Pest Control Workers & Assistants

Description

Spray or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill pests and vermin, such as mice, termites, and roaches, that infest buildings and surrounding areas. [SOC] Pest control operators may be bitten or stung by pests, and they may be exposed to animal allergens, animal excrement, and fungal spores. [PMID: 17513388]

Category

Cleaning & Pest Control

SOC Code

37-2021

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Apply organochlorine insecticides
• Contaminate skin or inhale spray while using pentachlorophenol
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
• Mix or apply organophosphates or work in fields after an application
• Raise dust of excreta from rodents
• Spray chlorothalonil or tetramethrin (pesticides)
• Use carbon disulfide as fumigant
• Work in building infested with rodent fleas or mites