Preventative and control measures

In the use of chemicals, there are a number of measures that can be taken to eliminate the hazard and so prevent employees being put at risk of ill-health. Where the hazard cannot be eliminated control measures must be implemented to reduce to a minimum the risk employees face from the chemicals. The primary aim of these measures should be to protect the whole of the workforce rather than the individual operator who is handling the substance. It is helpful to follow a strategy when considering control measures  

2 Measure the degree of hazard (concentration of the substance in air - see Section 11.6). 

4 Implement preventative and control measures (outlined below). 

Good housekeeping - accumulations of substances on the workplace floor, either as dusts or as residues left over from previous process batches, can contaminate clothing and should be cleaned up for disposal to stores or an appropriate waste bin. 

Eating arrangements - separate accommodation should be provided for the consumption of food and drink and employees should change their overalls and wash their hands before using it. ere fadhties for smokers are provided they should be such that they do not interfere with other diners. 

It is helpful to follow a strategy when considering control measures  

Where it is not possible to take preventative measures and it is necessary to use a hazardous substance, control measures should be implemented that reduce to a minimum the degree of exposure of the operator to the substance. Typical control measures include  

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Martin, A. J., Collins, C. J., Ruddy, R., Drudy, D., Hannan, M. M., and Kyne, L. (2008). Simultaneous control of norovirus and Clostridium difficile outbreaks due to enhanced infection prevention and control measures. /. Hosp. Infect. 68,180-181. 

Promotes the adoption and application of appropriate prevention and control measures, regulations, standards, work practices and techniques for the safe use of chrysotile asbestos. 

Once you match your plant s symptoms to one of the symptom descriptions and/or photographs, read the corresponding discussion to learn more about the disease, including the type of problem, other common symptoms, plants affected, and prevention and control measures. 

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Fire prevention and control measures are those taken te/ore fires start and include the following ... 

Once hazards are identified, the key is to determine how the hazards can be eliminated, mitigated, or isolated. A safety and health management program will prescribe hazard prevention and control measures, adopting the following strategies ... 

One of the cornerstones of EPA s strategy to prevent oil spills from reaching our nation s waters is the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule. SPCC requires regulated facilities to prepare and implement spill prevention and control measures. This ensures that facilities have containment and other countermeasures in place to prevent oil spills from reaching navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. 

A complete discussion of the spill prevention and control measures applicable to the facility and/or its operations. 

If combustible material is present or explosive mixtures may be formed, suitable prevention and control measures to reduce potential hazards should be established and taken. 

Employers with five or more employees must record the significant findings of the assessment including the preventive and control measures as detailed under regulation 7. 

The hazardous properties of the substance The effect of preventive and control measures which have been or will be taken... 

Employers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that all preventive and control measures, including PPE, are applied or used properly. 

Lavanchy, D., Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and current and emerging prevention and control measures. J. Viral Hepat., 11, 97—107 (2004). 

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