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Integrated
Pest Management Program
INTRODUCTION:
SCOPE: This program applies to all Departments who have employees monitoring or treating pest problems or managing any contractors who monitor and/or treat pest problems will receive a copy of the Integrated Pest Management program. All pest control contractors will receive a copy of this program prior to any work being done for the RESPONSIBILITIES: DEPARTMENT - The responsible department will carry out the Integrated Pest Management program in accordance with this program and fund program expenses including but not limited to employee training and contractor charges. Departments are also responsible for keeping EHS informed of any violations of the program, enforcing compliance with the program, and notifying EHS upon discovery of any new pests. Department contacts will provide written notification to building managers a minimum of 48 hours prior to any treatment and will post all treatment areas a minimum of 24 hours in advance of any application. The responsible department contact will coordinate any joint treatments between a contractor and a University authorized employee. In areas where people are present or where there are open foodstuffs, pesticides will not be applied. When a pesticide label specifies a required quarantine time, the applicator will post the treatment area with signs notifying all occupants of the quarantine requirements and the treatment application time. The responsible department contact will share any additional knowledge of specific hazards (e.g. electrical, confined space, atmospheric) in the target work area with the contractor prior to the any work being started. SUPERVISOR - The supervisor is responsible for identifying employees within their department who monitor or treat pests or who manage contractors, who monitor and/or treat pests on University property or in University buildings. Supervisors will also be responsible for maintaining required employee training and licensure records, ensuring employees are aware of and following this written program, and immediately notifying EHS of any unplanned incidents that occur in connection with pest management. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - EHS is responsible for administering and managing the Integrated Pest Management program and assisting departments in evaluating their compliance with the Integrated Pest Management program. EHS will also maintain the master list of identified pests, monitoring methods, and acceptable treatment procedures. EHS will coordinate with the BAO and act as the contract administrator. EHS will provide notice of any changes in program, training, and department contacts as needed. EHS will coordinate an annual review meeting with all departmental contracts. EHS will also develop and maintain a pesticide usage log (spread sheet) and report to the Oregon Department of Agriculture as required. DEFINITIONS: ACTION TRESHOLD - is the level of infestation, damage, or highly potential damage that is no longer acceptable. Using IPM concepts, levels below Action Thresholds do not warrant chemical control methods. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - is a decision making process for determining the need for pest suppression treatments and determining time, location, strategy, and mix of tactics to use. In IPM programs, a treatment is not made according to a predetermined calendar schedule, but is made only when and where monitoring indicates that the pest will cause unacceptable economic, medical, or aesthetic damage. PEST - is any organism or group of organisms that disrupts the normal function of an area. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: NEW PESTS - EHS will develop a monitoring and treatment plan for any new pests found. Information regarding specific pests is also available in the EHS web site for approved treatment procedures. NOTIFICATION - The University will inform pest management contractors of the University's Integrated Pest Management program and provide a written copy of the program. The University will advise the contractor of any additional known safety provisions that may be in place. The contractor will notify a department contact a minimum of 48 hours prior to any treatment unless the department initiates and approved treatment sooner. The contractor will debrief with the department contact if there was any deviation from the work plan during the treatment. Department contacts will provide a written notification of intent to treat to building managers and the Department of Public Safety a minimum of 48 hours prior to any treatment and will post all treatment areas a minimum of 24 hours prior to any restricted use pesticide application. When applying any material that specifies a required quarantine, the applicator will post the treatment area with the quarantine requirements and the treatment application time. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) - EHS will maintain copies of the MSDS's for all pesticides listed in the approved treatment procedures. The applicator will have the MSDS onsite for any pesticide treatments on University property. PESTICIDE DISPOSAL - University personnel applying pesticides will follow University and manufacture's disposal recommendations. Contractors will not dispose of treatment residuals such as containers or container rinse water in University waste streams (e.g. storm wastewater, sanitary sewer, dumpsters, catch basins) TREATMENT RECORD SYSTEM - The department contact or the contractor will provide a clean, legible record of pesticide application(s) by using the University of Oregon Notice of Pesticide Use or Application form. The following information must be included::
The applicator will then update the form with the following information:
EHS will serve as the record keeper for the program. The department contact will send the original treatment record form to EHS within 24 hours after the pesticide use or application. EHS will retain all records for a minimum of five years. Pesticide use and application will be reported to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) in accordance with the ODA Pesticide Use Reporting System program. LIST OF AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS (and other campus buildings):
Original Preparation Date: February 9, 1994 Latest Revision Number: 5 Latest Revision Date: May 24, 2007 Authorization: Kay Coots, EHS Director Mark Maguire, CSP Occupational Safety Officer Phone: (541) 346-2908 E-Mail: mmaguire@uoregon.edu |
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