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Greasymar k
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Movement,gnawi ngors queakings oundsincei
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Debri
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Gnawingmar ksonf oodcont ainer
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Evi
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Bodypart
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Amus t
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Droppi
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Remainsofdeadcockroaches,includingi
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Sweepdebr i
swher eyoustoreandpreparefood.
Sealf
oodstuff
sincoveredcontai
nersons hel
v esinst
eadofthefl
oor
.
Sealdoors
,windowsandot heropeningssor odentscan'
tsqueezei
nsi
de.
Remov ecl
utt
er,suchasbox esandpaper.
Covertr
ashcontainer
s,seali
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Inspecty ourcommer cialpr opert
ywithaf las hli
ghtforplaceswher ecockroaches
couldbui l
danes t.
Vacuum atl eastonceaweekt oremov ecr umbst hatcouldatt
ractcockroaches.
Sealanygapsorhol esint hewal l
s,doorsorwi ndowstol i
mitareaswher etheycoul
dhi
de.
Remov eclutt
ertotak eawayposs ibl
enes tingpl aces.
Disinfectsurf
acesandequi pmentthatmayhav ehadani nfest
ational
ready.
Dispos eofdeadcockr oachesanddi sinfectt hear ea.
Placebai tswherey oudi scov er
edanycockr oachact ivi
ty.
Repl acetrapsthathav epr eviousl
ycapturedt heseinsects.
Checkt hepremisesatl eas tonceamont hf orpes tacti
vit
y.

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Sealf
oods ourcesandanyopeni ngst hroughoutthefacil
it
y.
Reduces t
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I
nspectmat t
ressesandupholst
eredf urnit
ur eforbedbugs .
I
nspectyourpipesforleaks
,andr epairrottenwood.
Dis
pos eofwateroutsi
dethebuil
ding,andmak esur
ey ouhav eaproperi
rr
igat
i
ons
yst
em.
Getri
dofv egetati
onormulchplacedagai nstornearthebuildi
ng.
Li
mittheuseofl i
ghti
ngnearthebuildingthatcoul datt
ractmothsandfli
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Lookf orov ergrownt reesors hrubber yandcutt hem backs otheydon' ttouchthebuildi
ng.
Checkf ors ignifi
cantgapsorcr ack si nthebui l
di
ng' sext er
iorandr ecaulkasnecess ary.
As kempl oyeest ocl eant hefoodoutoft heirdesks,lock er
sandot herper sonals
torage
unitsandl ookf orpes tdamage.
Inspectt hedr ainsf oranypes tact i
v i
tyandr efi
l
lP- t
rapsi nthef loordrains .
Empt yallt r
ashcansout sideatt heendofeachday .
Arrangef orgar bagepi ckupandbagands ealanycont ent
st haty oudis poseofbefore
garbageday .
Repai ranyl eaksy ounot i
ceint hepl umbi nginkitchensorbat hrooms .
Turnt hel ightsof fint heki t
chenandbr eakar easandl ookf orpes tacti
v i
tywithaflashli
ght
.
Fixanyai rcondi t
ioninguni t
sont her oofpr oducingt oomuchcondens ationanddr i
pping
ontoy ourpr oper t
y .
Repl acet hes creensofy ourvent i
lations ys t
emsi ftheyhav ehol esorgapswher epes ts
couldent ert hebui lding.
Clos eext eriordoor swhennoti nus e,orus escreeneddoor st
opr ovi
depr operventil
ati
on
forhotki tchens .
Repai rdamagedt il
esandgr outint heki tchen.
Cleans odamachi nesof tenandwi peups pi
ll
simmedi atel
yt opr eventstains.
Pract i
cef irst
-in,first-outrotati
onwhens er vi
ngandpr eparingf ood.

