Observation checklist: Minimum standards for bathing areas (including MHM)

This tool is an observation checklist with minimum standards for inclusive, safe and accessible communal bathing areas. Bathing areas may also be used for laundering and drying menstrual materials, depending on the context. They are aligned with PGI’s minimum standards for WASH.

You can use this checklist for:

1. Design: WASH technical staff/engineers can use them to ensure they have included key aspects on safety and inclusion in their designs.
2. Assessment: to find out if existing WASH facilities are safe and inclusive (e.g. assess if they meet these minimum standards), to understand what is missing and what changes/adaptations need to be made to the facilities.
3. Monitoring: to track progress towards WASH facilities becoming safe, inclusive and accessible, and measuring improvements during an operation or program.