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Urban pest control operators
Urban pest control operators in Australia
Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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E MacFarlane
Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Ewan.MacFarlane@med.monash.edu.au
Occupational tasks of domestic and commercial pest control operators in Australia
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Domestic and commercial pest control is the management of undesirable animals that intrude on human activities in commercial or residential settings.1 Although the spectrum of control measures available in the modern pest control industry now includes non-chemical methods, especially for larger animal pests, the application of chemical pesticides remains a necessary tool for pest control operators. Over the past 50 years, pesticide production and usage has increased dramatically worldwide, revolutionising the management of pests for the protection of public health and property.2,3 In the Australian context, pest management is an important activity; termites alone cause tens of millions of dollars damage in Australia every year.4 Occupational exposure to pesticides is an important issue among the pest control workforce,5 and the potential exists for both acute and long-term human health consequences.4
This paper summarises the occupational tasks of Australian domestic and commercial pest control operators, the spectrum
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