Systems Approach Benefits

• Healthier plant material
• Facilitates commerce
• Scalable to all sizes and types of plant production facilities
• Prevent the introduction and spread of nursery pests, pathogens and weeds
• Increased communication between facility staff
• Facilities with employees utilizing best management practices grow healthier and safer plant material
• Critical Control Points (CCPs) are monitored reducing risks to the facility
• Industry and States work together in collaboration to ship better plant material
• Recognition of a level of achievement as a SANC-Certified facility

Facility Responsibilities

• Conduct a facility pest Risk Assessment (RA)
• Select and use Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce pest risk
• Document practices and maintain records
• Develop a Facility SANC Manual including a pest management plan
• Train employees to ensure BMPs are used throughout each level of the facility system
• Conduct internal audits to document SANC Program procedures

SANC Resources Available to Industry

• FAQs for Industry provides industry-specific answers to SANC questions.
• Industry Training Tools provides tutorials on scouting programs, pest risk assessments and management of specific plant pests.
• ABOUT SANC provides more on the SANC history, program standards and benefits.
• CERTIFICATION describes each step toward SANC approval and provides relevant tools.
• SANC CONNECT and RESOURCES/LINKS provide more SANC tools for industry.