This blog is about Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Pest Controllers in Ireland (Eire) I don’t have a licence (PMU number), do I need CPD? Answer: No. Pest Control CPD, which is also called CPE (Continuous Professional Education), is only mandatory after you have obtained your pest control licence from the DAFM (Department of Agriculture). …
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Should we ban anticoagulant rodenticides? Did you know that the EU Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) is currently in the opinion that anticoagulant rodenticides should be banned? (read details HERE). If the EU Commission follows the BPC opinion, it will not be possible to use anticoagulant rodenticide for controlling mice indoors after July 2024! Treating Rodent …
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Following audits of Health & Safety Management systems and customer sites by the Alcumus Group, Owl Pest Control received the SafeContractor accreditation for the first time in 2017, and retained it every year since. As the leading health and safety assessment scheme, SafeContractor has over 300 major clients and nearly 27,000 contractor members. How our …
The PRCD (Pesticide Registration and Control Division – a division of the Department of Agriculture) has recently introduced new rules for pest controllers, following the EU Biocidal Products Directive (BPD). The three main objectives of the BPD are: to secure a high level of protection of people and the environment, to harmonise legislation concerning the …
Industry Events and Training PPC Live PPC Live is the sister show to PestEx, and is BPCA’s exhibition and conference designed for UK and Irish pest control technicians, managers and company owners. PPC Live is one of the most popular one-day pest control events and training. With free visitor entry and a seminar and practical …
Waste Disposal Scheme To minimise the environmental impacts associated with our pest control industry, we are offering a completely Free Electric Fly Killer tubes and small batteries Recycling Service for several years. Just call in during our opening hours. Following inquiries from small operators and after consulting with the DAFM-PRCD, we have also started a …
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Following the EU Biocide Directive, you can no longer purchase over the counter rat and mice poison in packs bigger than 300g. Also, there is now a decrease in the concentration of active ingredient from 0.05% to 0.025% all across Europe. Is there rodenticide in use at your workplace? You should be aware that Irish …
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FICAM D NEW LABEL (2019 IRELAND) Ficam D has been successfully re-authorised in Europe through the Biocidal Product Registration process. The Irish authorities (DAFM-PRCD) have granted the new registration (IE/BPA 70406). The authorisation was a difficult process, but thanks to the hard work put by Bayer regulatory team this product continues to be available to …
