❓ A parliamentary question regarding the installation, maintenance, and cancellation of a pest control system at the South West Health Campus, revealing inconsistencies in contract management and raising concerns about potential termite risks.
AnsweredQoN 57Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is it correct that the South West Health Campus was equipped with a reticulated anti-termite pest control system and, if so, when were the premises originally treated for under slab protection?
(2) Which company installed that system?
(3) What was the cost of purchasing and installing that system?
(4) Is it correct that the contract providing for regular inspection and maintenance of this pest control system was cancelled in October 2004?
(5) Why was the contract cancelled?
(6) Which company had held that contract?
(7) Have any inspections and maintenance been carried out on the pest control system since October 2004 and, if so -
(a) by whom;
(b) how often;
(c) when was each occasion of inspection or maintenance; and
(d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(8) When are the premises next due for under slab pest control protection?
(9) What are the risks of failure to inspect and maintain the pest control system annually?
(2) Which company installed that system?
(3) What was the cost of purchasing and installing that system?
(4) Is it correct that the contract providing for regular inspection and maintenance of this pest control system was cancelled in October 2004?
(5) Why was the contract cancelled?
(6) Which company had held that contract?
(7) Have any inspections and maintenance been carried out on the pest control system since October 2004 and, if so -
(a) by whom;
(b) how often;
(c) when was each occasion of inspection or maintenance; and
(d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(8) When are the premises next due for under slab pest control protection?
(9) What are the risks of failure to inspect and maintain the pest control system annually?
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Answered
21 June 2005
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
27 days
(b) how often; (c) when was each occasion of inspection or maintenance; and (d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(c) when was each occasion of inspection or maintenance; and (d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(1) Yes. May/June 2000. (2) Western All-Pest Services. (3) Contract price of installation. (4) Yes, albeit that no formal contract existed at the time, it having expired in 2001 (5) No 'Notices of Termicide Application ' were ever issued. No diagrams of the system were produced in spite of repeated requests. (6) Western All-Pest Services (7) Yes (a) John Mark Peacock T/A Naturalist Pest Control (b) & (c) 28/09/04, 14/10/04, 21/10/04, 11/11/04, 17/11/04, 30/11/04, 10/12/04, 21/12/04 and 14/01/05. (d) Qualified Pesticide Operator for the purpose of Division 5 of Part 11 of the Health (Pesticides) Regulations 1956. Licence no: 3188. Naturaliste Pest Control is registered with the Department of Health and is a member of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association. John Peacock has a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree majoring in Environmental Health. (8) Commencing October 2005. (9) Ultimately it would expose the site to the risk of white ant activity. However the pest control system is properly maintained annually.
(c) when was each occasion of inspection or maintenance; and (d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(d) what are the accreditation details of the business or people engaged in such work?
(1) Yes. May/June 2000. (2) Western All-Pest Services. (3) Contract price of installation. (4) Yes, albeit that no formal contract existed at the time, it having expired in 2001 (5) No 'Notices of Termicide Application ' were ever issued. No diagrams of the system were produced in spite of repeated requests. (6) Western All-Pest Services (7) Yes (a) John Mark Peacock T/A Naturalist Pest Control (b) & (c) 28/09/04, 14/10/04, 21/10/04, 11/11/04, 17/11/04, 30/11/04, 10/12/04, 21/12/04 and 14/01/05. (d) Qualified Pesticide Operator for the purpose of Division 5 of Part 11 of the Health (Pesticides) Regulations 1956. Licence no: 3188. Naturaliste Pest Control is registered with the Department of Health and is a member of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association. John Peacock has a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree majoring in Environmental Health. (8) Commencing October 2005. (9) Ultimately it would expose the site to the risk of white ant activity. However the pest control system is properly maintained annually.
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