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Reports to: Logistics, water and sanitation supervisor
Water treatment (batch chlorination)
- Calculates the quantity of chlorine needed in the water reservoirs according to the protocol (at the start of the intervention and whenever necessary).
- Prepares the “mother solution” every day (1% chlorine solution).
- Chlorinates water every day according to defined procedure.
- Checks water quality (measures and records FRC levels):
- at least twice a day at one or more water points in the CTC;
- when a new water reservoir is put into use and water has been stored for over 24 hours;
- at every delivery if water is delivered pre-treated by water truck.
- Regularly checks water turbidity and pH level.
- Discards 1% mother solution over 24 hours old and cleans the jerrycan with clean water at least once a day.
Preparation, distribution and disposal of chlorine solutions
- Prepares 0.05%, 0.2% and 2% chlorine solutions every day.
- Checks levels in the containers every 2 hours in all the CTC’s sectors.
- Fills the containers when they are half empty.
- Fills the guard’s’ sprayers with 0.2% chlorine solution.
- Discards chlorine solutions over 24 hours old and cleans the jerrycan with clean water at least once a day.
Other tasks
- Informs the water and sanitation assistant in the event of a problem (e.g. risk of stock shortage, handling errors, adverse effects).
- Participates in certain team meetings.
- Attends certain in-service training courses.