Safety And Hazardous Materials

We at Omaha Pest Control are very concerned about using the utmost care in taking care of your pest control needs and performing the safety services with safe materials. Proper usage and disposal of EPA approved pesticides are used by Omaha Pest Control specialists. Minimal amounts are used to gain maximum results.

Beware Of Dangers From Pesticides

Hazardous materials are present in many chemical products used in daily work activities.  Because chemicals can be particularly hazardous to human health and the environment if mishandled, they should be used with caution.  Whenever possible, lower hazardous materials or techniques should be substituted.

Pesticides are designed to (in most cases) kill pests. Many pesticides can also pose risks to people. Generally, however, people are likely to be exposed to only very small amounts of a pesticides – too small to pose a risk. The health effects of pesticides depend on the type of pesticide. Some, such as the organophosphates and carbamates, affect the nervous system. Others may irritate the skin or eyes. Some pesticides may be carcinogens. Others may affect the hormone or endocrine system in the body.

Health & Safety First

Hazard Communication is the program that defines how we warn people of the hazards associated with the chemicals they use.  All chemicals must be in containers bearing information about the identity of the material and its hazards.  Original manufacturer containers carry this information.  But if you dispense material into a secondary container you must transfer e identity and hazards of the material to the new container.

In addition to the labeling requirement, manufacturers are required to prepare material safety data sheets to detail physical and chemical properties and health effects of their products. – This page provides information about finding and using product safety information and links to MSDS databases on the web.

These human health benchmarks for pesticides are levels of certain pesticides in water at or below which adverse health effects are not anticipated from one-day or lifetime exposures. The benchmarks are for pesticides for which the agency has not issued a drinking water health advisory or set an enforceable federal drinking water standard.

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