
Operation & Maintenance Manual
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Do not handle food, drink or smoking material without first washing your hands. If you display any of the
symptoms described after coming in to contact with sewage; report to your doctor immediately advising
them of the circumstances.
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Vaccinations:
To avoid the possibility of illness it is recommended that all site personnel have the following
vaccinations. WPL Ltd also recommends that you that you consult your doctor for any additional
vaccinations that you may require. The general vaccinations WPL use for all personnel are as follows:
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Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis B
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Polio
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Tetanus
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Typhoid/cholera
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probably carried out as a child.
2. Risk Assessment Notes
This section of the manual is intended as a guide and as such does not cater for every situation that may
be experienced on site. WPL Ltd assumes that the installer/end user has ensured that all necessary
permissions have been sought and granted and that the installation procedures will be carried out
observing the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and will involve good building and sound
civil engineering practice. Please ensure that due consideration has been given to and appropriate action
taken with regard to the following:
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Planning permissions & Building Regulations and other regulating or interested parties.
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Environment Agency consent to discharge.
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The legal responsibility for the plant as far as operation and maintenance and ongoing discharge is
concerned.
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Note
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failure to comply with any regulation may result in pollution, odour and nuisance and health
hazards, which may lead to legal action.
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The size of the plant relevant to the number and type of people that will be using it, e.g. domestic,
light industrial, etc. Consideration should be given to any unusual conditions such as B & B
accommodation, special laundry requirements and frequent entertaining.
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Costs, legal implications and siting in consideration to shared systems.
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The whereabouts of wells, bore holes and springs used as sources of potable water; existing non-
mains sewerage systems and soakaways; water courses, ponds and lakes and designated protected
areas.
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The whereabouts of other services, pipes, cables, ducts, etc.
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Local ground conditions. Is specialist knowledge of civil engineering required to cater for unusual soil
conditions such as underground rivers, running sand, chemicals in the soil, etc?
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The water table at the time of installation. Specialist knowledge is required when installing in an
excavation that allows water to enter.