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d. Washing and kitchen waste water should be discharged into a pit or sump
dug into the ground remote from ditches and water courses.
e. Empty tin cans, bottles, plastic containers, drums and scrap metal, wire rope
etc., should be placed in containers for transport to recognised waste
disposal sites.
f. Suitably ventilated chemical toilets housed to provide privacy, should be
available. These should be regularly serviced and contents disposed of in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Personnel should be
encouraged to wash after using these facilities.
g. Potable/drinking water should be available and containers clearly marked as
such to distinguish from non-potable/non-drinkable water.
h. Oil saturated clothing is a fire risk, and also a health risk in that it irritates the
skin. They should be changed as soon as possible.
i. Advice should be sought from the local water authority and their medical
officer of health prior to working in sewers or on waste disposal sites. When
working in these situations rubbing of the nose or mouth with the hands
should be avoided. On completion of the work, hands and forearms should
be thoroughly washed with soap and clean water with an added disinfectant.
Any clothing or boots that have become contaminated should be washed,
cleaned or disinfected. Any cut, scratch or abrasion should be cleaned,
treated with antiseptic and completely covered until quite healed.
j. The possibility of existing excavations transmitting bacteria carrying liquids
into a working area should not be overlooked.
k. It is advisable that drilling crews should receive regular anti-tetanus
injections, and always carry their anti-tetanus injection card with them.
l. Relatively harmless materials can cause irritation leading to more harmful
effects by repeated or prolonged exposure so that every effort should be
made to avoid inhaling dust, fumes or smoke. Should such conditions have to
be endured as a temporary measure, suitable protective equipment should
be used.
m. Similarly, prolonged or repeated contact with the skin of certain substances,
chemicals, oils or other fluids can be harmful. Under these circumstances,
protective gloves/clothing should be worn, and/or barrier creams used. Any
such skin contacts should be washed before eating food, and this should not
be consumed in the working or contaminated area.
n. Personnel should be fully protected against any hazard likely to be incurred
in carrying out their work. Protective clothing and equipment should therefore
be issued, maintained in good order and replaced when necessary.