Guidelines for export slaughterhouses.

  • Great Britain. Meat and Livestock Commission
Date:
1974
Catalogue details

Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Guidelines for export slaughterhouses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    collection at the bleeding position. (Further reference to blood is made in part III. THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE). The effluent discharge to the mains sewerage should be as direct as possible and preferably on the dirty side of the site. Where the slaughterhouse drainage system is lower than the authority's mains the effluent must be pumped to the higher level. In the absence of mains sewerage a full treatment, plant may be necessary, and specialist advice should be obtained. The local authority and river board must be fully consulted on the standards they demand for treated effluent. Power supply - electrical This is used throughout the slaughterhouse and must be available as an industrial 3 phase supply. It is prudent to install a stand-by generator to power the refrigeration plant in the event of mains failure. Steam and hot water supply. If available, a gas supply can be used to fire a water or steam boiler. If other fuels are used adequate bulk storage must be provided. SITE FACILITIES Traffte ctrculatton Considerable space is required for the movement and parking of vehicles on the site and this should be appreciated at the time of site selection. The present (1974) maximum permitted dimensions of an articulated vehicle, with containers, are 8' 24 (2.46 m) wide by 48' 8 (14.8 m) long. A vehicle of this size has a turning radius of 45'O (13.7 m) measured to the centre line of the front wheels of the cab. However, when parked square to a loading dock, alongside other vehicles at 12'0 (3.66 m) centres, a distance of 96'0 (29.28 m) is required from the dock to make a right angled turn (see FIGURE No.1). This dimension is reduced to 65'0 (19.82 m) if vehicles are parked at 45° to the dock (FIGURE No.2). A space of at least 100'0 (30.5 m) should be reserved between the front of a loading dock and an opposing boundary for vehicle parking and movement. Roads should be at least 10'0 (3.05 m) wide but this dimension must be increased to 20'0'(6.10 m) where vehicles pass each other and due allowance must be made for the swept path of vehicles on bends.