Focused Workshop for Pest Management Companies during Dubai International Food Safety Conference

[Bobby Krishna Thulasi]

FoodSafers,

 

The Food Safety Department is organizing a special ‘focused’ workshop for Technicians from Pest Management Companies who work in food establishments.

Make it a point to send this to your contractor. Attending the half day workshop will significantly improve their work and provide better outcomes for the food business.

Check the profile of the experts in the below links for details.

 

 

Workshop A: PEST MANAGEMENT- ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Trainers : John Stewart, Mark Wenman, Sophie Thorogood, Tahir Rashid

Timing : 9:00AM - 1:30PM; Venue: Sheikh Rashid Hall B, Dubai World Trade Center

Fee : AED 300.00

Registration Link

The full day session is specially designed for operators of Pest Management Companies that support food businesses in Dubai. The session is focused on enhancing knowledge and skills in the following areas:

 

Cockroach Control

• Inspecting for cockroaches, placement of monitors and likely locations
• Identification of different cockroach life stages from monitors found in kitchen
• Use of application equipment e.g. sprayers, gel baits, dusters

 

Fly Management

• Conducting a site survey to identify fly breeding sites and entry points into premises
• Equipment for fly management and their usage and placement
• Interpretation of fly catch results in relation to environment (using insect light traps to pin point, proofing, hygiene and drain issues

 

Rat Control

• Looking for evidence, damage, smearing, tracks, latrines (use of correct use of hand torch, UV Tracking dust, gel and torch, use of ferret camera)
• Bait strategy (grain, block, contact preparations / Snap trap placement
• Looking for building defects
• External influences, bin areas, vegetation, water sources

 

Bird Management

• An overview of Bird spikes, adhesives and clips. A practical installation session

 

 

Bobby Krishna T M

Senior Food Safety Specialist

Food Safety Department

Dubai Municipality

 

Office : +971 4 5218913

Mobile: +971 55 4041340

 

Click here to be a part of the 17^th Dubai Internatinal Food Safety Conference and to become an ambassador of “Climate Smart” food systems.

 

11-13 December, 2023, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center