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I know it's Friday but I am being serious.
Has anyone working in grounds maintenace got a policy / procedure for grounds staff operating mowers and strimmers on how to deal with this issue.
Any sensible answers please
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Coincidence that you ask this, had a call this am asking for guidance about biological risks for cemetry ground staff.
Many of the same problems, and same solution - good standards of basic hygiene at all times
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...and full face protection, as an ex-colleague of mine can testify!
LB
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Agreed with the face protection, a requirement when using a high power strimmer.
Consider also the top of the risk assessment - elimination. You need to make it easy for dog owners to collect and dispose of such waste. Ensure the collection points are frequently emptied and sanitised. A local campaign and a bt of enforcement would not go amiss. OK, this will only reduce the problem and won't encourage foxes and badgers to clear up after themselves, but it is a start.
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Particularly when using strimmers full skin protection is essential. Strimmers can cut into plants such as the giant hogweed. The sap from this landing on the skin can cause a phototoxic effect, i.e. an abnormal reaction to sunlight. So it isn't just the faeces that can result in a health effect!
For hand protection against biological risks nothing beats a good quality natural rubber latex glove.
Chris
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I got thanked by a young lady this morning for cleaning up after my dog. I hope this was not such a rarity as she obviously believes!
P
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peter gotch wrote:I got thanked by a young lady this morning for cleaning up after my dog. I hope this was not such a rarity as she obviously believes!
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It is around our way Peter. I've spent half of the afternoon speaking to the local housing association and the Environmental team to see if it is right that dogs are allowed to foul a grassed area where children play even if the owners sometime attempt to clean it up. There has to be some residue left some of the time at least.
Got to be health implications for the kids, surely.......
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