Accidents in sewers : report on the precautions necessary for the safety of persons entering sewers and sewage tanks.

  • Great Britain. Committee on Accidents in Sewers.
Date:
1934
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    of the instructions; and also that arrangements should be made whereby the men should, at intervals, demonstrate before a responsible official their practical knowledge of the tests and precautions to be taken. 25. If the tests and precautions referred to above are properly observed, the risk of accidents should be reduced to a negligible quantity. Local arrangements, however, should be made for the police and fire brigade (where One iS maintained) to be notified if an accident should occur. To facilitate such notification in the event of accidents occurring at or near a sewage works, a telephone should wherever practicable be installed at the works. Sewage disposal works where covered tanks or sludge digestion tanks are installed should also be equipped with a properly maintained rescue kit and resuscitation apparatus. 26. We consider that rescue kit should always ibe carried by each travelling sewer gang. It must be borne in mind, however, that the workmen in the normal course of their duties will carry much in the way of tools and tackle and in order that confusion in the event of emergency may be avoided, it should be a strict rule that the rescue kit should be kept in a box or chest separate from the tools and tackle. The foreman in charge of the gang, or senior man, if the foreman is not present, should be held responsible for the rescue kit being available. 27. The rescue kit referred to in paragraphs 25 and 26 should include :— (a) at least two lifelines of suitable length. (5) one breathing apparatus, either of the air-hose or self-contained oxygen type. | This kit should be regularly examined and maintained in an efficient condition. 28. We do not consider that any legislation is warranted ai the present time but we recommend that a summary of our conclusions should be issued as a pamphlet to all sewerage and sewage disposal authorities. Copies also— might be supplied to appropriate journals. A suggestion for the form which such a pamphlet might take is appended. 7 29. The Committee desire to place on record their appreciation of the great assistance they have received from their Secretary, Mr. S. F. Dellow. He has done a great deal of work in collecting and preparing for the Committee, records of cases of accidents and, also, in preparing drafts for the report. We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servants, R. G. HETHERINGTON, Chairman. I. F. ARMER. J. H. BURRELL. H. T. CALVERT. THOS. CARNWATH. L. C. McNAIR. E. L. MIDDLETON. SF, DELLOW, Secretary. Ministry of Health, Whitehall, S.W.1. 30th April, 1934.
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