| Training Workbook on Water Safety Plans for Urban Systems [With CDROM] Contributor(s): Who Regional Office for the Western Paci (Author) |
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ISBN: 9290614021 ISBN-13: 9789290614029 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 613.287 |
| Series: Wpro Publication |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.4" W x 10.6" (0.80 lbs) 78 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific: - WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific |