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K2-K6:
A nice connection there Dave, I like these that with a little history makes them just a little more special.
You probably know this, when using jet wash to clean it post disinfection, make sure nose, eyes and mouth are covered to avoid airborne spray emissions from reaching your body soft membranes and further into lungs.
Alan, did you also have to do things like periodically venting "deadleg" emergency shower provision to control risk of leogenaire potential? Oh the delights of all the nasty stuff out to get us :(
Laverda Dave:
Good tip Nigel👍.
LU staff would do a weekly vent of showers in changing areas to prevent legionaries disease. There was a case of it at the Neasden sports club a good few years ago although legionnaires would be the last thing on my mind when using those changing rooms, they were pretty rank and the type of place you would wear flip flops even in the shower!
Oddjob:
You do know Weils disease is very rare and you can only catch it off the urine of INFECTED rats not all rats. Doesn't hurt to take precautions I suppose but my bike was covered in rat piss and I just got on with it, soaked the seat foam in disinfectant for a few days and let it air out. Seems ok now but I doubt I'll reuse it due to bits falling off with age.
MCTID:
Weills Disease wasn't particularly prevalent on LU Premises, but the fact that it could kill people within 24 hours meant that it had to be taken seriously........plus the fact that we had numerous areas where stagnant water and Vermin were the norm.....the Inverts underneath Station Platforms were a high risk. When the Trains stop running the Vermin come out to play !!
I'd like to think that the LU Safety Induction Course - where you MUST receive the 'basic training' before being allowed access to work on LU Premises was responsible for the low infection rates, and the many other 'mandatory' Training Courses also reinforced the knowledge and understanding of our Staff and Contractors, so the message was constantly repeated as people had to regularly take Refresher Courses in order to do their job.
The most difficult aspect was getting across to the 'Invincibles' (and those whose first language wasn't English) that if they didn't apply basic good Hygiene principles and take some simple precautions, then IF they did contract the disease they'd possibly pop their clogs rather quickly !
I reinforced the message about them passing the disease to their Wife and Kids and painted the picture of how would their loved ones manage without their Dad (the Breadwinner) if they passed away....quite a sobering thought to a bloke in his 20's or 30's with young Kids.....and during my Safety Inspections on LU Premises I often witnessed Supervisors (who had attended my Safety Inductions years before) passing on the same message to their Staff so the seeds I planted had grown.
No K2, I didn't get involved in managing 'Deadleg' water systems etc - I'm pleased to say ! Regarding Ken's comments about Rats only carrying the Infections being the dangerous ones....I never managed to run fast enough to catch one to test it for Weills Disease ! LOL. Our biggest concern though was Vermin peeing in the stagnant water pools under the Platform Inverts and then Workers walking, wading or crawling through those pools....hence the importance of thorough washing ASAP, especially before touching their face or eating and drinking.
My apologies for the lengthy comments, but they are still relevant for those who might work in 'dodgy' premises....personally I had to spend a couple of days cleaning out my Garage a few years back as some furry critters found a long forgotten stash of bird seed ! Not nice I can tell you !
Toko_Jo:
Did you instruct on the hazards of mercury when the mercury arc rectifiers got broken or scrapped?
Heard stories of the floors of control rooms having tiny globules of mercury sloshing about.
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