5 Ways to Maintain Water System Safety In this article our water safety specialists focus on the management and control of Legionella bacteria and other waterborne pathogens in building water systems. Our experts highlight five key areas that can help those responsible for water safety compliance meet their responsibilities in this specialist area of health […]
Can Point-of-Use Water Filters Control Legionella, Pseudomonas & Other Waterborne Pathogens? This expert water safety article looks at the role of point-of-use water filters, and asks if they can be used to control the health risks from legionella, pseudomonas and other waterborne pathogens that can contaminate engineered water systems.
In this article our healthcare water safety specialists look at the use of birthing pools and consider if they create a risk from Legionnaires’ disease. The article looks at how birthing pools are typically used both in hospitals and at home, what factors can increase legionella risks, and what steps can be taken to keep people safe when using such pools.
If you asked a group of 100 random people which area of their home was most likely to see the most bacteria, what do you think they’d say? Most people would probably think of the bathroom and, more specifically, the toilet. Even though most of us regularly clean the toilet, surely there would be bacteria there more than anywhere else.
This expert water safety article examines how the Responsible Person and others tasked with ensuring workplace water safety deal with positive legionella test results.
This water safety article looks at the control of legionella risks in new construction projects, paying particular attention to the role of the architect, building services engineers and construction professionals in mitigating water systems risk during the design and construction stages, and beyond.
This article considers the risks associated with legionella in private homes, focusing on the role of local health regulators when investigating outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the community.
In this article our healthcare water safety specialists review the potential dangers presented by pseudomonas in hospital water systems and what can be done to control them.
