Safety pre c a ut ions – Satellite Slide Tank User Manual

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AFETY PRE

IONS

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clean, dry bandages and protect them
from exposure to sewage effluent.

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boots before leaving work; DO NOT we
them home. DO NOT keep your soiled
work clothes with your other or your
families’ clothes. Wash your work clo
separately in hot water.

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Control) and the Building and
Construction Trades Dept. of th
CIO recommend that sewage workers
maintain up-to-date tetanus-diphtheria
immunizations to counter the risk of soil
contaminated injuries.

and the United States have not found a
substantial increase in the prevalence of
HAV among sewage workers (CDC
publication: MMWR, Vol. 48, No. RR
stay abreast of any Hepatitis A outbreaks
in your area, and contact your doctor
about a vaccination should you have a
concerns about coming in contact with
this virus.

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has been regarded mainly as a food-
borne illness, contact with farm anim
and contaminated water have arisen as
other sources of infection. In a number o
cases, water supplies were contaminated
due to runoff from structures such as
septic systems and agricultural manur
lagoons that contain human and animal
fecal material respectively.

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Midwest floods of 1993 found E. coli in
11.1% of the samples collected from
more than 5500 domestic wells. In
identifying potential contamination
sources within 100 feet of the wells
CDC found 47.1% of it coming from
septic systems, according to Homer
Emery, Ph.D., in Coli form bacteria,
biosolids and health risks, October 20
the Pumper.

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sewage effluent needs to provide a clea
signal to sewage workers to wear PPEs
and wash hands thoroughly before
eating, drinking, or smoking.

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remains high, the blood-borne viruses
Hepatitis B and HIV (Aids) have not be
linked in the U.S. to exposure to sewage -
according to the hazard alert released by
the Center to Protect Workers’ Rights
(which is the research and developmen
institute of the Building and Construction
Trades Dept., AFL, CIO) titled Biological
Hazards in Sewage and Wastewater
Treatment Plants ©2000.

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biohazards, and as new biological thre
emerge, it is your responsibility as a
waste industry worker to remain
educated about the hazards invol
working with sewage and wastewater
effluents. Several sources for obtaining
up-to-date information are listed below:

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(NCID) at (www.cdc.gov/ncidod) Nationa
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) at (1-800-35-NIOSH o
www.cdec.gov/niosh)

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www.osha.gov)

WARNING: Always wear protective

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s, eye protection and, appropriate

clothing when working with sewage
effluent or septage. These materials
contain hazardous chemicals and
bacteria, which can cause infection
or even death due to contact.

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Spaces

WARNING: DO NOT reach into the

tank

for cleaning without protective

clothing. Sewer gas can be absorbe
through the skin causing serious injury