Module 2
Rapid overview of water safety planning steps
Unit 1
This unit covers:
1. The key phases of water safety planning
2. Exploration of how water safety planning works
as a continuous improvement process
3. Water safety planning components
Water safety planning for
urban water supply
systems – an introduction
Water safety planning is a
continuous and iterative process
for making stepwise
improvements.
Water safety planning in action
4 2
3
Water safety planning in action
WSP
Development
The WSP is
established.
All 10 WSP steps are
4 2 planned, developed
and documented.
3
Water safety planning in action
WSP
Development The WSP is routinely applied, in
activities that are conducted
daily, weekly, and so on.
WSP
Operation Examples:
4 • Regular WSP team meetings
undertaken
• Improvement plans implemented
• Regular operational monitoring
3 conducted
• Management procedures and
supporting programmes applied
Water safety planning in action
The WSP is verified,
WSP ensuring that the WSP is
Development working effectively.
WSP Examples:
• Checking water quality
Operation
compliance
4 • Consumer satisfaction
surveys
WSP • WSP auditing
Verification Frequency is much less than
operational monitoring (e.g.
3 audits every 1-3 years).
Water safety planning in action
WSP The WSP is periodically
Development reviewed and, if needed,
updated.
WSP WSP This ensures that the
Review and Operation WSP is up to date and
Update strengthened as needed.
WSP This supports the
Verification process
beyond initial WSP
3 development.
Water safety planning in action
WSP
Development
WSP WSP
Review and Operation
continuous The WSP undergoes a
Update cycle
continuous cycle of
improvement.
WSP
Verification
3
Five water safety planning components
Five water safety planning components
Addresses
Preparation
Who will lead the WSP
development and
implementation?
Five water safety planning components
Addresses
Preparation
• How does the system work?
System assessment • What could go wrong?
• How effective are the control
measures and how important
are the risks?
• What needs to be improved?
Five water safety planning components
Addresses
Preparation
System assessment • Are the control measures
operating as intended?
Monitoring
• How do we know that the
WSP is working and is
effective?
Five water safety planning components
Addresses
Preparation
System assessment • What management
procedures should be used?
Monitoring
• What is the best way to
support implementation of
Management and communication water safety planning?
Five water safety planning components
Addresses
Preparation
System assessment
How will the WSP be kept up
Monitoring
to date?
Management and communication
WSP review and improvement
Summary of Module 2 Unit 1
• Outlined key phases of water safety
planning
• Presented how water safety planning
works as a continuous improvement continuous
cycle
process
Water safety planning for
urban water supply
systems – an introduction
Summary of Module 2 Unit 1
Preparation
• Outlined key phases of water safety
planning
System assessment
• Presented how water safety planning
works as a continuous improvement Monitoring
process
Management and
• Introduced five components of water communication
safety planning
WSP review and improvement
Water safety planning for
urban water supply
systems – an introduction
Next steps
Resource:
• Module 2 Resource 1: Examples of progressive
improvements in water safety planning
• Module 2 Resource 2: Overview of water safety planning
components and the 10 WSP steps or WSP "modules”
Activities 2-1 and 2-2
