Satellite Slide Tank - Manual (Page 4)

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Follow these safety precautions, and
insist that those working with you follow
them.
Most industrial equipment accidents can
be avoided by observing safety
precautions.
Remember: a careful operator is the best
insurance against an accident.
Safety Precautions for Handling
Effluent
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DANGER: DO NOT stand near the
oil catch muffler or discharge valve when
loading or unloading the tank. Sewer
gases vented out of the oil catch muffler
will settle downward. Sewer gases can
also be expelled out of the discharge
valve when releasing tank pressure.
Inhaling sewer gases can cause severe
injury or death.
WARNING: DO NOT allow children
or irresponsible people or unauthorized
persons near your work area or
equipment. Make certain everyone is
clear of the truck and the immediate
area before starting the engine,
engaging power, and operating the
equipment. The inherent hazards of
septic pumping can cause serious injury
or death to untrained persons that enter
this area.
WARNING: Sewage and
wastewater contain bacteria, funguses,
parasites, and viruses that can cause
disease. While handling sewage or
waste water effluents, sewage workers
may be exposed to a variety of these
disease causing organisms including,
but not limited to: E-coli, hepatitis A virus
(HAV ), salmonella typhi (which can cause
typhoid fever), shigella (which can cause
dysentery) and parasitic protozoa and
worms (such as Guardia lambia and
roundworm).
Proper work practices and personal
protective equipment (PPE) can help
protect you from becoming infected by
these agents. When handling sewage
and/or wastewater effluents, or after
contact with surfaces exposed to them,
observe the following recommendations
(as a minimum) regarding work practices
and PPE-s:
• DO NOT eat, drink, or smoke while you
are working with, or in the area of,
sewage effluent.
• Wash your hands thoroughly with clean
water and soap before eating, drinking,
or smoking and at the end of your work
day.
The Portable Sanitation Association
International (PSAI) recommends
rubbing your hands together for at least
ten to 15 seconds after you have
worked up a good lather with the soap.
The friction of rubbing your hands
together loosens bacteria from your skin
and traps them in the lather to be rinsed
down the sink.
• Use personal protective equipment
such as coveralls or water-resistant suit,
water-proof gloves and boots,
respirators, safety glasses,
goggles, and face shields.
• Properly store, clean, or dispose of
contaminated personal protection
equipment.