Following completion of Chapter 20, students should be able to:

1. List the responsibilities of operators and management for waterworks safety.
2. Identify and safely handle hazardous chemicals.
3. Recognize fire hazards and properly extinguish various types of fires.
4. Safely maintain waterworks equipment and facilities.
5. Properly operate and maintain vehicles.
6. Recognize electrical hazards.
7. Safely perform duties in a laboratory.
8. Protect other operators and themselves while working in and around waterworks facilities.

The main purpose of this chapter is to teach operators how to develop safety programs, recognize hazards and unsafe procedures, and do their jobs safely.

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