Insect control:-

1. For controlling the insects, Insectocutor shall be placed at each entry point
and wherever necessary.
2. Insects controlled by electric flying insect eradicators. All lights shall be
remain on 24 hours a day.
3. Catch trays shall be emptied under electrostatic units weekly while sticky
pads should be monitored and replaced when needed.
4. The numbers of insect and their type shall be count daily and their record
shall be maintain.
5. Insectocutor try shall clean on daily basis and the killed insect shall bury &
record shall maintain accordingly.

Safety Precautions :-
 The insecticides/ Pesticides used are highly toxic and so avoid contact
with skin and eyes.
 Inhalation should be avoided during spraying.
 Oral ingestion to be avoided.
 In case of poisoning antidotes shall be available in manufacturing plant.

Annexure:-
 Pest Control Record
 Rodent box inspection record
 Chemicals to be used for pest & rodent control
 Insectocutor log record
 List of Insectocutors

Pest and Rodent Control

Purpose : To provide a written procedure for Pest and Rodent control.

2.0 Objective : To Provide Documented Procedure for Pest and Rodent control.

3.0 Scope : This procedure is applicable to Control of Pest and Rodents in the plant.

4.0 Responsibility :
 Primary: Officer – House keeping supervisor
 Secondary: Officer – QA / Officer-Store
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5.0 Procedure :
 House Pest Management:
 This treatment is for the management of cockroaches and other pests such as silver fish, red and
black ants.
 This treatment mainly comprise of a through insecticidal spray in all the nooks and corners of the
entire premises and other vulnerable places harboring cockroaches and other insects.
 The treatment is based on the use of gel bait i.e. Goliath Gel and water based Deltamethrin,
Cyfluthrin done by authorized PCA person only.
 Rodent Control:
 This treatment is for the management of rodent’s i.e. rats, mice, etc in the Plant ground floor, First
floor and in Quality control department.
Roda boxes are kept around the periphery of the main building and utility block with bromodioline
0.005% as bait. Our policy is to carry out cleaning after the end of each process, so that the
equipment is clean and ready for the next use.
 Roda boxes should not be used inside the building. Rodent bait is used only on the exteriors of
buildings and that in PCA’s tamper proof bait stations units.
 For indoor control of rats and mice, Gum Glue board traps are used.
 No food or poison baits are used and the catch can be disposed off without the dead mouse or rat
causing odor / contamination problems from in accessible production areas.
 The placement of the glue boards will be along the walls in all areas close to doors and other
openings into an area.

 Intelligent Fly Management:

 This treatment is for the management of flies i.e. house flies, flesh flies and gnat house flies.
 Space sprays i.e. beta -Cyfluthrin as water base will be applied outdoors with a help of 5 liter
capacity hand compression sprayer.
 Insect light traps are installed inside the premises depending upon the requirement.
 Barrier Treatment:
 This treatment is intended for crawling pests such as ants (red & black), millipedes, centipedes
which come crawling from outside the premises.
 Prophylactic treatment is recommended and only for external periphery of all premises at each
location.
 The through runoff spray of 10% cyfluthrin will cover a band of 2 meters i.e. one meter wide floor
and one meter high wall sides done by PCI persons only.
Notes:
 Allow only the authorized person to carry out pest control activity recommended by Pest Control
Agency.
 While involving in spraying activity wear nose mask and surgical hand gloves to avoid
contamination and inhalation.

6.0 Reference Document : Not applicable

7.0 Abbreviations :
 PCA: Pest Control Agency
8.0 Copies to Distribution Sites :
 QA
 House Keeping