Many people have questions concerning cooling towers and whether they need to tell their local council about them. Here, we look at how to register a cooling tower and council notification; we also provide answers to some of the more common questions from owners and operators of towers and evaporative condensers that arise.
This article considers issues around Care Quality Commission compliance for GP practices and in particular the requirement to conduct a legionella risk assessment to control Legionnaires’ disease in healthcare premises.
There is nothing quite like a steaming-hot shower to perk you up in the morning or to leave you feeling refreshed last thing at night. But if you thought your shower was a clean and safe haven of tranquillity, think again. Chances are, it could be a breeding ground for deadly bacteria and you may not even realise it.
We’ve created this useful Infographic titled “What is Legionnaires’ disease” to help people quickly understand more about the disease, what it is, where it comes from, who’s most at risk, typical symptoms, how it’s treated, sources of risk in the workplace and the legionella risk assessment process.
The UK’s Department of Health document HTM 04-01 – safe water in healthcare premises (part B), sets of the need for the formation of a team of experts referred to as the Water Safety Group or WSG. In the NHS and other healthcare environments the Water Safety Group describes a team of specialists that collectively has the responsibility for creating, implementing, and maintaining a Water Safety
The Department of Health’s HTM 00 may be unknown to some of those working in the healthcare sector, and yet it is an important element to be aware of as it deals with issues associated with building engineering in hospitals and other healthcare premises.
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive publishes plenty of useful information concerning legionella record keeping involving the monitoring and maintenance of water systems such as hot tubs, cooling towers, and hot and cold water distribution systems within premises of many kinds. Understanding how legionella bacteria spreads, how this can be prevented (or at least controlled), and recording what co
In the NHS a hospital Water Safety Plan, or WSP is designed to help staff focus on and reduce the risks that are often found in association with water systems, specifically those used in hospitals and similar healthcare environments.
This is the second part of a two-part article written to outline the UK’s legionella regulations and the responsibilities placed on the legionella duty holder, usually the employer or someone in control of premises. This article is intended to support and guide you through the assessment and management of risks associated with Legionella bacteria in the workplace. In the first part, we focused o
Our legionella risk assessment checklist is designed to help the responsible person audit the arrangements in place to control legionella in the water systems in their premises. The audit provides a very useful check on the responsible persons knowledge of the systems under their control. Additionally it also checks the knowledge of those who play a role in controlling the risks from the system, t