Let Safety be Your First Priority

Septic tanks are very dangerous installations. Hundreds of people are killed every year due to the poisonous gas leaks. Not only the septic tanks , empty wells, big drainage pipes with man holes, or big storage tanks storing slush are all very very dangerous and the people who lose their lives are as usual the poor laborer.   

• Never enter a septic tank if you are not trained for  the profession
• Wear necessary protective clothes and carry self contained breathing equipment
• These gases are odorless and can make people unconscious in  a few seconds 
• Never enter a septic tank alone and if the man who had entered had fallen unconscious the man on the ground should realize that if he too enters without any safety equipment he too would be consumed by Methane or Hydrogen sulphide
• Never stand on a lid or a concrete blocks put on a septic tank as the acid would have  eaten  the concrete/ iron
• Never lean into a septic tank as you may be attacked suddenly by gases
• In a confined environment like a septic tank Methane would have formed and can kill people in seconds
• In case of an accident throw a rope for helping the person inside or call for emergency services
• The gases present near a septic / storage tanks are very very toxic and combustible and never light a matchstick or use naked lamps
• In Indian conditions normally workers are in the habit of drinking and going for this dangerous work.
• The people who employ such workers must take all precautions and warn the workers not to enter man holes or septic tanks after drinking. 

Warning:

India which has around 49,000 publications, hundreds of radio channels  and around 950 satellite channels which show cinema and politics 24X365 days must not inform the public of these dangers and some safety measures to be taken as per our lofty tradition.  But report the accident widely. Try to fix the blame on some one- especially the government . Cover the tragic aspect of the story. Wait for the next accident.