Legionella Risk Assessment, Legionella Training & Water Testing

HTM 04-01 Legionella Management Software for Hospitals

TIn this short article we review the requirement for, use and application of specialist ACOP L8 and HTM 04-01 compliant Legionella management software in hospitals and other healthcare environments. Learn more...

TMV2 & TMV3 Thermostatic Valves Explained

TMV stands for thermostatic mixing valve. These specialist valves are designed to ensure the flow of water from an outlet fitted with one cannot become too hot. With hundreds of thousands of burns and scalds occurring in the UK annually, both TMV2 and TMV3 valves have the potential to prevent many such cases from happening – particularly as a majority are caused by hot water scalding the skin. Learn more...

Care Homes, Legionnaires Disease & UK Law - What You Need To Do

Some industries are more vulnerable to the potentially devastating effects caused by Legionnaires’ disease and legionella contaminated water than many others. Care homes, and in fact the wider healthcare industry is one of these, and yet there have been recent cases whereby care homes have been identified as failing to meet their duties and requirements in this important area of health and safety compliance. Learn more...

Legionnaires Disease Concerns for Dubai - Is it Safe to Visit?

UK citizens have recently been asking if it’s safe to visit Dubai following a number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease there. By early April this year, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) had received information pertaining to 50 cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected with people who had recently travelled to Dubai. Almost 50% of these cases (24 of them) were reported to have affected citizens from the UK. Learn more...

Legionnaires Disease in Hotels & Hospitality. Controlling Legionella

Some industries and businesses are at greater risk from Legionnaires’ disease and legionella contamination than others. For some, there may be little or no risk at all, and in this case, nothing beyond a straight-forward legionella risk assessment and simple control scheme will be required. However, we cannot include hotels, spas, and similar businesses in that category. Indeed, the travel and hospitality sectors are among those at greatest risk from Legionnaires’ disease and legionella contamination. Find out why...

Why is Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Dangerous?

In this short article we take a look at the bacterium called pseudomonas aeruginosa and consider the question, why is pseudomonas dangerous?

We are all surrounded by bacteria every day of our lives. While we can resist much of it, fighting it off with our body’s in-built natural defences, this is not always the case. Bacteria are also constantly changing and adapting to their environments. Moreover, some forms of bacteria pose a greater danger than others. Pseudomonas should be included in this group.

Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia in Hospitals & Healthcare Environments

Is the emergence of the bacterium stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a potentially harmful pathogen, beginning to cause concern in hospitals and other healthcare environments?

Find out what it is, why it's causing concern and more ...

How Often Should I Review my Legionella Risk Assessment?

In the United Kingdom many business owners, Duty Holders and those appointed as the Responsible Person want to know how often they should review or update their legionella risk assessment, if at all.

Read on to learn more.

Guide to BS 8580: Water Quality Risk Assessments for Legionella

If you are a duty holder or the appointed responsible person dealing with the control of Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace, and in particular risk assessments for the control of Legionella bacteria, you need to be aware of the British Standard BS 8580. This document is an important code of practice titled ‘Water Quality – Risk Assessments for Legionella Control’ and deals with many of the quality issues that surround the implementation and delivery of legionella risk assessments.

HSG 282 Controlling Legionella in Spa Pools & Hot Tubs 2017

The use of spa pools and hot tubs is growing rapidly as their popularity increases both in commercial and domestic environments. However, it's important to remember that poorly managed spas can create significant risks to the health and safety of those people using and operating them.

Legionella Training Courses for 2017

Legionella Control International is pleased to announce the latest line-up of Legionella training courses for 2017 to be held across the UK and Ireland. The courses cover Legionella Awareness, Regulatory Compliance & Control, the Role of the Responsible Person and Legionella Refresher training.

City & Guilds Online Legionella Training Courses for Flexible Learning

In cases where an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has occurred, it is very often traced back to a facility or location where insufficient work has been done to manage the risks posed by Legionella bacteria. In the UK every business must be sure the risks are identified and managed in accordance with legislation which includes the Health & Safety Executives ACOP L8. As such, there should be an appointed duty holder and responsible person who is responsible for assessing, identifying and managing the risks associated with Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace.