This WASH Equipment Specifications Catalogue has been produced by UNHCR’s WASH and Procurement Departments to improve the acquisition and effective procurement of WASH relief items.
The catalogue includes specifications and quality requirements for standard WASH equipment items such as pumps, tapstands, water tanks and water testing equipment.
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UNHCR WASH Equipment Specifications
UNHCR Urine Diverting Dry Toilet (UDDT) Standard Operating Procedures
Double vault Urine Diversion Dry Toilets (UDDT) can be used as an alternative to pit latrines in refugee camps. They utilise two chambers for faeces, one of which is in use whilst the other is full and drying so that it can be safely disposed of after an appropriate period of time.
These Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were developed by Oxfam under UNHCR’s “Waste to Value” Project, which was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They are largely based on UDDTs developed under the Waste to Value Project in Ethiopia.
- Tags: Excreta / Urine ReUse and Excreta Composting. Locations: Ethiopia. Organisations: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and OXFAM GB. DatabaseDocTypes: WASH Design Documentation. Categories: WASH Operational Guidelines.
WASH Nutrition
A practical guidebook on increasing nutritional impact through integration of WASH and Nutrition programmes. It is meant for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts.
- Tags: Capacity Building, Child Friendly Facilities, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Protection, WASH Assessments, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Programme Health and Safety, and WASH Strategy Development. Locations: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South-West Asia. Organisations: ACF and UNICEF. Categories: WASH Policy Guidelines.
D-409/2015a Household Pour Flush Toilet (SaTo Pan) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2016)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors build post pour flush household toilet and bathing units using the plastic SaTo Pan pour flush pan.
D-404/2015a Household Pour Flush Toilet and Bathing Unit (Septic Tank, Drain Field) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors build post emergency household pour flush toilet and bathing units with septic tanks and drain fields in refugee settings.
F801/2015a – Toilet Block Management Sample Community Agreement (UNHCR, 2015)
This toilet block management sample community agreement can help define the responsibilities of the different stakeholders in operation and maintenance of WASH facilities from filling up the hand-washing water containers, and keeping the surroundings clean, to providing maintenance.
D-408/2015a Post Emergency Pour Flush Institutional Latrine (Septic Tanks and Drainfield) Design and BoQ
This document contains documentation to help UNHCR and WASH actors build pour flush institutional latrines in refugee settings with septic tanks and drain fields. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.
F-402/2016a Drain Field Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016)
This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size drain fields for septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, soil type, and wastewater and sewage flows.
- Tags: Drain Fields, Drain Fields, Drain Fields, and Drainage.
F-401/2016a Septic Tank Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016)
This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, wastewater and sewage flows, sludge and scum accumulation rates, desludging periods, liquid retention times, and average annual ambient temperatures.
- Tags: Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Excreta Treatment, Excreta Treatment, Excreta Treatment, Grey Water Disposal, Grey Water Disposal, Septic Tanks, Septic Tanks, Septic Tanks, and Septic Tanks. Categories: WASH Design Guidelines, WASH Design Guidelines, WASH Design Guidelines, WASH Technical Designs, WASH Technical Designs, WASH Technical Designs, WASH Technical Designs, and WASH Technical Designs.
F-200/2015a Summary of Important WASH Diseases in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2015)
This document provides a quick summary of the most important WASH related diseases for refugee settings and includes a list of recommended control strategies.
- Tags: Bloody Diarrhoea, Communicable Disease Control, Handwashing with Soap, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Public Health, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, and Watery Diarrhoea. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Reference Documents.