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Technical notes

The department is producing a series of Technical Notes for the pest control industry. The aim of the Technical Notes is to provide pest controllers with a quick reference on common pests and other issues such as occupational health and safety, and public health.

Documents for download

Technical note No. 16 - Rodents (PDF File - 99.7 kb)

Technical Note No. 15 - Personal Protective Equipment part 2 - Specific PPE Items (PDF File - 169.6 kb)

Technical Note No. 14 - Personal Protective Equipment - Selection, use and maintenance (PDF File - 142.9 kb)

Technical Note No. 13 - Interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets (PDF File - 148.8 kb)

Technical Note No. 12 - Spiders (PDF File - 136.9 kb)

Technical Note No. 11 - The law and you - Falls prevention (PDF File - 184.1 kb)

Technical Note No. 10 - The law and you - Risk assessments (PDF File - 186.9 kb)

Technical Note No. 9 - Pesticide use, transport & storage (PDF File - 454.4 kb)

Technical Note No. 8 - Commonly used pesticide chemical classes (PDF File - 291.7 kb)

Summary table - Commonly used pesticide chemical classes (PDF File - 50.9 kb)

Technical Note No. 7 - Termites (PDF File - 241.1 kb)

Technical Note No. 6 - Wildlife and Pest Animal Control (PDF File - 258.2 kb)

Technical Note No. 5 - The law and you (PDF File - 391.1 kb)

Technical Note No. 4 - Managing spills and pesticide disposal (PDF File - 152.9 kb)

Technical Note No. 3 - Record Keeping (PDF File - 296.7 kb)

Beaufort Wind Scale (PDF File - 64.3 kb)

Technical Note No. 2 - Cockroaches (PDF File - 157.5 kb)

Pesticide Application Record - template (PDF File - 78.4 kb)

Pesticide Application Record - example (PDF File - 634.6 kb)

Technical Note No. 1 - Pest Ants (PDF File - 243.8 kb)

Newsletters

The department produces a newsletter to inform licensed pest controllers about events that impact on their industry. The department will consider articles submitted by the pest control industry for inclusion in the newsletter. These articles must be of a non-commercial nature. The department reserves the right of refusal and the right to edit articles submitted. If you would like to submit an article to the newsletter, contact us. The most recent edition of the Pest Control Newsletter is downloadable from this page.