Landlords and property owners face hefty fines if they fail to comply with the latest legionella legislation recently updated by the Health & Safety Executive. The revised legislation deals with the control of risks associated with legionella, a water-borne bacteria, which although rare, can have serious and often fatal consequences if it develops into Legionnaire’s disease. With the help of spe
Legionnaires’ Disease – 20% of Cases Affect Londoners
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerA new report published by Public Health England titled “Legionnaires’ disease in England and Wales 2013” has highlighted the disproportionate number of cases of this potentially deadly bug affecting Londoners. During 2013 London recorded over 20% of all cases of Legionaires’ disease, however, the potential for a problematic outbreak of the disease in the city has been highlighted before
80% of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Occur in Over 50s
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerIn our recent article, ‘HSG220 Health and Safety in Care Homes and Legionella Control’ we wrote about the importance of legionella control in residential care homes for the elderly. Many of the residents of such homes are considered as being in the highest risk group to contract Legionnaires’ disease, and now following the publication of Public Health England’s report titled ‘Legionnaire
ASHRAE Legionella Standard 188P – 4th Public Review
/in International, Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerThe American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) fourth version of its proposed legionella standards for the prevention of Legionellosis associated with building water systems (Legionella Standard 188P: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems) has been released for public comment until November 10 2014.
HSG220 Health & Safety in Care Homes & Legionella Control
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerJune 2014 saw the release of the second edition of the Health and Safety Executive’s HSG220 ‘Health and Safety in Care Homes’ document. HSG220, as its title suggests covers a range of health and safety issues encountered in the operation and management of care homes, including a dedicated chapter on the control of legionella.
Combating Legionella – Exciting Discovery in Fight Against Legionella
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerAn international team of scientists have identified specific proteins that protect Legionella bacteria from being destroyed by the human immune system, opening the door to the development of new anti-legionella drugs. Scientists at Spain’s CIC bioGUNE (the Basque Centre for Cooperative Research in Biosciences), in conjunction with Barcelona’s SuperComputing Centre and the United States’ Nati
Legionella Found In Hospital Dishwashers
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerResearchers in Japan have identified dishwashers as a source of Legionella bacteria that resulted in the contamination of two tap water sources in a hospital. During a routine inspection of the hospital water services carried out in 2011, Legionella bacteria were identified. Two follow-up investigations were conducted to determine if this contamination was simply a rare one-off or was a more wides
Care Homes – Are You Managing Legionella Risks Effectively?
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerIf you are involved in the care home sector it is vital that you understand the dangers associated with Legionella bacteria and the potentially fatal consequences of Legionnaire’s disease that it can cause. Care homes cater for some of the most vulnerable members of our society, many of whom are at a higher risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease. WIth a number of recent prosecutions by the He
Property Owners Urged to Comply with Legionella Legislation
/in Compliance, Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerLandlords and property owners face hefty fines if they fail to comply with the latest legionella legislation recently updated by the Health & Safety Executive. The revised legislation deals with the control of risks associated with legionella, a water-borne bacteria, which although rare, can have serious and often fatal consequences if it develops into Legionnaire’s disease. With the help of spe
City & Guilds Legionella Training Courses
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerStaying on top of waterborne diseases becomes significantly easier with Legionella Control International’s City & Guilds accredited legionella training courses, seminars and practical skills-based workshops. Held both in classroom environments and online, the accredited legionella training courses cover everything risk managers need to know about the prevention and control of the water borne disea
NHS Issue Urgent After New-Born Case of Legionnaires
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerNHS England has issued an urgent health alert after an infant was admitted to intensive care suffering from a confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease. In light of the case, experts at leading legionella risk management company, Legionella Control International are now working closely with their own NHS and health sector clients to investigate the conditions surrounding the case and rapidly imple