by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 22, 2013 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
An administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld fines against an Ohio company. An inspection revealed several employees had symptoms of a potentially fatal respiratory disease after sweeping up pigeon droppings.
OSHA opened an investigation against the company in June 2009 after a worker was struck in the head by debris during the cleanup of a 600,000-square-foot factory building in Cleveland that was owned by the company.
The inspection revealed several workers had symptoms of histoplasmosis as a result of inhaling dust created by sweeping and shoveling the bird waste.
The judge upheld five serious citations against the company for failure to provide:
- guarding for a fifth floor elevator shaft
- personal protective equipment
- compliant respirators
- medical personnel for advice and consultation, and
- training for employees on hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
The judge also upheld a less-than-serious citation for failing to determine the presence, quantity and location of asbestos-containing material.
The company was fined $10,850.
Too bad that the company pigeon patrol was not around to lend a hand in the cleaning and installing of bird or pigeon spikes, bird netting or Ultrasonic replellers. At Pigeon Patrol Products and Services you will find all of the needed bird deterrent product to meet all of your needs.
by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 22, 2013 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
Canada and the USA are not the only places that have problems with pigeons.
Pigeon Patrol found out in this story that just walking under a bridge in Leatherhead has become a health hazard because of the pigeon mess collected beneath it, according to a concerned resident.
A large number of the birds nest in the railway bridge over Guildford Road, causing excrement to build up on the pavement beneath.
Cobham Road resident Tim Albert, 66, told the Advertiser that, as a result, walking into town had become a misery.
“My concerns are on two levels – firstly it is extremely slippery, you have to walk very carefully. Secondly, there must be a health hazard. We hear more and more about bird flu now. It just seems unnecessarily unnecessary.
“The council did come and clean it two weeks ago but two weeks later it’s just as bad as it was. It’s completely unhygienic and it’s gross to walk through. When it’s raining it is even more slippery.
“It’s like skiing when you go through. You can’t walk into the road because of the cars. There’s a lot of houses up there and there’s no other route into Leatherhead.
“Every so often people get bombed on. It’s a rotten way to start your commute, to walk through this pigeon dirt.”
Chris Townsend, the leader of Mole Valley District Council (MVDC), explained that anti-pigeon netting had had to be removed from the bridge because it was found to be deteriorating and had caused birds to die after becoming entangled.
“In the meantime, we have stepped up the frequency of inspections and cleaning to minimize the impact for local residents, while we will ensure that a long-term solution is found.
Pigeon Patrol Products and Services will be contacting this council to offer its assistance in solutions or products like pigeon spikes or bird spikes. Log onto www.pigeonpatrol.com for all your bird deterrent needs.
by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 20, 2013 | Animal Deterrent Products, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
Vancouver, B.C. Canada, December 20 2013
Despite having installed more than 250,000 feet of bird spikes and a million feet of netting to keep pigeons off residential and commercial buildings in and around Vancouver, pigeon patrol expert Andrew MacBain from www.pigeonpatrol.ca says the pesky birds are winning the war.
“It’s worse than ever,” says the Surrey-based entrepreneur who has installed bird spikes and netting at BC Place, the BC Ferries terminals, BC Transit and other buildings throughout the Lower Mainland. “The pigeon population doubles every year.”
The mushrooming pigeon population in all the Canadian Provinces pose a threat to public health. “Most people don’t know it but, in addition to the threat to public health, pigeon droppings can also destroy water pipes and roof membranes,” MacBain says. “They also damage bridges and other structures. If the droppings aren’t flushed away, they dry out and turn into salt. Combine that with rain, and you get corrosive rust which weakens the steel support beams.”
That’s another reason why commercial property owners are anxious to log on to www.pigeonpatrol.ca and have Pigeon Patrol Products & Services protect their buildings and steel structures with bird spikes and netting.
“If they get the protective devices installed early enough, owners can save themselves thousands in damages,” MacBain says. “It’s a very low cost type of insurance.”
In addition to BC Place, BC Ferries and Jim Pattison Group Signs, Pigeon Patrol Products & Services has installed bird spikes and netting for more than 250 property management and real estate companies. With the growing demand, Pigeon Patrol now sells all of their bird deterrents products right across Canada on their website www.pigeonpatrol.ca.
The company now installs sound and ultrasonic repeller bird control units on the roofs of shopping malls and warehouses. The pitch is high enough so that the pigeons hear it but humans don’t. The company is also testing an organic gel that repels the birds for up to two years at a time.
