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140 M. A. SHAPIRO
INDUSTRIAL SANITATION
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VI. Maintenance of General Cleanliness of the Industrial Establishment
Housekeeping and plant cleanliness in their fullest sense imply not only the absence of clutter and debris in the working area and passageways, but also the maintenance of painted surfaces in a clean condition, the frequent removal of dust from lighting fixtures, and in general making the plant "a better place to work." The industrial plant that processes hazardous or potentially hazardous materials that cannot be prevented from escaping into the general atmosphere has a double responsibility to provide the utmost in housekeeping and plant cleanliness.
It is no longer sufficient to delegate responsibility for cleanliness of the plant and surroundings to a foreman or supervisor whose primary duties, interests, and training lie elsewhere. The complexity an'd cost of housekeeping machinery and supplies, the technical knowledge required for their, proper and effective use, apd the extensiveness of the workload make the establishment of a housekeeping
lift design stage in order to eliminate them completely or make the application
control measures more effective, convenient, and economical, so the sanitary eer in industry applies the same principle to the control of environmental rt'other than those related to the occupation per se.
Many industries are too small to warrant the employment of a full-time |ry engineer or sanitarian. The possibility of a number of industries co ifing in the provision of sanitary engineering services is worthy of con-, ition. In any event, state and lqcal health department sanitary engineering ihfiel have a duty to co-operate with industry by providing such services as s|jf plans and general consultation on environmental health problems within
igy, This may be accomplished either through the industrial hygiene division labne exists, directly with the sanitary engineering division of the health dep ntrnent.
department in large plants a virtual necessity. Working standards, schedules, and quality controls are also required in this routine plant operation. Additional evidence of the economic importance of this operation is the fact that fire insurance
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General References
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premiums are in part determined by the status of plant cleanliness. VH. The Sanitary Engineer in Industry
The environmental factors described in this chapter are inherent in varying
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degrees in every industrial establishment. Those plants whose products are intended for human food may be placed in a special category since they have a paramount responsibility to protect their product from contaminants that en danger the health of the consumer. Because of this responsibility the role the sanitary engineer and sanitarian have to fulfill in such industries should be obvious to all. It is the second category of industry--the industry whose products are not intended for human food--which only recently has learned to utilize the sanitary engineer effectively. The recognition by industry of the great need to conserve the
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nation's water resources through effective control and treatment of industrial
wastes,- the desire to provide production and management personnel with safe
food and potable water at all times, and the need for maintaining a sanitary
working environment to protect the employee from those diseases that are not directly of occupational origin pan be combined.fin^ yaluable.service to industry*
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Most generally, thft..sanitary., engineer^
to -apply hifi
knowledge to the solution of problems of 'indujtrial watftrjSupply and its corollary^
liquid waste disposal. However, his engineering and public health skills are
indeed more widely applicable in such areas as solid wastes disposal, food sanb
tation, insect and rodent control,
engineer may not -be directly associated with the occupational health section o|,
the industry, the roles filled by him and the industrial hygienist are directed to-;,
ward the same end. The parallel may be further drawn by pointing out that;
just as the industrial hygienist aims to recognize hazardous working conditions,
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