Health Risk is a Business Risk

Birds, bird droppings and nesting material can cause over 60 different diseases and ectoparasites that can be passed to humans and pets. If bird droppings are near a ventilation system they can travel thru the building exposing your employees and customers on the compound and compromise the immune systems.

Control Poor Image

Bird dropping and bird nesting are unattractive features to home and business. Birds on ledges or bird droppings on sidewalks may send a customer or employee the wrong message. Why loose business and good employees over this matter.

Equipment Damage

Bird droppings and nest materials can be a real threat to equipment. For buildings, HVAC units and ventilation systems can be clogged with bird nesting creating a potential fire hazard. What's worse is that droppings can be sucked in through ventilation systems causing interior problems and potential health risks. Corrosive bird droppings can damage machinery, as well as, make it inoperable in some cases. Bird droppings are notorious for ruining the paint on vehicles.

Property and Inventory Damage

Birds love flying in through large open doors and finding a nice dry place to roost and potentially create nests. Warehouses, manufacturing facilities, industrial plants and food production plants are all ideal targets for bird problems. Typically, loading dock doors are left open leaving easy access for birds to enter. These types of buildings usually have very high ceilings making it very easy for birds to go undetected for a considerable amount of time. During this period, bird droppings may be damaging products, inventory and possibly infiltrating and contaminating production lines. This is the worst case scenario for food production facilities where contaminated food products could lead to Salmonella poisoning during public consumption.

Spread of Disease
One of the most important of all reasons to maintain proper and effective bird control practices is to prevent the potential health risks attributed to bird droppings. Bird droppings can contaminate food sources causing Salmonella and other bacterial infections in humans. Dried bird droppings contain a fungus that creates an airborne spore that can be inhaled when the droppings are disturbed or handled. Inhalation of these spores can lead to potentially fatal respiratory diseases like Histoplasmosis. Read more about Pest Bird Diseases.

Costly Repair and Maintenance Clean-up costs
Birds can put a big dent in your pocketbook and completely over inflate a budget. Bird problems and the damage they can cause to property and equipment can cost a company thousands of dollars. These types of expenses are not typically accounted for in the annual budget. Planning ahead by installing bird control products and budgeting for routine maintenance expenses for inspection and clean-up can save potentially thousands, if not millions of dollars, down the road. Ben Franklin once said, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail!"

Worker Productivity
In addition to the exorbitant expenses that bird damage can cause, a lot of productive worker time can be wasted, as well. Maintenance crews can spend many hours cleaning up bird messes, where their time could be utilized more effectively on other things. Bird droppings that have infected facilities can lead to a temporary or complete plant shut down. Employees should not be exposed to areas with excessive bird droppings due to the potential health risks. In this event, the amount of man hours and productivity lost will be unrecoverable. 

Public Health Fines
Health Inspectors routinely inspect facilities like restaurants, hotels and food production plants to make sure everything is up to code. Part of this inspection protocol includes cleanliness and pest control. Rats, mice, cockroaches and other critters are typically the culprits that can lead to violations, fines and potential temporary shut-down of a facility. If found, bird droppings can result in the same outcome.

Bad Reputation
Restaurants and store owners that leave bird problems go unattended risk putting their reputation at stake. Patrons who frequent establishments are unlikely to come back to a store or restaurant that has unsightly bird droppings in plain sight. This leaves a poor perception with clients and creates negative associations with your business. Bird droppings can cause health issues for workers, staff and patrons. In addition, complaints filed by customers may lead to potential fines or closure. With the speed of today's social communication and sites that specialize in reviewing restaurants and stores, a business can lose its reputation in a matter or mere minutes!

Liability Concerns
Store and property owners have to be concerned with unresolved bird control issues potentially leading to liability concerns and legal action. Bird droppings on walkways can be a serious accident waiting to happen. Droppings are slippery and could cause someone to fall and get hurt. Eliminate these potential risks by installing effective bird control products and conducting routine maintenance facility checks before disaster strikes!

Bird Safety
Another important reason why bird control is important is for the safety of birds. Many people only consider the birds as the problem, but disregard their safety. Birds can get stuck in moving machinery, airplane engines, HVAC fan units and more that can result in their death. Birds have been blamed for "bird strikes" at airports since humans first started sharing their airspace. Keeping them away from air fields and runways should be the first priority to protect them as much as humans.

Fire Hazard
Most people probably wouldn't think of birds being a potential fire hazard. Birds are not a fire hazard in fact, but their nests can be. Birds that create nests in dryer vents, HVAC units, chimneys, etc. can result in a fire. Old nests left to dry out can quickly start fire just like kindling used to start a campfire. Routine maintenance checks and removal of old nests can help prevent a potential fire hazard.