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Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Session Structure Overview Actions Challenges Outputs Exercises 2

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Overview Engage senior management Define time frame Define roles and responsibilities Appoint team leader Identify required expertise 3

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Actions: Engage senior management Why do we need it? To support changes in work practices To provide financial and resource support How can we generate it? Showcase the benefits of WSP Highlight if there is a legal requirement 4

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Actions: Identify required expertise and size Skills and experience Hazard identification and risk assessment Knowledge of the supply chain: Authority to implement change Identify need for external stakeholders/consultants Size of team depends on organization size and system complexity CatchmentTreatmentDistributionUser 5

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Actions: Appoint a team leader Needed to ensure focus Authority, organizational and interpersonal skills Ability to secure external support if needed Partnering arrangements National or international assistance programmes Resources (e.g. the Internet) 6

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Actions: Define roles and responsibilities Should be clearly defined and documented Document WSP-related activities and who will be responsible WSP team and stakeholder identification forms NameAffiliationTitleRole within teamContact information Name of employeeOrganizationJob titleWhat is the employee responsible for? Telephone number and address 7

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Actions: Define time frame Initial development = considerable time input Time spent in field increases Reliance on the results of routine lab tests decreases Once WSP established, time input decreases Time Time input 8

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Challenges Finding skilled personnel Organizing the workload Identifying and engaging external stakeholders Keeping the team together Effective communication 9

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Outputs An experienced, multidisciplinary skill-set Understanding of the components of the system Be well placed to assess risks Have an understanding of the health-based targets that need to be achieved Expertise to confirm whether the system can meet relevant standards 10

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team Exercises In small groups List an “ideal” WSP team from your utility (real people, see workbook for details that should be recorded) What other information would you record? Is expertise missing, and if so, what areas of expertise are needed and how would you source this? Are there external stakeholders that should be approached? 25 minutes 11

Summary of WSP stage 1 – Preparation Module 1 Assemble the WSP team 12 Engage senior management, identify required expertise and appropriate size of the team, appoint team leader, define roles and responsibilities and define a time frame Preliminary actions, including assembling the team (Module 1)