Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-200 - Sanitation and Safety of Schools
Section R392-200-18 - Pest Management
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 392-200-18
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The governing body shall:
(a) minimize in school buildings
or on school grounds the presence of any pest that:
(i) is a vector for disease;
(ii) carries an allergen that is likely to
affect an individual with allergies or respiratory problems; or
(iii) may sting or bite, causing a mild to
serious reaction in some individuals;
(b) adopt IPM practices and principles to
prevent harmful levels of pest activity on the school premises with the lowest
possible risk to people, property, and the environment by adopting and
implementing an IPM plan written by the governing body or the contracted pest
management entity that contains the following topics:
(i) an IPM policy statement;
(ii) IPM implementation and
education;
(iii) pest
identification, monitoring procedures, reporting and control
practices;
(iv) approved pesticides
for school use;
(v) procedures for
pesticide use;
(vi) a policy for
the notification of students, parents, and staff; and
(vii) pesticide applicator
requirements;
(c) use
non-chemical management methods when possible to provide the desired control;
and
(d) use a full range of control
alternatives including:
(i) identification and
removal or repair of conditions that are conducive to pests;
(ii) structural repair and sealing;
(iii) improved sanitation;
(iv) removal of clutter or
harborage;
(v) elimination of food
sources;
(vi) exclusionary measures
to protect doors, windows and any other opening to the outside against the
entrance of insects, rodents, and other animals; and
(vii) taking no action when the pest does not
create a nuisance, or has no public health or property damage
significance.
(2) The plan described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be made available to the local health officer upon request.
(3) The governing body shall ensure that:
(a) if the governing body chooses to not use
a contracted pest control contractor, school personnel who apply pesticides
comply with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Rule R68-7, Utah
Pesticide Control Rule; and
(b) a
pesticide applicator at a school only applies a pesticide according to the
labeled directions.
(4) A local health officer may require modification of an IPM plan if the plan fails to adequately address risks to the health or safety of school occupants.
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