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Model integrated pest management contract

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Your facility uses integrated pest management to alleviate pest problems with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment. IPM emphasizes nonchemical strategies such as sanitation and exclusion to achieve long-term solutions. This model integrated pest management contract from the Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network may be useful as you facilitate your own program.

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Model integrated pest management landscape policy

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Model integrated pest management landscape policy

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Your facility uses integrated pest management to alleviate pest problems with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment. IPM emphasizes nonchemical strategies such as sanitation and exclusion to achieve long-term solutions. This model integrated pest management landscape and turf policy from the Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network may be useful as you facilitate your own program.

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Model integrated pest management plan

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Model integrated pest management plan

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Your facility uses integrated pest management to alleviate pest problems with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment. IPM emphasizes nonchemical strategies such as sanitation and exclusion to achieve long-term solutions. This model integrated pest management plan from the Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network may be useful as you facilitate your own program.

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Model integrated pest management policy

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Your facility uses integrated pest management to alleviate pest problems with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment. IPM emphasizes nonchemical strategies such as sanitation and exclusion to achieve long-term solutions. This model integrated pest management policy from the Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network may be useful as you facilitate your own program.

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Taking toxics out of Maryland’s health care sector

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Taking toxics out of Maryland’s health care sector

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Taking Toxics Out of Maryland’s Health Care Sector reports on a shift in Maryland’s health care sector away from the use of toxic pesticides in the management of health care facilities. Major health care institutions in the state are now embracing pest management strategies for their facilities that give priority to non-chemical pest control methods and only use defined least-toxic chemical strategies as a last resort.

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Integrated pest management webinar: Partnerships and tools to implement a program

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Integrated pest management webinar: Partnerships and tools to implement a program

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Integrated pest management (IPM) programs have the benefit of protecting staff, patients, and visitors from exposure to pesticides that are linked to adverse health impacts, including respiratory impacts, cancers, neurological disorders, and reproductive problems. A defined IPM program is a pest management strategy focusing on long-term, non-chemical strategies for prevention and suppression of pest problems through a combination of structural, cultural, mechanical, physical, and biological controls, with least-hazardous pesticides used only as a last resort. The program focuses on removing or altering the pest-conducive conditions that lead to pest infestations. Defined IPM establishes a clear program with interdepartmental communication that avoids a dependency on toxic pesticides. In this session, learn from leaders in health care who have implemented comprehensive, defined IPM programs at health care facilities. Learn about strategic partnerships to advance IPM, purchasing guidance, best practices, and strategies to overcome barriers.

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Directory for least-toxic pest control products

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Directory for least-toxic pest control products

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(Bio-Integral Resource Center) The IPM Practitioner’s 2015 Directory of Least-Toxic Pest Control Products contains more than 2000 products produced by more than 600 suppliers. The Directory is unique because it is compiled by IPM technical experts, includes specific product descriptions, and is organized in concert with the IPM decision making process.

Thus, it is easy to find a biological control for an aphid, a pheromone for a moth, or a bait for an ant. The directory gives contact information and access to suppliers of biocontrol products, traps, pheromones, physical controls, tools, barriers, and least-toxic chemical control products.

The directory is a valuable asset for anyone trying to practice IPM and reduce pesticide exposures. Listed products are useful for structural pest control, greenhouse production, home gardening, and organic farming.

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Ten-step guide to implementing an integrated pest management program

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Ten-step guide to implementing an integrated pest management program

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One of the most important responsibilities of any health care provider can be captured best by four wellknown words from the writings of Hippocrates: “First, do no harm.” Adhering to that maxim is intuitive and ethical, and in recent years has led to a variety of programs to improve not only the tools and techniques of modern medicine, but also the health care environment itself.

One of the most important of these initiatives, reflected by environmentally friendly, or “green” programs in hospitals across the country, is chemical reduction. By eliminating or at least reducing toxic chemicals— including pesticides—in our health care facilities, we create a safer environment for patients and staff.

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Maryland Pesticide Network Sample RFP

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Maryland Pesticide Network Sample RFP

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While it is essential that hospitals maintain a clean environment free of pests, it is also important that patients, staff, and visitors be protected from exposure to pesticides. Pesticides are known to contribute to cancer, neurological disorders, problems with reproduction, birth defects, and liver and kidney damage. They also can cause irritation to the eyes and skin, can trigger respiratory problems such as asthma, produce headaches, nausea, and can affect learning disabilities in children.

Hospital patients who have compromised immune and nervous systems, the elderly, infants and children, and those who have an allergy or sensitivity to pesticides are particularly vulnerable to their toxic effects. Patients taking certain medications may also have heightened reactions to pesticides. Thus, the expected outcome of this solicitation is a pest controlled environment that does not adversely affect patient health. This sample contract from the Maryland Pesticide Network will provide guidance on comprehensive integrated pest management (IPM) programs.

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Integrated pest management

Model integrated pest management contract

Model integrated pest management landscape policy

Model integrated pest management plan

Model integrated pest management policy

Taking toxics out of Maryland’s health care sector

Integrated pest management webinar: Partnerships and tools to implement a program

Directory for least-toxic pest control products

Ten-step guide to implementing an integrated pest management program

Suggested integrated pest management RFP Questions

Maryland Pesticide Network Sample RFP