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Cutbackf oliageandl ow- hangi ngbr anchesatl eas t2f eetfrom thebui l
ding.
Plantgr eener ythatr epel spes t
s .
Repai ry ourHVACs y stem s oai rf l
owsoutofopendoor sandbl owsoutpes ts.
Keepdoor ss hutwheny oucan,ands etupdoors weepsands ealgaps .
Us ear ti
ficialpl ant sins idet hebui l
dingasdecor at i
oni ns t
eadofr ealones .
Li
mi tout s i
dewat ers our ces ,s uchass prinklers ,ar ounddoorar eas .
As khous ek eepi ngs taf ftocheckpot ent ialpes thi dingpl acesandr epor tanyact i
vit
yt o
mai nt
enance.
Getr i
dofdebr i
sandex cessmoi st
urewher everposs i
blewhi l
ecleani ngt hegues trooms.
I
ns pectal li
ncomi ngs hipment sf orcockr oaches ,fli
es ,s t
ored-productpes t
sandr odents.
Sealar easbehi ndappl iancesandf ur niture.
Cleanunderv endi ngmachi nesandi cemachi nes .
Cleant hear eaneart ras hcans ,remov ingwr apper sands pil
lsass oonasy ounot i
cethem.
Repai rleak sf rom bev er ageandi cemachi nes.
Mopf l
oor sr egul arlyandgetr idofr es iduet hatcoul dat tractpes t
s.
Li
neal lthet r as hcansandk eept hem t i
ght lycov ered.
Onlyal lowf oodordr inki temsi ndes i
gnat edar eas .
Getr i
dofs tandi ngwat erf rom r ainstormsonorneart hepr operty.
Dispos eofl intandot herdebr i
si nt hel aundr yr oom t opr eventmol dgr owth.
Remov et hef loordr aincov ersandcl eandr ai
nsonceamont hbywi pingt hem wi t
habr ush
anddet ergent .
Regul arlydeepcl eant hel oadi ngdockands urr oundi ngpav ement .
Setupbi r dr epel lentsont hel edgesandpr eventnes t
ingar easont her oof.
Remov eempt ybox esandot herwas t
ef r om thel oadi ngdock .
Keepdoor scl osedar oundt hel oadi ngdockwhennoti nus eandt hinkabouts et t
i
ngupa
double- doors ystem.
Sealopeni ngsont hel oadi ngdockwi thmes hwi reandaweat her-resistants ealant.
Sani t
i
z et ras hcansandgar bagedumps tersfrequent l
y.
Mov edumps ter sawayf rom t hes ideoft hebui lding.
Rotatedumps tersr egul ar l
ys oy oucancl eant hem mor eef fect
ively.
Remov edi scar dedf oodandt ras hawayf rom t hear eas urroundingt hedumps ters.

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Dur i
ngmai ntenanceappoi ntment s,as kthet echni ci
anst olooki npr oblem ar eas
wher er odent s ,cockr oaches ,fli
es ,ant sandbedbugscanhi de.
Fixbr ok enwi ndows ,s creens ,ventcov er sorhol esi next eriorwal l
simmedi ately
.
Us eaut omat i
cdoorcl osersondoor sthatt endt obel eftopen.
Fixwi ndowsanddoor sthatdon' tcloseass oonasposs ible.
Av oidleav i
ngt hedoor st okitchenar easordumps tersopen.
Places creensov ert heai rintakeandex haus tv ent s.
Checkt hei ntegr ityofy ourHVACcomponent st or educeex cessmoi st
ure.
Pluggapsandopeni ngswher ewi resandcondui tscomet hrought hev ari
ouspar t
s
ofy ourr esident ialpr oper ty
.
Eliminat epes taccessi nplumbi ngs y s
temsbyr epai ri
ngl eak sands eali
nggaps .
Keepr oofdr ai nsanddowns pout sopenanduncl oggut ters .
Repl acer ot t
edwoodt hatcoul dat tractter mitesi mmedi ately.
Insulatepi pest hatmi ghtbepr onet ocondens ation.
Empt ymopbuck etsands t
oremopsheadupt or educes tandingwat erthatat t
ract
s
mos qui
toes .
Was hrec yclabl econt ainersandt r
as hr ecept aclesr egul arly.
Us emet altras hbi nst hatrodent scan' tchewi ns teadofpl as t
iccontainers.
Putgar bagebagsandt ight-f
itt
ingl i
dsony ourbi nsf orfoodandbev eragewas teand
cleant hem weekl y
.
Ar r
angef orr ec yclablest obepi ck edupatl eas tonceaweek .
Storedumps t
er sandt rashcansawayf rom t hebui l
dingonas phaltorconcr etesurf
aces
.
Mak es ur ey ouhav eenought r
as hr ecept aclesanddumps tersfortheamountoft r
ash
youdi spos eof .
Encour agey ourr es i
dent sands tafftor epor tanyr odentori ns ectactivi
ty.

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Getr i
dofgaps ,cr
acksandhol eswherepes t
scouldsneakin.
Hav eyourempl oy
eesk eeptrackofanypes tacti
vit
ytheynotice.
Cleanfloordrai
nstoens urepropermoisturecontr
ol.
Takeoutt hegarbageev eryday,andscrubouty ourgarbagebinsregul
arl
y.
Cov erdumpsterswheny ou'
renotusi
ngt hem.
Storedumps t
ersawayf rom theentr
ancesandex i
ts.
Us egarbagebagsi ns
teadoft hr
owinggar bagedir
ectl
yintothebin.

