New practical compliance focused Legionella training course launched – save money, take better control and ensure best practice. Learn where, when and how to take accurate hot and cold water temperatures; flush little used outlets, clean and disinfect showerheads, maintain TMVs, inspect water tanks and calorifiers, and carry-out other important Legionella compliance tasks.
How to Check Hot & Cold Water Temperatures
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerThis short guide has been written for people managing hot and cold water systems in buildings and other facilities and gives a brief overview of where, when and how to check water temperatures and perform other routine tasks associated with the control of Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires’ disease.
Legionnaires Disease Guide for Landlords – Are Your Legionella Risks Covered?
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerThis short guide has been written for residential landlords and gives a brief overview of their responsibilities under health and safety law in connection with the control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in their properties?
When Should Water be Tested for Legionella? Legionella Testing Explained
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerAre you wondering if you are required by law to test your hot and cold water systems for legionella bacteria? Maybe you already know that your business doesn’t legally require it unless there is a specific need for water testing. In that case, how can you tell if a need exists and what should you do?
Key Changes to HTM 04-01 for Water Safety Management in Hospitals
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerMaintaining safe water systems within hospitals and other healthcare settings is vitally important. The Department of Health has released the Health Technical Memorandum (HTM 04-01) that provides essential updates to the earlier version of the document. Originally published in 2006, the updated HTM “safe water in healthcare premises” has been altered to provide a more streamlined source of inf
Managing Burning & Scalding Risks
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerIn this article (part 1 of 2) we consider the management of burning and scalding injuries from both hot water and hot surfaces. We’ll look at how hot is too hot, who is at risk and what we can do to manage these risks more effectively.
Practical Legionella Training
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerNew practical compliance focused Legionella training course launched – save money, take better control and ensure best practice. Learn where, when and how to take accurate hot and cold water temperatures; flush little used outlets, clean and disinfect showerheads, maintain TMVs, inspect water tanks and calorifiers, and carry-out other important Legionella compliance tasks.
HTM 04-01 Water Safety Management Software for Hospitals
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerIn 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.
Differences Between TMV2 & TMV3 Explained
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerTMV 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.
Legionnaires Disease in Dubai – Is it Safe to Visit?
/in International, Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerUK 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 repo
Care Homes, Legionnaires Disease & UK Law
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerSome 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 safet