Become Militant About Using Personal Protective Equipment To Avoid Pathogen Exposure

From pink eye to MRSA, septic service technicians are at great risk for pathogen exposure, according to a Washington state study.
Become Militant About Using Personal Protective Equipment To Avoid Pathogen Exposure
Contact John Thomas, executive director of the Washington On-Site Sewage Association, at executivedirector@wossa.org.

Hundreds of infectious agents live in human waste. The bad news is that many workers in the industry are not properly protecting themselves. The good news is that it’s relatively easy to upgrade personal protective equipment (PPE) to shield field technicians from the bacteria,...

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