Warehouse Pest Control Checklist and Procedures

Warehouse Pest Control Inspection Checklist Property Managers Should Know About

The pest management industry in the Philippines and the world has speedily advanced over the last decades. We’ve seen improvements and modernizations of not just products, but also equipment and processes across our services. However, large industries that operate warehouses, manufacturing facilities, storage systems, distributors and processing plants have not kept up with this momentum.

Pest prevention is imperative not only for the food and beverage sectors and FMCGs (fast-moving consumer goods, but also to those in other industries. It’s not just about workplace hygiene, but also mostly about ensuring stock integrity and top conditions of warehouse infrastructures.

The usual risks of having no pest control inspection and monitoring among manufacturing and storage warehouses are as follow:

• Easily passed-on diseases
• Structural damages to property
• Dangerous and inconspicuous contamination of products
• Possible harm to product end-users
• Severe loss of reputation and the creation of negative public opinions
• Legal actions or possible closure of business

Many of these threats are applicable in all types of industries, but the impact on warehouses, manufacturing and processing plants could cost millions of pesos (or dollars). Considering this business impact, it is advisable for property managers to create a pest control plan that ensures regular audit, inspection, monitoring and assessment of property pest management.

The easiest and most cost-effective route is having the service and guidance of pest control professionals. However, it is important that warehouses also have an in-house pest control checklist and procedures to follow. Check out this checklist for your next pest control inspection or assessment report.

Warehouse Pest Control Checklist (Y/N)

Personnel

1. Has someone been assigned the responsibility of managing pest control in the warehouse?
2. Has an audit of your warehouse and its current pest control procedures been conducted in the last six months?
3. Do you check-in and identify your visitors?
4. Are your employees and visitors aware of your pest control program?
5. Are your staff eating areas, and lockers (where they store their food), separated from the rest of the warehouse by sealed doors?
6. Have you trained your employees to be aware of and report any pest activity in your warehouse?
7. Do you have a logbook in which your staff can report any pest activity?
8. Do you have regular visit from a licensed pest control provider?

Facilities

1. Have you conducted an external perimeter search of the building for breaches, holes or features that might attract pests?
2. Have you conducted an internal perimeter search for any possible liabilities?
3. Have you ensured an unobstructed space between your warehouse walls and pallets?
4. Are all your ventilation systems, air ducts and windows sealed and screened?
5. Are all your doors intact, providing a solid seal and an adequate closing and opening time?
6. Is all your waste contained in sealed bags or skip bins and cleared before overflow builds up?
7. Is your exterior lighting kept to the bare minimum?
8. Have you checked that your neighbors property has a clean exterior and effective pest control policy?
9. Have you ensured that there are no pools of water in or around the warehouse that might serve as a water supply for pests?
10. Have you implemented a ‘closed door’ policy in your facilities and are your main access-way doors suited to multiple opening/closing?

Procedures

1. Do you have a trap or bait map with all the stations numbered and mapped?
2. Are you using approved pesticides, and according to their label? Do you have a pest control service, at least monthly?
3. Do you use easily accessible logs to record pest procedures conducted?
4. Do you have easily accessible logs to record any pest sightings? Do you try to review, and even innovate, with your pest control procedure? (e.g. occasional reverse runs through the bait trap schedule when checking)
5. Do you use an integrated pest control procedure consisting of multiple prevention strategies?

These are only the most basic but most important questions you must have yourselves when doing a pest control assessment report for your warehouse property. You may craft your own templates depending on your business type, industry and company size.

It is greatly recommended, nonetheless, to hire the services of a professional pest control company. Mc Ace Service Provider Inc. serves hundreds of industry warehouses all over Metro Manila and Luzon. Contact us now at 09178526444 for any concerns or inquiries.