Can You Make Employees Clean Up Waste

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10-01-2014, 05:39 PM

Location: Illinois 181 posts, read 406,658 times Reputation: 156

Quote: Originally Posted by merced mullet 420 said it! Stench won't impairment you. Fecal matter appearance won't damage you. Touching it with proper Personal Protective Equipment won't damage you. Getting exposed to claret in the fecal thing AND inbound your system will. That means disposable gloves, condom glasses to protect entry of substances thru your optics, sanitizer on your easily AFTER the make clean upwardly exposure AND Hepatitis shots if cleaning upwards fecal matter will be an on-going duty! Make sure y'all disinfect the expanse with bleach later! Hey I used to have to make clean hantevirus storage rooms and these practices, in addition to dust mask, protected me! At Hurricane Sandy recovery in Staten Island NY we had to clean the overflowing porta-potties. For that I wore a tyvek arrange and tapped wrists and leg openings. Overkill but it gave me slice of heed. Information technology won't harm you lot unless you lot get lazy and not follow prophylactic procedures. I'd clothing all that too in those situations, nigh definitely. Look what we have now, an Ebola patient in a hospital in Texas who's exposed at least 18 people to the deadly virus, some of them children, and nosotros know how clueless kids are when it comes to cleanliness. You shouldn't have to run around the shop looking for gloves, or taking them from the store, they should be provided, standard operating procedure. Some posts here made call back of things I didn't originally, like your shoes.

10-01-2014, 05:53 PM

kayanne Location: At the corner of happy and complimentary five,403 posts, read 5,534,707 times Reputation: 13763

In infirmary laboratories (where we are dealing with patients' urine, stools, blood, sputum, other body fluids, etc) we are REQUIRED to wear disposable gown and gloves at minimum, plus mask and eye protection, and beyond, in some situations. I would call back the aforementioned requirement would apply to whatever worker in whatsoever industry. No employee should ever accept to provide their own PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) or cleaning/disinfectant products. Contact the State Board of Wellness or OSHA if this is a problem where you work. Last edited by kayanne; 10-01-2014 at 05:53 PM.. Reason: Typo

10-01-2014, 06:11 PM

palomalillie 435 posts, read 586,751 times Reputation: 672

Quote: Originally Posted past Lindy07 At a large box shop, if part of your job was to clean the bathroom, human waste, and they didn't provide masks and gloves would you do information technology? Human being waste product is a bio-hazard I've always believed, isn't it? In this day and age with all the infections, viruses, etc. around I believe gloves and masks should be provided. If you refuse to clean it upwardly without those protections y'all get fired, would you withal clean information technology upwardly? If information technology was not explained to me during the job interview that cleaning bathrooms was part of the job, then NO I WOULD Non DO IT. I was actually allow get from a long term job, because they started wanting me to clean the bathroom on the floor that my visitor and ii other businesses used. Information technology had not been part of my written job description, and also they weren't offer whatever equipment for me to make clean with and protect myself with (masks, gloves, sanitizer, etc). I was a project assistant earning 37K, non a maid or custodian. Human being waste product is definitely a bio hazard and I didn't meet whatsoever reason to clean up my co-workers poop or urine leaks on the flooring. Information technology was bad enough that I had to clean out the refrigerator in the breakroom, and see all the mold growing all over the expired nutrient they left in the refrigerator. Can't believe they ate that, so who knows what kind of hazards were lurking in their excrement. So when yous work with nasty people, its even more of a hazard.

10-01-2014, 07:41 PM

merced mullet Location: SF Bay Area /on the banks of Waikaea Canal 160 posts, read 267,722 times Reputation: 293

I was beginning to remember this thread was a "troll..." Lesser line - if cleaning upwardly fecal affair will be an on-going and recurring office if your job... 1. Seek guidance from the shop Safety Committee or Safety Representative two. Asking proper PPE every bit mandated by OSHA standards 3. Request Hep B and Tetnus shots 4. Request formal BBP informational preparation I've cleaning bathrooms, either as function if my chore standards or not, for over 30 years. I went from spraying urinals downward with a h2o hose and getting "splashback" in 1976 to cleaning out porta-potties at Hurricane Sandy in 2022. Exist aware, exist cautious, vesture all PPE, get your shots abd you lot'll exist fine. Final thought - ever meet the professional guys who pump out the porta-potties after a football game or construction site? Always meet them wear PPE? Maybe some rubber gloves...! OK - I'yard washed!

