TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Water safety planning for healthcare facilities for extreme events
JO  - Journal of Water and Health
A1  - Krause, Steffen
A1  - Joel, Elena
A1  - Schaum, Christian
A1  - Bäumer, Jan
A1  - Rücker, Nadine
A1  - Wienand, Ina
A1  - Sturm, Christoph
A1  - Jahn-Mühl, Bernhard
A1  - Geiger, Manuel
A1  - Fekete, Alexander
A1  - van der Heijden, Sophie
A1  - Heinzel, Christine
A1  - Sandholz, Simone
SP  - 77
EP  - 96
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - Disasters such as the Ahr Valley flood in 2021 make us aware of the importance of functioning healthcare facilities. Their functionality depends on the availability of drinking water. Water safety planning is a long-established method to increase the safety of water utilities. Our work supports the implementation of water safety planning in healthcare facilities during normal operations and emergency situations concerning the water supply. The authors conducted a stakeholder mapping exercise and problem awareness analysis. Based on these results, it was identified what is needed to overcome barriers to water safety planning (WSP). Building on existing procedures, the WSP concept, and latest scientific findings, an event-specific risk assessment method for healthcare facilities was developed and applied in a case study. Based on an analysis of water demand, water-related processes, and infrastructure, potentially necessary components for establishing an emergency supply were identified. For these, based on technical and legal requirements, planning principles were developed, and prototypes of components for emergency water supply were built. They were tested in pilot trials, particularly regarding hygienic safety. For the management of crises in hospitals, a survey was carried out on the command structures used in practice. Finally, recommendations were drawn based on the German Hospital Incident Command System.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1477-8920
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.102
ID  - ref1
ER  -