About Sanitation
Sanitation covers the facilities and routines that protect people from germs where they gather. Public toilets get close attention, from how they should be designed and maintained to e-toilets that clean themselves after every use, NHAI's toilets at highway toll plazas and the role of CSR in building toilets. Faecal sludge and septage management and the recycling of discarded PPE take the subject beyond the washroom.
Schools recur: restroom conditions in Delhi government schools, classroom sanitation at a maritime institute in Mumbai and the schools named among India's cleanest. For healthcare and industry there is an infection control specialist's guide to choosing a disinfectant, the role of infection prevention and control, hospital bed maintenance, a pharma housekeeping SOP, gloves in food handling and housekeeping for IT facilities.
The section is written for facility and housekeeping managers, school and hospital administrators, and civic bodies responsible for public sanitation.
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- Designing Public Toilets Design principles for public toilets, from space needs to user psychology
- Public Toilet Maintenance Why public toilets get dirty and what design, behaviour and cleaning can change
- An infection control specialist’s guide to choosing the right disinfectant A microbiologist's parameters for assessing a disinfectant, and the gaps in Indian protocols
- The ideal pharma housekeeping SOP ServiceMASTER India's benchmark SOP for cleaning and hygiene in pharma facilities
- School RESTROOM Issues What a study of Delhi government schools found about toilets and water supply
- Office Cleaning: Equipment & Strategies for Facility Managers Equipment and cleaning strategies for facility managers running large offices
- WASH on faecal sludge and septage management Experts weigh faecal sludge and septage management as a long-term sanitation answer
- Hospital Bed Maintenance Practices A hospital housekeeping head on keeping beds clean to stop infection spreading
Questions readers ask
What is an e-toilet?
An e-toilet cleans itself automatically after every use, monitors water levels and the flushing system, and provides safety features. Read the article
Are there toilets at national highway toll plazas?
NHAI has provided toilet amenities at 192 toll plazas under the Swachh Bharat Mission, with separate ladies and gents toilets planned on both sides of each of its 372 toll plazas. Read the article
Which states have India's cleanest schools?
According to the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development, seven of India's cleanest schools are in Puducherry, followed by six from Tamil Nadu, in a list of 52 institutions selected for the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar. Read the article
What is the first mistake to avoid in pharma housekeeping?
In ServiceMASTER India's benchmark SOP, the first mistake is relying on manual cleaning methods, which become cumbersome and time-consuming during full-scale production. Read the article