SDcampowneroperator wrote:
1st year plumbing apprentices learn that there is nothing in that drain anymore hazardous than what is is in their own babys diaper.
Wastewater handling is an unsavory task, yet there is no CDC warning to suit up. Why? Because it poses no harm. Urine is sterile, feces coliform bacteriae are present and critical to all our digestion. No infectious bacteria or virus exists in wastewater that requires more than basic protection. Plumbers 101.
Ever heard of a nurse getting sick from cleaning bedpans? A plumbers epidemic?
E. Coli.,AIDS, Ebola, Salmonella, measles, diptheria, all the plethora of health hazards known are due to other body fluids or forms of communication.
I'll stick to dumping waste, washing up after without worry.
I just spent some time on the internet finding several sources that dispute this. It appears that there are numerous viruses and bacteria that can be transmitted via fecal matter. Not to mention the possibility of blood being present in the fecal matter, which could obviously be contaminated.
Did you attend a plumber's apprentice program? If so, when?
A baby's diaper probably shouldn't be compared to 25 gallons of standing black water.
"Basic protection" would include gloves, goggles and a facemask/air filter when talking about biological contaminants.
