Overview
Main description
The Definitive Guide to Safety for the Wastewater Industry
Safety, Health, and Security in Wastewater Systems, Sixth Edition, provides the critical information necessary for regulatory compliance, reduction of liability, reduction of costs, and prevention of injury and illness. Complete details on biological hazards, confined space entry, personal protective equipment, safe work procedures, hazardous waste management, and other
essential topics are included. The most comprehensive volume on the subject available, this Water Environment Federation resource is based on real-world experience and best work practices.
Coverage includes:
- Introduction to health and safety
- Safety and health programs
- Identifying and predicting hazards
- Safety and health in wastewater treatment plant operation
- Safety and health in wastewater treatment plant maintenance
- Safety and health in sewer collections and remote locations
- Commercial and powered industrial vehicles
- Biological hazards at wastewater treatment facilities
- Hazardous materials and waste management
- Personal protective equipment
- Coordination with other agencies and officials
- Security and emergency preparedness
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Safety and Health
Chapter 2. Safety and Health Programs
Chapter 3. Identifying and Predicting Hazards
Chapter 4. Safety and Health in Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
Chapter 5. Safety and Health in Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance
Chapter 6. Safety and Health in Sewer Collections and Remote Locations
Chapter 7. Commercial and Powered Industrial Vehicles
Chapter 8. Biological Hazards at Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Chapter 9. Hazardous Materials and Waste
Chapter 10. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Chapter 11. Coordination with Other Agencies and Officials
Chapter 12. Security
Author comments
The WEF Technical Practice Committee (formerly the Committee on Sewage and Industrial Wastes Practice of the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Associations) was created by the Federation Board of Control on October 11, 1941. The primary function of the Committee is to originate and produce, through appropriate subcommittees, special publications dealing with technical aspects of the broad interests of the Federation. These publications are intended to provide background information through a review of technical practices and detailed procedures that research and experience have shown to be functional and practical.
