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Let's talk about safety with teacher, instructor and family member |
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Plan and schedule about a month ahead of time (by teacher, parents or group leaders) |
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Designate at least one volunteer or staff as the “Safety Watch”. They will be primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of participants as they interact with the environment and debris. |
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Create a list of all participants to take to the event. For added safety, create a sign in/sign out sheet of participants. |
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Make layout of cleaning area and plan all cleaning routes.
Visit the cleaning site a couple days beforehand to secure the area and make sure conditions are safe for participants. |
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Make a list of necessary cleaning gears; |
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Trash bags (you may choose different color bags to sort garbage into recyclable, compostable, and regular waste). |
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First aids kits. |
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Protective gloves and safety glasses. |
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Hazard boxes to discard any syringes and other drug related paraphilia. |
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secure a truck that will be able to take the collected debris to a secure disposal area. |
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Please remember these don’ts as you do clean-ups. |
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Do not go alone or just with friends. Always ask adults to oversee the safety. |
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Do not pick-up any syringes or other medical equipment, because they are possibly contaminated and may be harmful if touched. Ask adult leaders for safe pick-up and disposal. |
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Do not open containers or bottles if there are liquids or any kind of content still in it. They may be highly toxic or contagious. Ask adult leaders for safe disposal. |
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If you find large cans or containers with unknown contents in it, ask your leaders to contact the local Health Department for examination. |
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