Pest Control in Healthcare Facilities

Professional Pest Control For Hospitals, Long-Term Care and Nursing Facilities

Pests can have an enormous impact within the pharmaceutical industry. Whether that is through economic losses associated with sterilizing the facility, or through contamination of raw materials, packaging and finished products.

The standards required in maintaining a pharmaceutical facility are extremely high, and the consequences of a pest infestation can be severe. From damage to a brand and loss of trust for a company to the financial and even legal implications associated with possible contaminated products. Orkin Canada takes an integrated pest management approach to help you comply with all major manufacturing processes and audit requirements including CFIA and BRC.

How Orkin Canada Provides Professional Pest Control For The Pharmaceutical Industry

The Orkin Canada approach is both industry leading and effective. Our expert Orkin Canada technicians create a customised treatment plan tailored for your pharmaceutical facility.

Step 1: Assess

Your Orkin Canada technician will perform a thorough examination of your facility, checking common pest hotspots. These areas can include break room areas and ingredient processing and storage areas.

When your pharmaceutical pest control specialist is finished inspecting the property, you will receive a thorough report that outlines problem areas, as well as a recommended plan to protect your facility against pests.

Step 2: Implement

Once your Orkin Canada technician finds a pest infestation in your pharmaceutical facility, they will implement treatment solutions designed to efficiently control the pest population.

When these treatment methods are implemented, your Orkin Canada technician ensures that expert care is taken. This additional care focuses on targeting the specific pest population on your property, while also preventing/avoiding any further contamination of ingredients or other disruptions to operations.

Step 3: Monitor

Once your pharmaceutical pest control specialist has implemented the treatment option/options, they will monitor the situation and make any adjustments to the pest control program to ensure that the pest population in your facility has been effectively controlled.

Common Pests That May Infest Your Pharmaceutical Facility

Ants

Ants are one of the most common crawling insects that may infest pharmaceutical facilities. This can cause problems because of their size, varied diet, fast breeding cycle and their ability to fit through small cracks and crevices

Ants are primarily nocturnal, which makes it hard for facility operators to even know that a colony has been established. Depending on the species of ant, your employees might be at risk of being bitten, which might trigger an allergic reaction if the individual is allergic to ant bites.

Flies

Flies pose a serious threat to pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, as they breed and feed on fecal matter, garbage and rotting organic materials. As they fly throughout the facility, they can transmit pathogen loaded remnants of their previous food source into clean and even sterile environments. This can contaminate machinery, utensils and even finished products in the process

Rats & Mice

Rats and mice may pose a serious risk to pharmaceutical facilities. From the damage caused to buildings, machinery, and products to the risks of contamination and pathogen transmission associated with their body hairs, droppings and urine. Rats and mice can also be responsible for creating fire hazards, as rodents are known to gnaw on electrical wires.

Birds

The buildings of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility provide safe refuge for pest birds to nest and roost. The most common pest birds are pigeons, house sparrows and starlings. Pest birds can cause structural damage and can transmit pathogens, along with introducing ectoparasites such as ticks or bird mites into your facility. Pest bird droppings can also be a slipping hazard as well as health hazard since they can be rife with viral and bacterial organisms.

Wasps

Wasps are often attracted by sweet/sugary scents often created during pharmaceutical production process. As pharmaceuticals facilities are usually well landscaped, this provides an ideal nesting site for wasps. Many species of wasps might also cause damage to your facility, as they establish a nest on your commercial property, under eaves and entrance and exit pathways.

Let Orkin Canada Help You Keep Your Pharmaceutical Facility Pest Free

With over 70 years of pest control experience and a team of certified Orkin technicians across Canada, you trust us to professionally control pests within your pharmaceutical facility. Contact us today to get started.