Water Refilling Station
Water Refilling Station Business in the Philippines
Not All Water Refilling Stations Are Created Equal
ACCORDING to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 3.4 million people die annually from water-related diseases. About a million Filipinos get sick with water-borne diseases yearly. And these are diarrhea cases alone.
They don’t include other water-borne disease like amoebiasis, crypto-sporidiosis and cholera.
Water refilling stations can help address the water contamination problem.
Here are questions to ask before patronizing a water refilling station.
1. Does the water refilling station have a performance data sheet for its purification or filtration system?
This sheet lists all the contaminants the system is certified to remove and to what degree. It also contains certifications the company may have.
It is not the number of stages the water goes through a process that makes water clean, but its performance in reducing contaminants.
The strongest mark in the Public Health Industry is the National Sanitation Foundation International.
NSF International, a World Health Organization collaborating center in public health, is the recognized “unbiased” authority globally in the area of public health. NSF certifications and registrations are recognized by governments and independent laboratories globally.
If the main filtration system is certified and registered by the NSF, you are assured of good quality.
2. Does the water refilling station practice good manufacturing processes?
Make an ocular inspection of your prospective water refilling station.
Is the production area visible and open for inspection by customers? If it is, chances are it is practicing good manufacturing processes. Is the production area clean and regularly disinfected? Is the production crew wearing scrub suits, aprons, rubber gloves, hair nets and face masks? Do they clean and disinfect with ozonated water the plastic containers before filling them up with product water?
3.
Not All Water Refilling Stations Are Created Equal
ACCORDING to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 3.4 million people die annually from water-related diseases. About a million Filipinos get sick with water-borne diseases yearly. And these are diarrhea cases alone.
They don’t include other water-borne disease like amoebiasis, crypto-sporidiosis and cholera.
Water refilling stations can help address the water contamination problem.
Here are questions to ask before patronizing a water refilling station.
1. Does the water refilling station have a performance data sheet for its purification or filtration system?
This sheet lists all the contaminants the system is certified to remove and to what degree. It also contains certifications the company may have.
It is not the number of stages the water goes through a process that makes water clean, but its performance in reducing contaminants.
The strongest mark in the Public Health Industry is the National Sanitation Foundation International.
NSF International, a World Health Organization collaborating center in public health, is the recognized “unbiased” authority globally in the area of public health. NSF certifications and registrations are recognized by governments and independent laboratories globally.
If the main filtration system is certified and registered by the NSF, you are assured of good quality.
2. Does the water refilling station practice good manufacturing processes?
Make an ocular inspection of your prospective water refilling station.
Is the production area visible and open for inspection by customers? If it is, chances are it is practicing good manufacturing processes. Is the production area clean and regularly disinfected? Is the production crew wearing scrub suits, aprons, rubber gloves, hair nets and face masks? Do they clean and disinfect with ozonated water the plastic containers before filling them up with product water?
3.