health & safety of employees and general public from activities being carried out a work
  4. Food & public health legislation - provision of food fit for human consumption and unsanitary condictions within neighbourhoods.
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EU Directives

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Does not apply nationally

Objective to be achieved

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Approved Code of Practice

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Issued by HSE

Preferred/recommended methods to comply with regulations and duties imposed by Health & Safety at Work Act

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Guidance notes

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Issued by HSE

Guidance to help understand how to comply with the law, explanations of specific requirements in law

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Industry Codes of Practice

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Set of enforceable rules, regulation and standard masure to regulate an industry.

Main purpose is to improve industry standard

Two types:
Mandatory - compulsory & enforceable to protect consumer
Voluntary - self-regulated

Not formal law but can be referred to in a court of law

Enforcement officer can take informal action and offer advice or take formal action such as a caution, fine or imprisonment

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Pest Act 1954

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Control of rabbits

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Spring Trap Approval Order 2018

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Under pest act 1954

Offence to use, sell or have any spring trap not approved under the order

Order lists trap type, manufacturer and authorised use

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Small Ground Vermin Traps Order 1958

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Use of break-back traps for destruction of rats and mice and spring traps used for catching moles

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Protection of Badgers Act 1992

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Offence to kill, injure or take a badger, interfere with sett and environment

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The Animals (Cruel Poisons) Act 1962

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Restricts use of certain products, only registered pesticide can be used and used correctly

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Control of Pesticides Regulation 1986

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Sits under food and environment protection act

Only approved pesticides may be advertised, supplied, stored or used, approval sets specific conditions of where, how and against that it can be used.

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Public Health Act 1961

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Local authorities can serve notice in regard to control of vermin, notice for drains, remocal of rubbush, feral pigeons

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

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Regulations concerned with pesticide disposal, control of birds in residential areas using audile scarers

Pesticide waste disposed of correctly
Production of waste consignment notes

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Due Diligence Defence

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Under Food safety act 1990

A charged person proves that they have taken all reasonable precautions to avoid offence been commited

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Authorised Officers

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Trading Standards Officers - not food safety, weights & measures, food sold as described

Environmental health officers - new business, hygiene training, investigate complaints, investigate food poisoning, premise inspections, food hazard & allergy alerts, planning applications, licensing applications, home authority referrals

Food safety officers - specialise in food safety

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Remit of EHO

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Ensure product safety, fit for consumption
Reducing sources of contamination
Monitoring conditions and hygienic practices
Compliance with legislation
Establish integrity of management and effectiveness of control procedures
Check training & competence
Offer professional guidance and advice

Have a right to enter food premises without notice

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2 main purposes of food hygiene inspections

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Identify risks arising from food businesses and determine how effective the controls are

Identify breaches of food legislation and seek corrections

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EHO Formal actions
Improvement Notice - used when belief that food business does not comply with hygiene or food processing regulations, business must rectify issues, offence to fail to comply Prohibition Order - if convicted of an offence, must be displayed, can apply to part or whole of business, usually applied when business fails to comply with an improvement notice, first step of prosecution, offence to breach. Hygiene emergency prohibition notice and order, lifted by court when satisfied premises no longer poses a threat to health
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Responsibilities and duties on employers, employees etc to protect the health, safety and welfare of people at work. Provide safe work place, safe equipment, safe system of work, safe working environment, PPE, training and imformation of hazards, written statement of safety
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The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Requirement to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks (risk assessment) Report dangerous situations to employers Use equipment and substances in accordance with arrangements
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Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
Maintenance, ventilation, reasonable temperature, suitable lighting, cleanliness, space, workstations, suitable seating, floors suitable, falls, windows, traffic routes, door and gates
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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
To protect employees and other persons who may be exposed to substances hazardous to health Carry out risk assessments for products Ensure exposure is prevented or controlled PPE is properly used and applied Provide training Maintenance of equipment Exposure and health surveillance monitoring Records kept for up to 40 years
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Hazard and Risk
Hazard - An object, action or activity with the potential to cause harm/ damage Risk - Likelihood of a hazard causing harm
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Risk Assessments
1. Identify hazard 2. Identify who affected by hazard and how 3. Evaluate risk level and if control measures required 4. Record findings 5. Review assessments and revise as required
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Method Statements
Description of the way a job is carried out including materials and equipment that will be on the job
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COSHH Assessments
Minimise the risk presented from exposure to hazardous substances. Carry out an assessment of all hazardous substances used in the workplace Need manufacturers safety data sheet and product label S - substitution T - Technical control O - Operational controls P - Personal protection
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Customer Communications and Relations
Punctual, smartly dressed, clean vehicle & equipment, confident, courteous & understanding, sympathetic, correct equipment, working safely & effectively, root cause and resolving pest activity
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Integrated Pest Management
Inspection Identification Monitoring Action Evaluation Population reduction Environment - remove food, water, warmth, habourage Pest Migration - proofing
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E.R.D.M
Exclusion - stopping pests entering building Restriction - Remove habourage, food & water Destruction - population reduction using physical or chemical means Monitoring - routine checks to detect and respond to early signs of activity
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Components of IPM Programme
Risk assessment & decisions Cleaning and maintenance Monitoring Inspections Trend analysis Cultural control Environmental control Biological control Physical control Chemical control Record keeping & review
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Root Cause
finding the reasons for pest present What are they How get there Why here What doing Where doing How many Where they now
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IPM Basic Principles
Knowledge of pests, biology & behaviour Knowledge of local environment Principles to prevent habourage & attractants Exclusion principles Monitoring & inspection Control Customer training & awareness
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Audit Standards
In UK all food manufacturers and retailers need to confrom with requirements of Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013 Retailer wants to make sure manufactures are meeting legal requirements, it is produced to an agreed and consistent quality and is safe
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Code of Practice
When food is produced under manufacturer own label. It is stipulated by the supermarket food is produced for Stipulates what the site must do Meet the standard to be approved and site audit completed annually to remain compliant Covers hygiene, construction, traceability, maintenance, microbiological requirements, foreign body control, allergen control and pest control Failure to comply results in audit non-conformance and removing business from supplier
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Benefits of code of practices
Compliance Brand protection Business retention Professionalism Litigation Sales opportunities Personal development
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Audit
Thorough, offical assessment or review of a system to ensure compliance witha specification or code of practice
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Good Manufacturing Practices
Good housekeeping, cleanliness Buying from known suppliers Goods in checks for infestation Building design and construction should be suitable for prevention of pest activity Maintain building fabric Good stock rotation
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Surveys
Two types of surveys Brief overall survey - gathers enough information to provide an accurate quotation Detailed survey - onsite technician when beginning to implement the pest control programme

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