Legionnaires’ Disease Symptoms?
What are the symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease … The symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease are similar to the symptoms of the flu
Assessing Legionella Risks – Swan-Necks & Pigtails
The use of swan-necks, a “U” shaped pipework bend, and pigtails a “spiral” shaped bend in hot and cold water systems is often subject to much debate.
Legionnaires’ Disease – How Do People Get It?
The germ which causes Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterium called Legionella pneumophila.
Legionnaires Disease at Chemical Sites
Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease linked to poor management of wet cooling systems still occur; often leading to prosecutions by the HSE, for example… in the West Midlands and Cumbria. Indeed August 2006 saw 127 reported cases of Legionnaire’s disease, a twofold increase on the figure for August 2005.
Legionnaires’ Disease in Hospitals – Legionella Control for Healthcare
Hospital-acquired Legionnaires’ disease usually originates in hospital water systems. Legionella bacteria not only persists in hot water tanks, it is often found in the biofilm through the entire hospital water system.
Legionella Control Association
Legionella Control Association, in July 2005 the UK’s Code of Conduct Association changed its name to the Legionella Control Association or LCA as it it often referred.
Legionella Pneumophila & Legionellosis
Legionella is the genus of bacteria, which gives rise to the risk of infection from diseases, collectively known as legionellosis.
Legionella Water Testing Methods & ACOP L8
The UK’s Health & Safety Executives ACOP L8 recommends that routine testing for Legionella bacteria in wet cooling systems be carried out at least quarterly, and more frequently when a system is being commissioned, or if the bacteria has been identified on a previous occasion.
Monitoring Cooling Towers for Legionella Bacteria using Dip Slides
Dip slides are identified in the UK’s Health and Safety Executives Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 which recommends their use for periodic microbiological monitoring of wet cooling systems including cooling towers.
Legionella Risk Assessment Procedures
In the UK the Health and Safety Executives ACOP L8 – Approved Code of Practice document titled “Legionnaires’ disease: The control of legionella bacteria in water systems” sets out guidance for legionella risk assessment procedures.