Water Safety and Management Plans: A Patient Safety Initiative That Needs Infection Preventionists
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.04.141
Abstract: To minimize the growth and spread of Legionella and other waterborne pathogens (WBPs) in healthcare building water systems, many organizations including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and… read more here.
Keywords: management; water; infection; risk ... See more keywords
Development and implementation of a water-safety plan for drinking-water supply system of Cali, Colombia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113422
Abstract: The water-safety plan (WSP) approach integrates risk assessment and management practices into a drinking-water supply system (DWSS), ensuring water quality from the catchment to the consumer. This research was oriented toward the development and implementation… read more here.
Keywords: system; implementation; water; safety plan ... See more keywords
Comparing the German enabling environment for nationwide Water Safety Plan implementation with international experiences: Are we still thinking big or already scaling up?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113553
Abstract: Ensuring safe drinking-water is the target of the Water Safety Plan (WSP) approach, which has been successfully applied to a large number of water supply systems around the world. Effective country-wide scaling up of WSP… read more here.
Keywords: water; water safety; safety plan; enabling environment ... See more keywords
P64 Tap Water Safety and Connection to the Flint Water Crisis Associated with Beverage Intake Among Low-Income Michigan Families
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.123
Abstract: Background Many Michigan communities have experienced threats to the safety of their tap water; the most well-known being the Flint Water Crisis. Little is known about how Michigan families perceive tap water and the extent… read more here.
Keywords: water; tap water; low income; water safety ... See more keywords
Water safety plans by utilities: A review of research on implementation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2018.06.001
Abstract: Water supply is essential to public health, quality of life, environmental protection, economic activity, and sustainable development. In this context, it is imperative to assure the continuous improvement of all processes and practices conducive to… read more here.
Keywords: implementation water; water; safety; safety plans ... See more keywords
Public Concern about Water Safety, Weather, and Climate: Insights from the World Risk Poll.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03964
Abstract: Water safety refers to the quality of one's drinking water and whether it lacks dangerous contaminants. Limited access to safe water is projected to impact approximately 5 billion people worldwide by 2050. Climate change and… read more here.
Keywords: climate; weather; water; water safety ... See more keywords
Water safety management during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges, responses and guidance
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2016378
Abstract: Water safety plans address both routine operations and incident responses to support risk management in drinking water utilities. Their use and relevance in facing the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis were investigated via a survey… read more here.
Keywords: guidance; water; water safety; safety management ... See more keywords
S.A.F.E.R. Near Water: An Intervention Targeting Parent Beliefs About Children's Water Safety.
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DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz042
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate the S.A.F.E.R. Near Water program, an evidence-based and theory-driven intervention targeting parent beliefs relevant to keeping children safe around water. METHODS A nonrandomized trial was… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; water safety; water; parent ... See more keywords
Water safety, antifungal‐resistant aflatoxigenic aspergillus flavus and other pathogenic fungi in a community hand‐dug wells
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DOI: 10.1111/jam.15559
Abstract: To investigate hand‐dug well water used for drinking and domestic purposes in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria for water safety and fungal presence as well as to determine the antifungal resistance and aflatoxigenic potentials… read more here.
Keywords: community; water; water safety; hand dug ... See more keywords
PW 0512 Analysis of death factors of students drowning and preventing strategy in taiwan
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.412
Abstract: Taiwan is an island which is located in Asia and has abundant water resources and subtropical climate. Therefore, aquatic sports are popular sports and leisure activities. According to the statistics, 2011–2016, there were 365 drowning… read more here.
Keywords: death; water; program; self help ... See more keywords
A Pilot Study on Water Safety Education of Providers and Caregivers in Outpatient Pediatric Clinical Settings to Increase Drowning Prevention Knowledge
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DOI: 10.1177/0009922820903412
Abstract: Drowning is the leading preventable cause of death for children between the ages of 1 and 4 years worldwide. (1) It is also the second leading cause of unintentional death for children under the age… read more here.
Keywords: water; age; safety; children years ... See more keywords