COVID-19 and other It follows that to maintain hand hygiene disease outbreaks have accelerated the across the board, and get more people into the provision of HWF in public places, but many habit of regularly washing their hands, public were temporary and there is still a need for handwashing facilities (HWF) with soap and more permanent and semi-permanent facilities.i water are essential. [...] Design 2.1 Design principles The design of the handwashing facility will depend on the context and needs of the area so it is not possible to present a single solution. [...] Principles for the design of the handwashing facility Key features Factors to consider Attractive, convenient and easy-to-use 1 Attractive and This includes painting the facility in bright colours; use of pleasurable to use iii high-quality materials and fittings; use of decent-quality soap; and adding accessories such as a mirror (a mirror above the handwashing place may encourage people to spend. [...] 3 Accessible to all The height and design of the basin and tap need to be adjusted users; see also the for children and people with disabilities.iv For children the height Accessibility and should be 500–700mm and for wheelchair users less than Safety Audit (Part C) 850mm.4 In practice, this will require either two handwashing for further details. [...] The components most likely to fail are the tap, the fitting between the tap and tank, or (for hands-free designs) the mechanism for operating the tap.
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Table of Contents
- Technical guide for handwashing facilities in public places and institutions 1
- Contents 2
- Introduction 4
- Purpose 4
- Scope 5
- Sustainability 5
- Structure of this technical guide 6
- Recommendations for sustainability of handwashing facilities in public places 6
- A final note 6
- PART A Guidelines 7
- 1. Initial considerations 7
- 2.1 Design principles 9
- 2. Design 9
- 2.2 Technological adoption during COVID-19 and for similar disease outbreakspandemics 13
- 3. Installation 15
- 3.1 Installation general requirements 15
- 3.2 Specific considerations for healthcare facilities 18
- 4. Management operation and maintenance 20
- Management 20
- Operation 21
- Maintenance 21
- PART B1 Examples of permanent and semi-permanent handwashing facilities from WaterAid and UNICEF programmes 23
- 1. Introduction 23
- 2. Handwashing facilities designs and costs 24
- 2.1 Mozambique Design 1 24
- Mozambique Design 2 25
- 2.2 Zambia Design 1 26
- Zambia Design 2 27
- Zambia Design 3 28
- Zambia Design 4 29
- 2.3 South Africa 30
- 2.4 Malawi 32
- 2.5 Tanzania 33
- 2.6 Nepal 35
- 2.7 Bangladesh Design 1 36
- Bangladesh Design 2 37
- Bangladesh Design 3 38
- 2.8 Eswatini Design 1 39
- Eswatini Design 2 41
- 2.9 Madagascar 42
- 2.10 Nigeria 44
- 2.11 India Design 1 45
- India Design 2 46
- India Design 3 47
- PART B2 Examples from COVID-19 response programmes 48
- 1. Handwashing facility foot-operated for one or two users 48
- Bangladesh 49
- How to build 50
- WaterAid Madagascar 51
- Nepal 52
- Burkina Faso 53
- Sierra Leone 54
- Pakistan 54
- Malawi 55
- Nigeria 55
- Pakistan 56
- 2. Handwashing facility foot-operated for two or more users 56
- Liberia 57
- Eswatini 58
- 3. Handwashing facility with large overhead tank feeding multiple taps 58
- Rwanda 59
- 4. Handwashing facility connected to piped water supply 60
- Pakistan Bangladesh 60
- Zambia 61
- 5. Adaptation for users with disabilities 61
- PART C Technical details protocols and monitoring tools 63
- 1. Details of hands-free mechanisms 63
- 1.1 Foot-operated pedals 63
- 1.2 Lever-arm taps 66
- 1.3 Sensor-based technology 66
- 2. Handwashing facilities linked to rainwater harvesting 67
- 3. Soak-pit design 68
- Frequency of cleaning 70
- Procedure for cleaning and disinfection 70
- 4. Cleaning and disinfection protocol 70
- Safety precautions 70
- Preparing chlorine solutions 71
- 5.1 General information checklist Visit the handwashing facility HWF and fill in the required information about the site below 72
- 5. General assessment and routine monitoring checklists handwashing facilities 72
- 5.2 A service level checklist Use this for routine monitoring 73
- Before you start 77
- Building your audit team 77
- 6. Accessibility and safety audit checklists for handwashing facilities 77
- Make up of the audit team and site information 78
- Make up of the audit team and site information 79
- Allocating roles in the audit team 79
- Beginning your accessibility and safety audit for handwashing facilities 79
- Next steps prioritise actions 84
- References 85
- Acknowledgements 87
- Om Prasad Gautam Babazile Bhembe Lindsay Denny Lara Kontos Joana Da Cunha Forte Golam Muktadir and John Knight 88