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OODH
AND
LI
NGF
ACI
LI
TI
ES

Trainy ourempl oy eest orecogni zepes tactiv

itysigns ,andgi vethem apl acet oreport
i
ft heys eeany .
Teachy ourj anitorialstaf
ftocleanappr opriat
elytopr ev entact ivi
tyfrom pes t
s.
Hav eadai l
y ,weekl yandmont hlymai ntenancecheckl istfortakingcar eoft hefaci
li
ti
es.
Weat her str
ipthegapsunder neat htheopeni ngsofy ourdoor s,orins talldoors weeps.
Insteadofpr oppi ngdoor sopen,mak es urey ouhav eenoughv entil
ationf orhotday sor
placeswher ey oucook .
Sealt hegapsar oundpi pi
ng,cabl ingorot herpenet rationsi ntothes tructure.
Fil
lins tructuralcr ack sorholesl argerthanaquar terinch.
Trimt hev eget ationt hat'
stoocl oset othebui l
dings oi ns ectsdon'thav eeas yaccess .
Getr idofs tandi ngwat eranywher eneart heout s
ideofy ourcommer cialproperty,
i
ncl udingony ourr oof.
Repai ranymi ss ingordamageds creenscov eringthev entil
ati
onorex haustfans.
Clearorr epairbl ock edordamagedgut t
erdowns pout s.
Inspectal lpack agest hatcomet hrought hefacili
tyfors tor
ed- pr
oducti nsects.
Conducti nspect ionsatl eastonceamont htomak es ur ey oudon' thav eev idence
ofpes tact i
v i
ty.
Deepcl eanf oods toragear easatl eas tonceamont h,dependi ngony ourinventory
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Findandr emov es our cesofmoi sture,s uchascl oggeddr ainsandl eakypipes.

Sealands torefoodpr oper l
y,es peci all
yincafeter i
asandki tchens .
Regular l
ycleanhi gh- volumear easl ikebr eakroomsandcaf et
erias,wherecrumbs
andot herres i
duescoul daccumul ate.
Dispos eofgar bagei ns ealedcansordumps t
er s.
Inspectdeliverybox esbef ores tor
ingt hem intheki tchenorphar maceuti
calshel
ves.
Mak es urethere'spr operv ent i
lati
oni nstoragear eas .
Sealcr acksandhol esont heout sideoft hebui ldi
ng.
Repairanddi sposeofdecay i
ngwoodar oundthef acil
ity
.
Replacewor nweat her st
ri
ppi ngarounddoor sandwi ndows .
Tri
m orr emov eanyv egetationandk eeps hr
ubber yaf ewf eetawayf rom t
hebuildi
ng.
Regular l
ycheckf oranyki t
chendr aincl ogsorl eak sinr ef
rigerators
.
Closeent ryway sfrom l oadingdock sinsteadofpr oppingt hem open.

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CHO
OLS

Res t
ri
ctwheres t
udentsandf acul
tyareallowedtoeat .
Disposeofgarbagedai lyins eal
edgar bagecontainers
.
Mov edumps t
ersanddi spos alcontai
nersawayf r
om thebui l
di
ng.
Repairandmai ntai
nleaki ngpipes.
Regularl
ycleancafeteri
asandbr eakroomswher epes tact
iv
ityi
smos tcommon.
Sealthecracksandcr ev i
cest hr
oughouttheexteriorwalloft
hebui l
di
ng.
Saniti
zethefacil
i
tyoften,pr i
maril
yinthoseareaswher ey ou'
vediscover
edpes tact
ivit
y.
Cleantheguttersanddi rectwaterawayf rom t
hepr emisestopreventwateraccumulat
ion.
Teachs t
udentsands taffabouthowt heiracti
onsaf f
ectpestmanagementandcont rol.

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Keepf oodi nt r
anspar ent,air-
ti
ghtcont ai
ners .
Storeclothinginpl asticwrapt opr eventi nsectsfrom damagi ngmer chandise.
Pl
acecont ainersonas hel
fof fthegr oundt opr eventr odentsfrom enteri
ngt hem.
Havepl entyofs t
oraget oreducecl utt
erandk eepi nventoryorganized.
Keepnon- perishablef ooditemsawayf r
om hous ewar esandot herthings.
Getridofex cesscar dboardwher er odent sandot herpes tscouldhide.
Keept rashr eceptaclesawayf rom thes helvestopr eventcross-contaminat
ion.
Carefull
yins pectdr ywallareasf orhol esandcr ack s,ands ealthem asnecess ar
y.
I
ns t
alldoors weepst omak es urethats l
i
dingdoor smeetands eal
.
Changeoutweat hers t
ri
ppingonr oll
-updoor s.
Sweepandmopf l
oor satleas tonceaweek ,dependi ngonf oottr
affi
c.
Empt ygar bages ev eralti
mesaday ,leav i
ngi tempt yov ernight.
Keepdumps terareacl ean,andhav edumps terss ervicedregularl
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