Training Workbook on Water Safety Plans for Urban Systems [With CDROM] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789290614029)

Every year, thousands of deaths due to diarrhea, cholera, typhoid and other gastrointestinal diseases have been attributed to poor water, sanitation and hygiene not just in this region but globally. Diarrheal diseases could be avoided if water suppliers would ensure the safety of drinking water from source to consumer. Guided by the national drinking water regulations, the health-based targets of maximum allowable concentration for microbiological, chemical, physical and radiological parameters in drinking water could be achieved through the application of the multiple barrier approach to risk management in water supply. This is the overall principle and goal of water safety plans.

This Workbook is intended to be used for training within the Region emphasizing a systematic and preventive risk-based approach to avoid drinking water contamination towards improvement of public health. The strategy is to use multiple barriers so that if one barrier fails, the water stays safe. The intended users are water supply practitioners at all levels especially water quality managers, operators, regulators, assessors, academics, consultants, NGOs, and international organizations.

Author: Who Regional Office for the Western Paci
ISBN-10: 9290614021
ISBN-13: 9789290614029
Publisher: World Health Organization
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2010
Pages: 78
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.40w x 0.30d