Water safety plan manual

Bartram, J. … [et al] (2009). Water safety plan manual: step-by-step risk management for drinking-water suppliers. Geneva, Switzerland, World Health Organization . 108 p. ISBN 978-92-4-156263-8
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In 2004, the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality recommended that water suppliers develop and implement “Water Safety Plans” (WSPs) in order to systematically assess and manage risks. Since this time, governments and regulators, water suppliers and practitioners have increasingly embraced this approach, but they have also requested further guidance. This workbook answers this call by describing how to develop and implement a WSP in clear and practical terms.

The Manual, co-published with the International Water Association (IWA)  is divided into 11 Modules, each representing a key step in the WSP development and implementation process. Every Module is divided into three sections: ‘Overview’, ‘Examples and Tools’, and ‘Case Studies’. The case studies were drawn from WSP initiatives in Australia, the Latin American and the Caribbean region (LAC), and the United Kingdom.

List of modules:

Module 1. Assemble the WSP team
Module 2. Describe the water supply system
Module 3. Identify hazards and hazardous events and assess the risks
Module 4. Determine and validate control measures, reassess and prioritize the risks
Module 5. Develop, implement and maintain an improvement/upgrade plan
Module 6. Define monitoring of the control measures
Module 7. Verify the effectiveness of the WSP
Module 8. Prepare management procedures
Module 9. Develop supporting programmes
Module 10. Plan and carry out periodic review of the WSP
Module 11. Revise the WSP following an incident