Operation and management of small sewage works.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Housing and Local Government
Date:
1965
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Credit: Operation and management of small sewage works. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    be considered. A visual-aid board at the central depot indicating the proposed programme of work for the day and the timetable for visits to the smaller works will also make communication simpler. Equipment 189. To be efficient, mobile gangs must be provided with adequate equipment. The vehicle they use is a matter of preference but it is most important to select one really suitable for the job. Experience has shown that a Land Rover type of vehicle towing a fully equipped trailer van makes possible considerable flexibility in the deployment of personnel and equipment. As well as the tools and equipment necessary for routine work, the driver carries first aid kit, simple canteen facilities and protective clothing. If necessary a gang can be split by leaving the trailer and two or three men at one works while the remainder with the towing vehicle proceed to inspect other works or investigate reported breakdowns or other difficulties. 190. Agricultural tractors are extremely versatile, and a tractor with such equipment as a mowing bar, hydraulic tipping trailer, loading shovel, scraper blades, power arm and ditcher can carry out a wide range of jobs on more than one sewage works and save con- siderable manual labour. Surface grinder and chipping hammer attachments are also available and are useful for levelling uneven weirs round settling and humus tanks. 191. All small sewage works, even if visited only at intervals, should have a substantial building where tools, lubricants, etc. can be kept and a portable pump or barrow stored if necessary. 192. As far as possible the equipment and plant of the various sewage treatment works should be standardised to facilitate repair work and interchangeability, and also to reduce the number of spare parts carried. CHAPTER 6 RECORDS AND COSTING Records 193. Because there will not be a resident operator at most small works the records that can be kept will not be as full or elaborate
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