Pest Control

Pest Control Procedure, Purpose

Pest Control Procedure, To prevent/control the entrance of pest & rodents within the facilities.

Pest Control Procedure, Scope

This SOP is applicable to control the entrance of rodents and insects both in-door and outdoor of the Plant of XX Pharma Limited.

Definition & Abbreviation

[][]Pest: Insects or animals that destroy plants, food & materials.
[][]Pest Control: Destruction of pest by appling poisons, traps or controlling of insets harmful for food, medicine, plants or packaging materials.

Responsibility

[][]‘YY Pest Control Company ’ is responsible to carry out the pest control activities on previously defined contact basis as per agreed valid schedule.
[][]Production & Quality Assurance  personnel are responsible to monitor that all insecticides are used in proper valid concentration & in all areas/points as described in the approved layout.
[][]Head of Quality Assurance & Head of Production shall ensure the implementation of this SOP according to GMP Guidance to ensure the safety of personnel, materials & products.
[][]Head of Administration or his nominee is mainly responsible to confirm that all Pest Control activities has been carried out in accordance with the predefined schedule.

Materials & Equipment

[][]Actellic 50ec
[][]Hydramethylnon
[][]Icon 10wp
[][]Icon 2.5ec
[][]Permakill concentate (Fogging)
[][]Phenol (C6H50H)
[][]Silosan
[][]Tespi liquid (Fogging)

Precaution

[][]Confirm that all raw material, finished goods, intermediates or any type of process goods should not be present in area of fumigation, if present cover all the materials with polythene bag.
[][]Perform all pest control activities only on weekly holiday/any Govt. Holiday when the Plant production activities are completely closed.
[][]Do not spray any insecticide inside the factory. Use only in outside of the factory.
[][]Before spraying/fogging confirm that all doors and windows of the factory are properly closed.
[][]Do not smoke/drink /eat during handling of any type of pesticides, do not breathe mists or dust, avoid prolonged contact with the skin.
[][]Always read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for safe use and handling precautions given on the label.
[][] In the very beginning of office hour, Remove feeding traps from all application points.
[][]Always use goggles & nose-mask while doing fumigation.
[][]AHU shall be  switched off before starting fumigation.

Procedure

[][]Pest control operation shall be performed by the selected approved contractor (External: XX PEST CONTROL).
[][]The contractor shall provide the chemicals & plates of glue/gum & trap/baiting for trapping rats and mice.
[][]Admin Department shall prepare schedule with contractor & notify the date to Quality Assurance & other concerned department at least one week before initiating the program.
[][]Concerned department shall take necessary steps for covering related materials which are suspected to expose during pest control activities.
[][]Permanent precaution shall be taken so that no rats,  cockroach or insects can enter factory.

Schedule For Pest Control

Area (Pharma Building)	Service (Pest Control By)	Frequency
Corridor	Spray	1 time per month
Utility Area	ULV	2 times per month
Outside Building	Rat	2 times per month
Canteen Dormitory	Fogging (Outside)	2 times per month
Extra Area	Snakes	1 time per month

Materials use for pest control

Ustaad (Sray & ULV)

[][]Active ingredient: cypermethrin
[][]Target pests: Mosquito, ants, cockroach, housefly,  bugs & ticks
[][]Dose & use strategy: 50-100ml/10 liter water

Dursban 20ec (for sray & ULV)

[][]Active ingredient: chloropyrifos
[][]Target pests: Cockroach, ants,  housefly, mosquito, bugs & termites
[][]Dose & use strategy: 50-100ml/10 liter water

Actara (for sray & ULV)

[][]Active ingredient: thiamethoxam
[][]Target pests: all types of termites,  ants,  white flies
[][]Dose & use strategy: 2-8g/10 liter water

Icon 2.5 EC (indoor/outdoor space spray & fogging)

[][]Active ingredient: lambda-cyhalothrin
[][]Target pests: pest adult
[][]Dose & use strategy:
[][]Hand held thermal fogging kerosene: mix 20-70 ml of icon 2.5ec in 1 liter of diesel or kerosene & apply fog.
[][]Fogging: mix 70 ml of icon 2.5 ec in 1liter of diesel or kerosene & apply fog in 2 ha space.
[][]Space spraying (water solvent) : mix 50-100 ml of icon 2.5 ec in 10 liter of water & spray

Permakill( for fogging)

[][]Active ingredient: permethrin
[][]Target pests: mosquitoes, flies, cockroach flying insects
[][]Dose & use strategy: 50-70 ml/1 liter diesel or kerosene for fogging.

Tepsi liquid (for fogging)

[][]Active ingredient: permethrin
[][]Active ingredient: Tetramethrin, Permetrin,Tralletrin
[][]Target pests: ants, cockroach, housefly, mosquito, bugs & ticks
[][]Use strategy: 50-500ml/10 ltr water for spray
[][]4:1 with diesel for fogging
[][]Materials use for use rodent only

Lanirat

[][]Active ingredient : 50 mg bromadeolon per kg-3-[3-(4-bromo[1,1-byfinail]-4il)-3hydroxy-1-finailprofile]-4-hydroxy-2h-1benzofiran-2-one)
[][]Target: rodent

Altorarat

[][]Active ingredient : non poisonous glue
[][]Target : rodent

Materials use snakes control

[][]Trapping is effective to control snakes. However rodent control is performed regularly, snakes control will be reduced. Following steps will be followed for snakes control:
[][]Use Phenol
[][]Use black hole trap
[][]Use snakes tongue for capture snakes safety

Annexure

Appendix –I: log book for pest control
Appendix –II: log book for cleaning after pest control