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Sanitation in emergency situations

Emergency sanitation phase 1. As a first step, open defecation should be restricted to agreed areas outside the emergency settlement, away from where local people live, and at least 50 metres from drinking water sources. Separate areas should be set aside for men and women. Facilities for hand-was

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Sanitation in emergency situations

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    1. Sanitation in emergency situations Rory Villaluna, STREAMS of KNOWLEDGE December 3, 2009 Laguna

    2. Emergency sanitation phase 1 As a first step, open defecation should be restricted to agreed areas outside the emergency settlement, away from where local people live, and at least 50 metres from drinking water sources. Separate areas should be set aside for men and women. Facilities for hand-washing need to be provided nearby. Drainage channels may need to be dug to stop excreta from being washed towards water sources.

    3. Cont.. Excreta deposited in the open must be covered with soil to prevent smells and flies. If open fields are used for defecation, excreta should be collected and disposed of in pits and covered over. Alternatively, trenches can be dug for people to defecate in. Trenches need to be kept clean and covered over with soil each day. Both systems - open defecation or trenches - require a large workforce who may need payment. Workers should be provided with equipment such as rakes, shovels and buckets, and protective clothing such as overalls, gloves and boots. They will also need facilities for changing out of soiled clothes and washing them.

    4. reminder Displaced people may already be familiar with using latrines, but lack of equipment or materials to build latrines may be a problem. Organisations working in emergency situations should keep supplies of picks, shovels and spades which can be used immediately to dig latrines until local equipment can be bought

    5. Sanitation Technology Options

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