Development of “Press Tap” Hand Washing Technology: Design, Construction and Operational Aspects

Ababu T. Tiruneh; William N. Ndlela; Jonna Heikkilä

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Development of “Press Tap” Hand Washing Technology: Design, Construction and Operational Aspects

Ababu T. Tiruneh, William N. Ndlela, Jonna Heikkilä

Published in International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 22 May 2016 Accepted: 30 May 2016 Published: 13 June 2016

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Abstract

Achieving hygiene through hand washing is an important intervention in interrupting the cycle of transmission of communicable diseases. A hand washing facility named “Press Tap” has been developed and was successfully tested in different user environments. The hand washing device - which is simple and low cost - works on a foot pressing mechanism and integrates the usage of soaps using the same mechanism. This paper presents the conceptual development of the Press Tap including the governing hydraulic equations of flow that form the theoretical basis for the design of the hand washing facility. The paper also gives the construction features of the different components as well as useful operation aspects that were realized during the pilot trials of the device in different user environments.

Published in	International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsts.20160403.12
Page(s)	48-56
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Hygiene, Hand Washing, Tippy Tap, Water Supply, Sanitation, Toilets, Public Health, Infectious Diseases

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Ababu T. Tiruneh

Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Swaziland, Mbabane, Swaziland
William N. Ndlela

Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Swaziland, Mbabane, Swaziland
Jonna Heikkilä

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Ababu T. Tiruneh; William N. Ndlela; Jonna Heikkilä. Development of “Press Tap” Hand Washing Technology: Design, Construction and Operational Aspects. Int. J. Sci. Technol. Soc. 2016, 4(3), 48-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160403.12

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Ababu T. Tiruneh, William N. Ndlela, Jonna Heikkilä. Development of “Press Tap” Hand Washing Technology: Design, Construction and Operational Aspects. Int J Sci Technol Soc. 2016;4(3):48-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160403.12

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