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Water and the Pandemic: Reopening Buildings After Shutdowns: Reducing Water-Related Health Risks

This fact sheet seeks to raise awareness of these risks and outline the steps water utilities and building managers can take to protect the public health as businesses and…

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HACCP Principles & Application Guidelines

The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods designed this document to guide the food industry and advise its sponsoring agencies in the implementation of HACCP systems.

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Handwashing Stations: An Easy-to-Use Technological and Context-Based Handwashing Stations Manual

WaterAid has prepared a document for various technological options of handwashing stations including cost estimation depending on geographical context.

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WASH@Work: a Self-Training Handbook

These modules provide basic skills to practitioners from governments, from workers’ and employers’ organizations to implement the relevant ILO standards and Codes of Practice, including recognizing the importance of…

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The Business Case for WASH

This paper provides working examples on how to make progress in service delivery in and beyond the workplace. Through this process, business can simultaneously also reap the benefits of…

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Prioritising Hygiene for Business Resilience: Enabling Safe Return to Work for Global Supply Chain Employees in the Face of COVID-19 – WaterAid

Aimed at a business audience, the guidance explains the interdependent nature of workforce health and business resilience, never more critical than in the face of COVID-19. In it we suggest an…

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COVID-19 Guidance for Legionella and Building Water System Closures

The focus of this guidance is to reduce Legionella growth and other pathogen and corrosion concerns that occur when there is a large drop in building water use.

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Checklist: Restoring Water Quality in Buildings for Reopening.

Building and business closures for weeks or months reduce water usage, potentially leading to stagnant water inside building plumbing. This water can become unsafe to drink or otherwise use…

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Maintaining or Restoring Water Quality in Buildings with Low or No Use.

EPA recommends that building owners and managers take proactive steps to protect public health by minimizing water stagnation during closures and taking action to address building water quality prior…

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Restoring Water to Medical, Residential, and Commercial Buildings Shutdowns, Unsafe Water

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread building shutdowns, but also emergency restoration of water to previously closed medical facilities and homes. Several serious building drinking water safety risks exist….

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Guidance for Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown or Reduced Operation

This guidance helps to ensure the safety of your occupants and building water system and devices.

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Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19: Key Steps Employers Can Take

This document offers (interim) recommendations for employers to mitigate the negative consequences stemming from COVID-19.

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