With International Women’s Day approaching on March 8th, NPMA is excited to celebrate the many inspiring and hard-working women in the pest control industry. Traditionally a male-dominated field, it’s important to highlight the many successful women in pest management roles and inspire other women to join this evolving industry and close the gap. The 2022 theme is #BreaktheBias. To participate: use the template provided below and attach a photo of yourself. Share on social media using #IWD2022, #BreaktheBias and #WomeninPestManagement. We can’t wait to see your posts!

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2022 PSA program garners 27 million impressions in January

The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), the consumer marketing arm of NPMA, is known for its year-round communications campaigns to educate the American public about the value of partnering with a pest control professional for their homes and businesses.

One vehicle they use to drive home critical health messaging is public service announcements, a cornerstone program in the group’s marketing and communications strategic mix. As a non-profit organization, PPMA is able to compete for donated ad inventory and air PSAs in top media markets across the U.S. These award-winning campaigns deliver factual and compelling health information to consumers and encourage them to learn more at PestWorld.org. 

In its most recent PPMA Update, a monthly newsletter shared with investors, the group announced January results of 10,000 new PSA airings – a 16% increase YoY — resulting in over 27 million impressions. PPMA is receiving strong broadcast support across the U.S. with several campaigns currently running in market. Its “Abstract” PSA, produced the strongest results across radio and TV with nearly 1,500 airings last month, generating over 9.6 million impressions. 

Fox Business Network continues to support the campaigns and stations in many of the top media markets have also continued to air the spots, including stations and affiliates in Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Miami, Atlanta and other areas nationwide. This past month also brought in new radio station placements in Waco, TX and Richmond, VA.

To learn more about PPMA and its consumer programming, contact cmannes@pestworld.org.

March 2, 2022, is the deadline for electronically reporting your OSHA Form 300A data for calendar year 2021. Collection began January 2, 2022. If an establishment's (one location/office) peak employment during the previous calendar year was 20 or more, regardless of the establishment's industry, you need to report for this location. See the OSHA website for full details and electronic submission here.

Colorado Senate Bill SB22-131 was introduced on February 10th and would remove preemption in Colorado. CPCA has been incredibly active even before the bill was introduced in trying to educate policymakers and other groups about the terrible impact this would have on the pest management industry and the protection of public health. CPCA has spearheaded a VoterVoice, reaching out to policymakers and is also spearheading a letter of Colorado companies opposing this bill. This bill is scheduled to have a hearing on February 24th, and many pest management companies will be providing testimony. If your company would like to oppose this bill, please contact VP of Public Policy Ashley Amidon at aamidon@pestworld.org.

Join us in Washington, DC March 13th-15th for an exciting in person program, followed by virtual Hill visits on Wednesday, March 16th. When we receive your registration, we will contact your Congressional representative to request a virtual appointment between 9am and 4pm on Wednesday, March 16th. Remember, the sooner you register, the more likely you are to see your elected officials.

Washington DC has lifted both its masking and vaccine mandates for all indoor venues. For more information, visit here.

Can’t make it to DC? You can still make your voice heard through our virtual Hill visits on March 16. Questions about the Hill visits? Contact VP of Public Policy Ashley Amidon at aamidon@pestworld.org or listen in on our recent webinar recording which provides full details about the process. 

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Did you know? NPMA’s Workforce Development Program is dedicated to promoting careers in professional pest control and encouraging potential job seekers to search for employment opportunities on its exclusive job board for NPMA member companies. Don't forget to add your web badge, located in the online Toolkit, to your site to let prospective employees know!

Learn more here.

West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control Distsrict of Ontario, CA
Ekoterra of Thousand Oaks, CA
On Demand Pest Control of Davie, FL
A+ Pest Solutions of Muscatine, IA
Midwest Pest Control of East Peoria, IL
Mosquito-Man LLC of Crofton, MD
CJI Pest Management/Cleaning Services, LLC of Beltsville, MD
Kind Pest Control of Chapel Hill, NC
Smart Defense Pest Control LLC of Windham, NH
Tactical Pest Management of Bow, NH
Coactive Food Group, LLC of Fairport, NY
Deangelo Pest Control of Hazleton, PA
Mosquito Joe of Northern Prince William County of Haymarket, VA
Aspire Pest Solutions of Maple Valley, WA

NPMA heard the industry loud and clear when it said it needed solutions to find, hire, train and retain high-quality employees. The NPMA workforce website connects you to the tools and resources to help your workforce grow. One of the many benefits on this website include job description templates to help your company develop job descriptions for your unique needs.

We encourage you to work with an HR professional to review the job descriptions you use. NPMA member companies may work with Seay Management Associates as part of the HR consulting member benefit.

Join us for an exciting in person event at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown.

Building on the success of last December’s event, the Forum is an opportunity for both women and men in leadership to come together for an empowering program designed to inspire and improve work culture. Don’t miss out on 3 days of unique interactive discussions, networking, and leadership development.

Tom "T.J." Jarzynka, industry veteran and longstanding, dedicated business leader at Massey Services, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has been promoted to Vice President, Technical & Training. In his new role, Jarzynka will oversee Massey Services Pest and Termite Technical and Training to include Field Training Managers, Quality Assurance Managers and Technical Directors. Prior to his promotion, Jarzynka served as Senior Director of Pest Prevention.

Jarzynka helped lead Massey Services' industry innovation, revolutionizing using heat remediation to treat bed bugs moving forward - Massey Services' Thermex Heat Remediation Process. He was recognized by name with a United States Patent, along with Massey Services, due to his specialized, technical knowledge, innovation and extensive research performed on the bed bug heat remediation treatment process.

View the entire news release here.

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