Legionella Control International’s guide to legionella risk assessments for dental practices has been prepared to help those involved in the provision of dental services, including dentists, dental support staff and service engineers to understand more about legionella risk assessments including whether you need one, and what is involved if you do.
Legionella Water Testing Methods & ACOP L8
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerThe 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
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerDip 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.
AS/NZS 3666 Part 3 – Legionella Control Australia
/in International, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerAS/NZS 3666 Part 3 covers air-handling and water systems of buildings, microbial control, performance based maintenance of cooling water systems
Legionella Responsible Person – Job Description & Legionella Training
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerIn a legionella control context the term “Responsible Person” is identified in the Health & Safety Exectutive’s Approved Code of Practice document L8 as someone with day-to-day responsibility for controlling any identified risk from Legionella bacteria.
How Good is your Legionella Risk Assessment?
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerThe UK’s Health and Safety Executive have recently issued a warning concerning the standard of legionella risk assessments following the successful conviction of a UK water treatment company that conducted inadequate and misleading surveys at several nursing homes.
Health & Safety Executive Warns Hospital Over Legionella Failings
/in Legionella, News /by Stuart DoonerThe UK’s Health & Safety Executive has issued a warning to organisations concerning their responsibilities to control levels of Legionella bacteria after they fined a Liverpool hospital for serious legionella control related failings.
HTM 01-05 – Legionella Risk Assessments for Dental Practices
/in Compliance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerLegionella Control International’s guide to legionella risk assessments for dental practices has been prepared to help those involved in the provision of dental services, including dentists, dental support staff and service engineers to understand more about legionella risk assessments including whether you need one, and what is involved if you do.
Guide to Legionella Compliance for Care Homes
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerLegionella compliance for residential care homes, nursing homes and healthcare premises is an essential process that must be carefully managed as the consequences of getting it wrong can be serious.
Legionella Checklist for Schools, Universities & Colleges
/in Compliance, Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerLegionella compliance for schools, colleges, universities and other education premises is an essential organisational risk management process that must be carefully managed. Get to grips with the process with our legionella checklist.
Assessing Legionella Risks – Swan-Necks & Pigtails
/in Guidance, Legionella /by Stuart DoonerThe 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.