Sanitary design, or sanitary engineering, is the act of applying design and engineering techniques to facilities such as human waste removal sewage systems, in order to make them more sanitary. These techniques can be applied to other areas of human sanitation, such as the provision of clean, drinking water to homes and other establishments.
The main goal of sanitary design and engineering is to prevent human beings from catching diseases. For example, if human waste (i.e. Feces and urine) were not removed efficiently and effectively from homes and workplaces, then the inhabitants of these places could become ill, because the human waste contains a great deal of unhealthy bacteria. In addition, if the water provided to homes and workplaces was not properly cleaned or treated, or became contaminated during transit, the inhabitants of these places could also become ill.
The illnesses caught as a result of sanitation issues, such as the provision of unsuitable or dirty water, can be life threatening. Therefore, sanitary design aims to make human beings as safe as possible from these illnesses.
An example of sanitary design in action would be the sewage system that runs underground, disposing of human waste from our houses and workplaces. These sewage systems are often very strong and intricately designed, and are even classed as feats of engineering.
The sewage system beneath Paris, for example, is a complex system of tunnels and tubes which mirrors exactly the streets and roads above ground. Paris's sewage system is said to follow roads and street, and street signs even indicate the name of specific parts of the system. One could walk along the "streets" of the sewage system and resurface knowing exactly whereabouts in Paris one was.
- What is the aim of sanitary design and engineering?
The main goal of sanitary design and engineering is to prevent human beings from catching diseases. For example, if human waste (i.e. Feces and urine) were not removed efficiently and effectively from homes and workplaces, then the inhabitants of these places could become ill, because the human waste contains a great deal of unhealthy bacteria. In addition, if the water provided to homes and workplaces was not properly cleaned or treated, or became contaminated during transit, the inhabitants of these places could also become ill.
The illnesses caught as a result of sanitation issues, such as the provision of unsuitable or dirty water, can be life threatening. Therefore, sanitary design aims to make human beings as safe as possible from these illnesses.
- What are some examples of sanitary design?
An example of sanitary design in action would be the sewage system that runs underground, disposing of human waste from our houses and workplaces. These sewage systems are often very strong and intricately designed, and are even classed as feats of engineering.
The sewage system beneath Paris, for example, is a complex system of tunnels and tubes which mirrors exactly the streets and roads above ground. Paris's sewage system is said to follow roads and street, and street signs even indicate the name of specific parts of the system. One could walk along the "streets" of the sewage system and resurface knowing exactly whereabouts in Paris one was.