The CIEH has set up the National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP) to take the lead in setting high professional standards for EHPs and to offer advice and guidance to those in charge of local authority pest control departments.
NPAP comprises pest management professionals from right across the environmental health community and runs an annual programme of projects, seminars and events. Its prime objectives are:
- To raise the profile of pest management in the UK, leading to better understanding of the need for good pest management
- To establish channels of communication throughout industry, government, local authorities and academia, leading to a greater awareness of problems and the need to set priorities
- To improve the standards of pest management throughout the UK by promoting good practice, leading to reduced pest levels and pesticide use
- To provide expert advice to government departments and agencies via the CIEH
- To identify and promote research needs in the area of pest management
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