November 19, 2003—The UK Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) new Information Sheet offers guidance to professionals in rodenticide treatments, to minimize risk to the operator, the public, and the environment. According to the HSE, every year there are thousands of rat and mice infestations, which are treated by professional pest control operators, including those working for commercial companies, local authorities, or water authorities.
The guide focuses on the principles of rodent control and prevention of an infestation. It also gives advice to the pest controller on lower risk rodenticides and non-chemical control techniques. A copy of Urban rodent control and the safe use of rodenticides by professional users can be read or downloaded from the HSE (.pdf file). It is also available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA, tel: 01787-881165 or fax: 01787-313995.
