Housekeeping improvement

Investigating supervisors emphasized housekeeping improvements to the utility stations with signs identifying the services. They also recommended that the air and water stations be separated to reduce the confusion. 

In any warehouse safety program, housekeeping should be viewed as a component that is beneficial to the bottom line. Productivity can be increased with housekeeping improvements. It is important to keep the following issues in mind regarding the overall benefits of housekeeping. 

Options. Traditional control options for overexposure are material substitution, process change, containment, enclosure, isolation, source reduction, ventilation, provide personal protection, change work practices, and improve housekeeping. A simple way of looking at selection of control options is to find the cheapest option that results in the desired amount of exposure reduction. It is not actually that simple, however, because the various options differ in ways other than cost and degree of control. Some of the other factors to consider in selection of control options are operabiUty, rehabiUty, and acceptabihty. 

Reduced Emissions and Waste Minimization. Reducing harmful emissions and minimizing wastes within a process by inclusion of additional reaction and separation steps and catalyst modification may be substantially better than end-of-pipe cleanup or even simply improving maintenance, housekeeping, and process control practices. SO2 and NO reduction to their elemental products in fluid catalytic cracking units exemplifies the use of such a strategy (11). 

Control of atmospheric emissions from petroleum refining can be accomplished by process change, installation of control equipment, and improved housekeeping and maintenance. In many cases, recovery of the pollutants will result in economic benefits. Table 30-26 lists some of the control measures that can be used at petroleum refineries. 

Measures such as improved process design, operation, maintenance, housekeeping, and other management practices can reduce emissions. By improving combustion efficiency, the amount of products of incomplete combustion (PlCs), a component of particulate matter, can be significantly reduced. Proper fuel-firing practices and... 

Waste problems that cannot be solved by simple procedural adjustments or improvements in housekeeping practices will require more substantial long-term changes. It is necessary to develop possible prevention options for the waste problems. Process or production changes that may increase production efficiency and reduce waste generation include ... 

M7 Improved Housekeeping, Training, Inventory Control (e.g., alter maintenance frequency institute leak detection program improved inventory control institute training program on waste minimization)... 

Observation and identification levels ensure labeling is clear, consistent, and easily distinguished using color-coded pipework improve work environment (e.g., lighting and general housekeeping). 

The review looks for major risk situations. General housekeeping and personnel attitude arc not the objectives, although tliey can be significant indicators of where to look for real problems or places where meaningful improvements are needed. Various hazard evaluation teclmiques, such as checklists (see previous Section), what-if questions (see Section 15.5), and raw materitil evaluations, can be also used during tlie review. 

A clean and orderly laboratory improves performance and productivity. It also enhances morale and has a beneficial effect on safety. Unfortunately, housekeeping in many laboratories leaves... 

Obvious waste reduction measures identified and implementation initiated (improved housekeeping) (Table 1.2)... 

Obvious Waste Reduction Measures Identified and Implementation Initiated (Improved Housekeeping)... 

Many facilities in this industry use in-plant technology to reduce or eliminate the waste load, requiring end-of-pipe treatment and thereby improve the quality of the effluent discharge and reduce treatment costs. In-plant technology involves water reuse, process material conservation, reclamation of waste enamel, process modifications, material substitutions, improved rinse techniques, and good housekeeping practices.3-615... 

Process modifications, material substitutions, improved rinsing techniques, and good housekeeping procedures may also significantly reduce the amount of wastewater released. 

Finke J, Fritzen R, Ternes P, et al. An improved strategy and a useful housekeeping gene for RNA analysis from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by PCR. BioTechniques 1993 14 448—453. 

Is it desirable, and feasible, to improve the general level of housekeeping and hygiene If so, how ... 

Report the housekeeping inspection results by area to recognize improvements and encourage competition. 

A 66-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. He receives ceftriaxone and azithromycin upon admission, rapidly improves, and is transferred to a semiprivate ward room. On day 7 of his hospitalization, he develops copious diarrhea with eight bowel movements that day but is other wise clinically stable. Clostridium difficile-associated colitis is suspected and a toxin assay is sent to confirm this diagnosis. What is an acceptable treatment for the patient s diarrhea The patient is transferred to a single-bed room the following day. The housekeeping staff asks if the old room should be cleaned with alcohol or bleach. Which product should be chosen Why ... 

Process Baths Rinse Systems Improved Housekeeping... 

Even in many cooling systems that use only chlorine and appear to be clean and operating efficiently, it is often possible to provide housekeeping and efficiency improvements at little additional financial cost by modifying the existing programs to include a suitable nonoxidizing biocide. 

Is the structure in good condition or suffering from neglect or damage What is needed to improve the housekeeping ... 

Limiting the generation of waste is the first and most important consideration in managing radioactive wastes. The Purex process was developed to eliminate the solids additions to the high-level wastes in earlier technology. Improved housekeeping procedures have greatly reduced the low-level and transuranic... 

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