Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess treatment failure
- Pre treatment pest infestation levels are ascertained from monitoring program records where available.
- Post treatment population is ascertained from monitoring records and/or inspection.
- Expected pest population after treatment is determined from available information.
- Significance of difference between expected and monitored population analysed consistent with enterprise guidelines where appropriate.
- Treatment used and application technique ascertained from records and assessed against manufacturer's instructions.
- Investigate and report on causes of failure
- Conditions impacting on effectiveness of treatment prevailing at time of treatment are ascertained from enterprise records where available.
- Known conditions at application are analysed against manufacturers' recommendations.
- Level of control required by project specifications or permit is compared against results.
- Report containing all relevant information known on application of treatment, operators' qualifications and results is produced following enterprise procedure.
- Remaining product and report are returned to supplier or manufacturers agent for investigation if treatment appears to have been within guidelines.