Health, Safety and Environmental
Keeping our workers safe, our communities healthy and our natural resources protected is of utmost importance to NASSCO and we express this in everything we do. NASSCO’s Health and Safety Committee provides support to all other NASSCO Committees to ensure safety is always front and center, including Styrene Safety, Confined Space Entry, PPE and Traffic Control.
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Best PracticesTips to build a strong safety culture and put safety first for workers and communities.
PODCASTS VIDEOS SAFETY EDUCATION TECH TIPS
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Confined Space EntryEmployers must establish procedures and methods in accordance with OSHA for safe entry into confined spaces. Sanitary sewer manholes require a written confined space entry permit due to the hazardous characteristics.
RESOURCES
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Fall ProtectionEmployers must ensure all equipment is in compliance with OSHA – tripod, self-retracting lanyards (SRL’s), harnesses, winches,
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HydrationStaying hydrated during work is one of the most important things you can do to prevent heat illness. Developing a construction site drinking water plan is essential and should be handled with care to prevent dehydration and associated health risks.
TIPS FOR PREVENTION
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Hydrogen SulfideLearn the risks of, and steps to avoid, exposure to this colorless, pungent gas.
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PFASPFAS have been in commercial use since the 1940s and are abundant in today’s society. While their stability makes them widely used, PFAS is NOT a component of CIPP products.
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Styrene SafetyNASSCO continues to investigate the safety of emissions in the Cured-in-Place Pipe process with independent research from institutions of higher learning and other agencies to keep member companies informed with the most current information on this topic.
CURRENT INFORMATION
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Suicide PreventionWith a suicide rate that is four times greater than the national average, the construction industry is facing a crisis. Construction workers are at a heightened risk for suicide for a variety of reasons.
KNOW THE SIGNS
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Trench SafetyEmployers must provide safe trench entry and exit by keeping materials away from the edge of the trench and providing properly fitting pipe plugs.
SLOPE, SHEILD, SHORE
HAVE A HEALTH & SAFETY QUESTION OR CONCERN?
See our COVID-19 Resources
- Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace(link is external)
- Click here to read “CDC Information for Sanitation and Wastewater Workers on COVID-19(link is external).” This CDC web page also provides links to additional resources for sewer workers and others in the underground water collection and conveyance industry
- Protecting Wastwater Professionals From Covid-19 and Other Biological Hazards(link is external)
- Click here(link is external) to listen to Trenchless Technology’s lastest Podcast chat with Sheila Joy regarding how NASSCO is navigating COVID-19.
- EPA Urges States to Recognize Water/Wastewater Sector as Essential
- COVID-19 Guidance on Labor and Employment
- NASSCO’s Health and Safety Committee Recommendations
- Homeland Security’s Identification of Critical Infrastructure(link is external)
- CARES Act: Employer Payroll Tax Deferral
- Water Environment Federation Resource Page(link is external)
- Interested in learning about what key considerations you should be making during the coronavirus? Watch WEF’s latest video, ”Key Considerations in Responding to the Coronavirus(link is external)”, to hear first-hand from industry experts about the steps decision-makers, and operational staff on the frontlines should consider while delivering essential services that protect human health and the environment.
- NASTT COVID-19 Resource Center(link is external)
- COVID-19, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention