Question: What is my employer required to do if there are bugs or rodents at my workplace?

Answer: OSHA's sanitation standard requires that employers construct, equip, and maintain their workplaces to prevent rodents and insects from entering, and if they are discovered, an effective extermination program must be implemented. Employer responsibilities for controlling vermin can be found in the sanitation standard, which covers vermin control at permanent places of employment; for temporary labor camps in general industry; and for construction.