Pigeon Patrol Bird Spikes were designed in Canada and are made from stainless steel and other recyclable materials, which provide flexibility and durability. The bird spikes or stainless steel pigeon spikes come with a 10-year warranty.
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services has promoted its products at trade shows like Home & Garden Shows, Vancouver Build X, The PNE and this year PM Toronto Expo. – and recently succeeded in placing them with Rona, Home Hardware and Roofmart.
“The pigeons are winning,” he says. “They just keep breeding. But I have made a difference. They don’t land on the buildings I have protected with spikes and netting. And, over the last five years, I’ve installed protection for thousands of property owners. Vancouver has a pigeon problem. My buildings don’t.”
Remember to contact Pigeon Patrol for your best deference against Pigeons, seagulls and other birds an
d animals.
by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 20, 2013 | Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
On their website www.pigeonpatrol.com, Pigeon Patrol Products & Services, proudly introduces the Ultra-flex Bird Spike, which prevents birds from landing or roosting. It comes in either a 5 inch or 8 inch spread and is virtually invisible when installed. The spikes come in 2-foot lengths and measure 4½ inches in height. The flexibility of their base and being priced considerably lower than what our competitors are offering, makes these spikes the most logical North American choice for bird control.
Pigeons can carry a number of different diseases ranging from salmonellosis, tuberculosis and ornithosis. While there is debate in the scientific community as to whether or not pigeons can directly pass these diseases to humans the potential risk cannot be ignored.
Pigeons, aside from their threat to humans and domestic animals through disease, their droppings, nesting materials and dead carcasses can cause mite and insect infestations which create further hazards for humans and domestic pets.
Contacting Pigeon Patrol directly or through their website, www.pigeonpatrol.com Pigeon Patrol offers humane ways to deter 
pigeons from perching on your property. Their pigeon spikes are safe, effective and easy to install. These pigeon spikes or bird spikes do not contain any poisonous materials or toxins that can harm children and pets which make these safe for homes and businesses.
Many large buildings and complexes have been using Ultra-Flex Bird Spikes for almost a decade. Pigeon Patrol, creators of Ultra-Flex Bird Spikes now offers these highly effective, cost effective, easy to install bird repellent spikes for businesses and homeowners alike.
You can now protect your property, your staff, your families, friends and business contacts by using Ultra-Flex Bird Spikes and ridding yourself of the health risks and the property damage associated with nesting pigeons and other birds. These bird spikes are easy to buy online at www.pigeonpatrol.com and easy to install and will safely end your problem with unwanted pigeons and other nesting birds.
This company also manufactures Ultrasonic bird repellers or bird control units.
Call them toll free at 1-877-4NO-BIRD
by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 27, 2013 | Pigeons in the News
Drug laws seem to constantly push narcotics traffickers to new heights of creativity. The latest example is the use of pigeons as marijuana carriers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, a small-time group of dope dealers trained two white doves to carry pot from a safehouse where they were growing the stuff to a building where they were selling it to distributors. Argentine police busted the group earlier this week and confiscated their pigeons.
Officials said that the birds carried up to 13 grams of weed in each flight, in small pouches tied around their necks. With pigeons they could ship their drugs without taking any risks.
Pigeons have been used to deliver messages for centuries.
Read the full story at the link below:
http://fusion.net/justice/story/argentine-traffickers-pigeons-ship-weed-17931
Remember for all your pigeon Deterrent needs, log onto pigeonpatrol.ca
by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 27, 2013 | Bird Deterrent Products, Pigeons in the News
The city Psel River in Ukraine, wants the area to look beautiful and clean, in particular a monument to the poet Taras Shevchenko.
So what method have they chosen to stop pigeons fouling up the monument and surrounding areas? Birds of Prey?, shoot them?, trap them? Nope. Well What then?
Alexei Movchan, who heads the city branch of the ruling Party of Regions has said “Let’s give them wine-soaked bread and then deport them somewhere where they’ll wake up the next day,”. Yup the answer to get rid of the pesky pigeons is to get them roaring drunk, deport them to a different part of Ukraine in the hopes that they wake up with such a big hangover that they will have forgotten where they live.
Movchan denied the controversial move would infringe animal rights groups, insisting it is a tried and tested custom practiced regularly by an Orthodox Christian monastery in west Ukraine.
These guys should contact us pigeonpatrol.ca
An administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld fines against an Ohio company. An inspection revealed several employees had symptoms of a potentially fatal respiratory disease after sweeping up pigeon droppings.