10-01-2014, 11:11 PM

blueherons Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11,879 posts, read eleven,301,974 times Reputation: 26855

Contact OSHA. By law your company has to protect you.

x-01-2014, 11:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted past merced mullet Option up a box of disposable latex exam gloves (fairly inexpensive especially if you work at big box store); large cannister (12 ounce or so) of pump-out mitt sanitizer; Yous should be OK. FYI: I'm an RN, and paw sanitizer should not be used after dealing with excrement. Hands need to be done with soap and water for 30 seconds because paw sanitizer is non strong plenty to kill all contaminants. And yes, I would demand gloves. A mask is probably overkill, I don't employ 1 unless required (i.east. patient in isolation).

10-01-2014, 11:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by merced mullet I was beginning to retrieve this thread was a "troll..." Bottom line - if cleaning upwards fecal matter volition be an on-going and recurring part if your chore... 1. Seek guidance from the store Safety Commission or Safety Representative ii. Asking proper PPE as mandated past OSHA standards iii. Request Hep B and Tetnus shots 4. Request formal BBP advisory training I've cleaning bathrooms, either equally part if my chore standards or not, for over 30 years. I went from spraying urinals down with a water hose and getting "splashback" in 1976 to cleaning out porta-potties at Hurricane Sandy in 2022. Be aware, exist cautious, vesture all PPE, get your shots abd you'll exist fine. Concluding thought - always see the professional guys who pump out the porta-potties after a football game or construction site? Always encounter them wear PPE? Maybe some safe gloves...! OK - I'm done! I'd recommend a HEP A shot as well.

10-02-2014, 03:10 AM

caligirlz Location: Folsom v,126 posts, read viii,984,562 times Reputation: 3684

Quote: Originally Posted past Lindy07 At a big box store, if part of your job was to clean the bathroom, human waste material, and they didn't provide masks and gloves would you do it? Man waste material is a bio-hazard I've always believed, isn't it? In this solar day and age with all the infections, viruses, etc. around I believe gloves and masks should be provided. If you refuse to make clean information technology up without those protections you get fired, would you nonetheless clean it upwards? Does this involve cleaning just the toilet, if and then you lot can utilise "tools" without touching your skin. If this means, on the flooring or smeared on other surfaces, then you can all the same probably use "tools" merely I remember there would all the same be a potential for personal contamination. Human waste matter is only bio-hazard if information technology is contaminated, but of grade y'all accept no way of knowing that at a large box store. You lot should be fine with gloves, newspaper towels (or a shovel ), or a plastic gown, mask or face shield (if the job is messy & there is the potential for splashing) and disinfectant. A 10% bleach solution is just as proficient & cheaper than commercial products. The only caveat, is that information technology needs to stay wet on the surface for 10 minutes. From what I recall, there used to exist but one product that had a two-3 minute kill time, but it was really expensive. Lysol Professional has the aforementioned kill time every bit 10% bleach solution. I can't imagine that gloves & disinfectant is not provided. Report them to the country. BTW, I'g an RN as well & ane of my jobs included inspecting medical offices/hospitals. It always amazed me how few medical facilities followed proper disinfecting processes. Even the so-called top/best offices in many communities. Disgusting actually. Here's the OSHA website. I call up the department you lot would be concerned with is the blood borne pathogen area /other infectious materials. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owa...RDS&p_id=10051 In respond to your question, I would not clean up poop without the proper tools. Terminal edited by caligirlz; ten-02-2014 at 03:29 AM..

x-02-2014, 05:45 AM

Clemencia53 9,751 posts, read 7,658,443 times Reputation: 20000

Quote: Originally Posted past BeantownGirl19 Why should the OP have to purchase her own gloves? She'due south existence paid crap wages by a big box store that makes billions in profits and they can't even supply their employees with gloves? F*ck that. To the OP: If y'all work at a Target or Wal-Mart I'd just swipe a box of gloves out of the start-aid aisle and let the store take the $five loss. I would practice the same. I wouldn't call it swiping, just picking up supplies!

10-02-2014, 05:51 AM

Clemencia53 9,751 posts, read vii,658,443 times Reputation: 20000

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindy07 Exactly, it's the principal of the affair. They utilise a mop, WTH!! You want to know why the carts at stores have the most germs of annihilation else, it's because they have the cart attendants cleaning up the crap in the bathrooms. I've always seen the same people doing custodial duties at our chain grocery shop, HEB. Same at Wal-Mart. Fashion dorsum when dinosaurs roamed, I worked as a bagger, never cleaned a bathroom.

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