As the world now is in the threat of Coronavirus, every field is taking all the necessary preventive measures to fight with this virus outbreak. The COVID-19 is also subjected to be spread through the drainage or pipe system of any
building, and it is important to clean or repair the pipeline at regular intervals. But along with other people, plumbers in Malden are also facing a lot of difficulties or hardships while working on their necessary plumbing tasks.
As long as the threat of this pandemic is active, the plumbers are given specific implications to work in the plumbing industry to serve their job safely without being attacked by the virus. Here are some of them,
Reviewing the subsections: The plumbers are hereby, ordered to abide by the most important subsections for plumbers such as i) 1926.20 – General safety and health provisions; ii) 1926.21 – Safety training and education; iii) 1926.22 – Recording and reporting of injuries; iv) 1926.23 – First aid and medical attention; v) 1926.28 – Personal protective equipment; vi) 1926.50 – Medical services and first aid; vii) 1926.95 Criteria for personal protective equipment; viii) 1926.102 – Eye and face protection and ix) 1926.103 – Respiratory protection.
Safety precautions: ASSE’s International series 12000 standard confines the possession of professional qualification standards by the plumbers. In this standard, the assessment of the Infection Control Risk Assessment for All Building Systems is taken into consideration. It is also ordered that the plumbers should carefully obtain the minimum criteria for certification and training, as set by the ASSE. This is made mandatory as it includes how to work safely in this adverse environment caused by this deadly disease that possibly present at the worksite.
Preventive measures: Plumbers are also advised to take all the precautionary measures more carefully than other household people. The guideline says, they should increase the frequency of washing hands with preventive disinfectants (at least for 20 seconds), should avoid to touch face or eyes with the hand, should wash longer time after coming in contact with wastewater or sewage water, should always keep the face covered with a mask, in case of cuts or wounds, the plumbers should cover the part or wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE) while working, etc. It is also advised to them to report immediately to the supervisor if they find any incident of coming in direct or indirect contact of the infected person.
We, with all these precautionary measures, serve our respective jobs perfectly to all the country people. In this high-reign of COVID-19, customer safety, along with safeguarding the lives of our expert professionals, are our prime concern to consider. We are trying to adopt more preventive measures so that we can ensure more health safety to the people, and they can take plumbing services from us without any worry.
Don’t’ be panic-be preventive to fight efficiently against this deadly virus outbreak!