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Posted By Ian Stone
I have been asked to look into gardners working with manure, and the safety implications and to set up some SSoW.
Has anyone come across this and what things did you come up with.
I know COSHH would be involved but where do you get a safety data sheet!!
At the present they spread it on the gardens and spray the vehicle down with a hose.
Any ideas
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
I would start at the point that this is animal excrement and is therefore a biological hazard. The best starting point is thus to look at the practices for sewage workers and drain/sewer cleaning operatives.
These predominantly centre on
Use of impervious gloves
Overalls
Suitable footwear
Personal Washing facilities
Wash Down facility for vehicles including water run off and any necessary discharge consents
Starter for 10!
Bob
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Posted By Diane Warne
The hazards from manure will generally be of less concern than the biological hazards from sewage. Human waste is a means of transmission of human pathogens - animal manure much less of a risk in this respect.
If the manure is well-rotted the risk decreases further.
I agree with the measures Bob proposes - a lot also depends on the way the stuff is handled (you don't want to squirt liquid manure around and produce aerosols if you can help it.)
Regards
Diane Warne
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Posted By Andy
Ian,
I have just asked a similar question on the same forum and as usual got some great responses, try a search under sewage or my name to find it.
Obtain a copy of INDG 197, employee guidance card and INDG198 employers guide to working with sewage.
I think they are both available as free single copies and on HSE books website.
Try contacting EMAS at your nearest HSE office, they will reccomend appropriate vaccinations and guidance. They advised me that if it is only animal excretion I should consider Weils disease, tetanus, good hygiene and PPE amongst others.
Should it include human then Hepatitis A & B are involved, call them they will confirm.
Ultimately it is up to your risk assessment, depending on the risks you may choose to conduct the RA yourself or employ a consultant.
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Posted By Adrian Watson
Dear All,
Please note that any animal derived waste is a high risk product, as it is likely to contain many pathogenic organisms, including clostridium sp, salmonella sp, amongst others, as well as helminths, oocysts etc which will remain viable unless the waste has been heat treated or bio-composted for a suficient time so as to destroy any pathogenic organisms.
Regards Adrian Watson
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Posted By Brian Dawson
Surely a product with significant hazards but the risks can be contolled with some fairly common sense precautions.
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Posted By Ian Stone
The manure is well rotted, delivered by the local farmer into heaps. The gardeners then pick up the heap onto the back of their vehicle and spread onto the gardens, the only cleaning they do is hose down the vehicle at the end of the day. One problem is taht o get changed out of the dirty clothes they have to walk through their messroom
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
If it is well rotted it is no longer manure but good organic compost. The problems are then much decreased. But I do suggest that you need to look seriously at re-organinsing the welfare arrangements.
Bob
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Posted By Nicky
Hi,
I have done a CoSHH on manure, it is about 5 years old and therefore I know realise that it is more detailed than required, - I will e-mail it if you want and if I can find it. It isn't for gardeners, but for an auction mart.
NIcky
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Posted By Ian Stone
Nicky
If you can send me the COSHH sheet by email that would be great
Ian
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