Federal Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 1614.01 — Occupational Safety (Section 47, Pest Control)

Citation

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Program Statement 1614.01, Occupational Safety, dated June 22, 2026. Published as a PDF on bop.gov. Read on September 24, 2026. Section 47 is on pages 51–52 of the PDF.

The Food Service Manual (P4700.08, May 7, 2026) refers to “the Program Statement National Occupational Safety and Health” by title. Program Statement 1614.01 states on its first page that it rescinds that document:

“Program Statement Rescinded:”

• “1600.14 National Occupational Safety and Health Policy (4/8/2024)”

What It Says (Verbatim)

Section 1, scope:

“This program statement applies to:”

• “Bureau-owned or -operated detention and correctional facilities.”
• “UNICOR operations at Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) detention and correctional facilities.”

Section 1.c, Written Plans and Programs:

“Each institution must develop the following written plans/programs:”

• “Pest control. See Section 47.”

Section 5.a, Institution Safety Committee:

“The committee must meet quarterly.”

Among the topics that “At a minimum” must be reviewed:

• “Pest control”

Section 6, Inspections:

“a. Weekly Inspections. The Institution Duty Officer must inspect all areas of the institution weekly, using form BP-A0506, Institution Fire/Safety and Sanitation Inspection.”

“b. Monthly Inspections. All areas of the institution must be inspected monthly by Occupational Safety and Health staff.”

“If deficiencies are noted on the annual sanitation inspection, documentation by an independent outside source must be maintained to show deficiencies have been corrected.”

Section 47, Pest Control (in full):

“Each institution must develop a written plan for pest control measures. The written plan must include, at a minimum, the following:”

• “Pest inspections”
• “Pesticide Application Logs”

“a. Inspections. Monthly inspections must be conducted throughout the institution to determine the presence of insects, rodents, or vermin. These inspections must be documented and kept in the Occupational Safety and Health Department for a minimum of three years.”

“b. Pesticide Application Logs. A log must be maintained to document any pesticide application, whether applied by in-house personnel or contractors. The log must include the following:”

• “Date of pesticide application”
• “Area of pesticide application”
• “Type of pesticide used”
• “Signature of person applying pesticide”

“The logs must be kept in the Occupational Safety and Health Department for a minimum of three years.”

“Restricted-use pest control products governed by federal regulation must not be used at Bureau facilities unless applied by a licensed contractor.”

“In-house personnel applying non-restricted-use pesticides need not be licensed as a pest control operator.”

“Pesticides must be mixed, applied, and disposed of in accordance with manufacturer label instructions.”

“The SDS for all pesticides used, whether applied by in-house personnel or contractors, must be kept on file and be readily accessible to employees in accordance with the Hazard Communication Program.”

“All pesticide mixing and application equipment must be labeled “Contaminated with Pesticide.""

What It Means in Plain Language

Section 47 is the most complete pest records requirement in any federal corrections policy on this reference. For every Bureau institution:

1. A written plan. Pest control is one of the written plans each institution must have (Section 1.c), and the plan must include pest inspections and pesticide application logs.
2. Monthly, everywhere. Inspections for insects, rodents, or vermin are conducted monthly “throughout the institution,” not only in Food Service.
3. Three-year records. Inspection records and pesticide logs are kept in the Occupational Safety and Health Department for at least three years.
4. Every application logged. Date, area, pesticide type, and the applicator’s signature, whether staff or contractor applied it.
5. Who may apply what. Restricted-use products only by a licensed contractor; staff may apply non-restricted-use products without a pest control operator license.
6. Oversight. The quarterly Institution Safety Committee must review pest control.

The Food Service Manual adds the kitchen-specific steps: receiving inspection, reporting findings to the Safety Department, harborage elimination, and exclusion. See the related page.

Who It Applies To

As Section 1 states: Bureau-owned or -operated detention and correctional facilities, and UNICOR operations at them. It does not govern state prisons, county jails, or ICE facilities.

Documentation Evidence

• The institution’s written pest control plan (Sections 1.c and 47)
• Monthly institution-wide pest inspection records, retained three years (47.a)
• Pesticide application logs with date, area, type, and signature, retained three years (47.b)
• The contractor’s license for any restricted-use application (47)
• SDS on file for every pesticide used (47)
• Institution Safety Committee minutes showing quarterly review of pest control (5.a)

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. Every quotation was read from the Bureau’s PDF on September 24, 2026, and checked against a full text extraction. The link between the Food Service Manual’s reference and this program statement rests on 1614.01’s own statement that it rescinds 1600.14, “National Occupational Safety and Health Policy.”