Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has announced that the Technical Committee of Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (ADQCC) has approved its guidelines designed to improve pest control services and municipal solid waste collection and transportation infrastructure in the emirate of Abu Dhabi
Developed by Tadweer in collaboration with QCC? technical working group that comprises members of relevant local and federal entities, these guidelines will ensure the standardisation of specifications in pest control and municipal solid waste collection and transportation sectors across the Emirate.
The pest control guidelines aim to provide a unified technical reference for controlling public health pests through defining quality standards and standard procedures for pest control services. Furthermore, it seeks to protect society from disease vectors, disease outbreaks, and the consequences of pesticide misuse, which may lead to poisoning or death.
Pest control guidelines also aim to maintain the biodiversity of Abu Dhabi Emirate by avoiding exposing non-target organisms to pesticides specially the beneficial insects, as well as by preventing the entry of invading pests via air, sea and land borders. In addition, the guidelines aim to elevate the public awareness and knowledge about public health pests and to set the standard quality requirements, procedures, and specifications for public health pest management operations by which they will improve and organise provided services and enhance control and monitoring systems in both private and governmental sectors
Dr Salem Al Kaabi, director general of Tadweer, said, ?The development of these guidelines will help us provide a solid legislative and administrative environment for the provision of Tadweer?s services in line with the highest standards. In addition to its various benefits for the community in Abu Dhabi, the guidelines will enable us to achieve the objectives outlined by Tadweer?s strategic plan as well as Abu Dhabi Vision 2030.?
?To ensure consensus on all technical documents issued by QCC, we formed a permanent technical committee for Abu Dhabi?s technical standards comprising all relevant partners from the public and private sectors, in addition to the representatives of the academic sector. This committee actively contributes to the governance of the standards system in the Emirate by presenting its recommendation on the approval of all relevant technical documents, that are developed by subject-matter experts representing relevant entities formed within the council. The committee is also tasked with setting the priorities for standardisation projects and the development of conformity programmes in the Emirate in line with the approved plans,? added Al Kaabi.
The pest control services guidelines seeks to achieve several benefits such as improving the quality, safety and efficiency of services in line with international standards and best practices, rationalising the use of pesticides to preserve the environment, minimising the chances of pesticide resistance development, and ensuring that pests, especially rodents, do not damage vital infrastructure such as sewage and communications networks and electrical installations in public and private facilities.
As part of the guidelines for pest control services, 11 technical guidelines are developed to meet the requirements of Abu Dhabi Emirate in pest control services sector including the guidelines of reference standard for service scope and frequency of public health services in highly important entities.
The manual for waste infrastructure services provides guidelines for the collection and transportation of municipal solid waste to eliminate mismatch between the requirements of various entities providing municipal solid waste collection and transportation services. This will allow the relevant entities to elevate the quality of services provided in line with international standards and best practices, while improving the general appearance of waste bins in public places.
Covering several aspects of municipal solid waste collection and transportation infrastructure, the manual includes different categories of municipal solid waste producers, the requirements for waste management infrastructure, guidelines for vehicles and service equipment, guidelines and specifications for waste collection bins and boxes, and guidelines for waste collection points near farms, ranches and recycling complexes.
