You Need Pest Control
Here's Why....
Pests have the potential to:
Contaminate home workplaces,
Spreading disease.
Damage products and foodstuffs,
Rendering them worthless.
Damage property,
Causing fires and flooding.
Ruin reputations,
Leading to loss of business and prosecution.
Protect your reputation
Your reputation and business may never recover from a pest infestation.
Prosecutions and fines for pest-infested premises attract media attention to your business
The loss of consumer confidence may ultimately force closure
“If you followed a fly for a day, you wouldn’t want to eat for a week!”
Prevent contamination and disease
Insects, Rodents can easily contaminate food, operational equipment and work
Surfaces with their excreta, hairs or body parts. These are potential pathogens,
Spreading disease and giving rise to ‘foreign body’ complaints. Parasites carried
by pest species can also be passed onto humans causing illness and stress.
Safeguard your investment
Pests can reduce the value of raw materials and supplies.
Rodents
cause a wide range of damage due to their gnawing habits. Their strong teeth can easily puncture wood and aluminium, and cause damage to property -even fires if electric cables are attacked. Rodents will also eat a wide range of foodstuffs, and can damage or contaminate many tonnes of product.
Insects
infestations are also a major concern. Foodstuffs can be decimated by Insects, with consignments being rejected
and finished goods recalled if insect contamination is present. Insects can block production machinery, and the down
time caused by the presence of insects in a food related site can be long and costly.
Animal feeds can also be heavily damaged by insects.
Meet your legal requirements
Meet your requirements under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to provide a safe working environment by employing a fully insured PROMPT member who operates a safe system of work using RISK and COSHH assessments.
Meet your requirements under the Food Safety Act 1990 and The Food Hygiene(England) Regulations 2006 to ensure adequate procedures are in place for pests by employing a PROMPT member.
Meet your ‘due diligence’ requirements by using a comprehensive reporting system as provided by a PROMPT member.
The penalties for failure to comply can be severe - complete and immediate closure of premises; fines of up to £20,000 or up to six months in prison!
By choosing pest controllers who are on the BASIS PROMPT register, you can be assured you’ve chosen pest controllers who are suitably qualified and committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
