Technical Briefing Notes

A selection of Technical Briefing Notes compiled by Oxfam on a range of public health engineering topics.

Social-cultural aspects of PHE work

TBN1 – Excreta disposal for people with physical disabilities in emergencies (763KB pdf)

TBN2 – Vulnerability and socio-cultural considerations for PHE in emergencies (165KB pdf)

Water supply and water quality issues

TBN3 – Water quality analysis in emergency situations (357KB pdf)

TBN4 – Household Water Treatment & Storage (dsl), 16.07.08 (547KB pdf)

TBN5 – Spring protection (800KB pdf)

TBN6 – Repairing, cleaning, and disinfecting hand-dug wells (196KB pdf)

Excreta disposal, drainage and wastewater issues

TBN7 – Ecological saniation in emergencies (draft under construction)

TBN8 – Low cost drainage for emergencies (659KB pdf)

TBN9 – Septic tank guidelines (114KB pdf)

Transitional shelter issues

TBN10 – Plastic sheeting: use and procurement in humanitarian relief (238KB pdf)

Guide to the specification and use of plastic sheeting in humanitarian relief (685KB pdf)

Flooding and flood response

TBN11 – Responding to floods and flooding (draft under construction)

Use of renewable energies

TBN14 – Solar powered borehole pumps (333KB pdf)

Waste management and recycling issues

TBN15 – Domestic and refugee camp waste management collection and disposal (428KB pdf)

TBN16 – Composting of organic materials and recycling (363KB pdf)

TBN17 – Large-scale environmental clean-up campaigns (302KB pdf)

TBN18 – Hazardous wastes (119KB pdf)

Contract and project management issues

TBN20 – Contracting out engineering works in emergencies (draft under construction)