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Document ID (ISN)32172
CIS number 79-1756
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Title Safety measures in sanitation work - Recommendations for workers
Original title Prévention et sécurité assainissement - Recommandations au personnel d'exploitation des services d'assainissement. [in French]
Bibliographic information Syndicat professionnel des distributeurs d'eau et exploitants de réseaux d'assainissement, 9 rue de Phalsbourg, 75017 Paris, France, 1978. 66p. Illus.
Abstract This booklet details precautions, safety rules, and procedures in the event of an accident. Contents: water treatment and waste disposal stations (workplace and traffic ways, overhead walkways and galleries, manholes and other openings, inspection holes, vats, basins, tanks, silos); machinery; sewer network (entry and work below ground, high-pressure flushing equipment); infection prevention; dangerous substances and atmospheres; procedure in the event of an accident; fire fighting; safety clothing and equipment; tools; materials handling and transport; motor traffic.
Descriptors (primary) water and sanitation services
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; work in sewers; France; harmful substances; explosive atmospheres; manual handling; manuals; infection control; emergency organization; waste disposal; road transport; first aid; personal protective equipment; sewage treatment; refuse collection
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Water and sanitation services