Pest Management Standards For Food Plants - National Pest ...

SECTION 3: COMMUNICATION
3.1 Reporting
All records and documents may be retained electronically.
All documents in the pest management filing system must be available to the plant
within a reasonable time as determined by the plant. The plant has the option of
requesting copies of all documents produced including service tickets for their files.
The pest management company must keep a backup copy of all documents at the pest
management company office. The pest management company shall not surrender any
copies of materials to any official without the express written permission of the plant
contact or their substitute. If there is a regulatory audit of the pest management such
as the state department of agriculture or other pesticide enforcement agency, the pest
management company may surrender documents to the agency if required.
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While paper backup information may be permitted, official documentation and reporting
listed in these standards shall be retained in the following manner:
Reporting shall provide access to all service data
Record recovery shall be available on demand with the ability to be sorted by product
used, area, pest, date, time, and shift.
Trends shall be determined at the interval of service.
Data onsite may be gathered by handheld electronic devices or manually or a combination
of these methods
Trends may be used to modify the pest management program based upon observations.
All inspections reports such as, but not limited to the NPMA 38, may be available online
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