How to Prevent Legionella Problems in New Buildings Preventing Legionella problems in newly constructed buildings is far easier, and more cost-effective when water safety is built into the design from the outset. Many of the common issues that lead to Legionella contamination can be eliminated entirely by engaging water safety experts early in the planning […]
How An Authorising Engineer (Water) Ensures Water Systems Stay Safe Water safety is a critical concern in all complex building systems, particularly in environments such as hospitals, universities, and large commercial or public sector premises. Ensuring these systems remain safe, compliant, and free from harmful pathogens like Legionella requires expert oversight. This is where an […]
How a Lack of Legionella Training Contributed to Devastating Legionnaires’ Outbreak In this article we examine the impact of inadequate Legionella training and a lack of available resources on an organisations ability to control Legionella risks effectively, meet its water safety compliance obligations, and ultimately keep people safe. The article highlights how a detailed understanding [&he
UK Company Fined £900,000 for Legionella Risk to Vulnerable Care Home Residents A UK company has been fined £900,000 after an outbreak of Legionella bacteria at its care home facility in Birkenhead, Merseyside, exposing vulnerable residents to the risk of Legionnaires’ disease. The dangerous bacteria was detected in the water systems at Vincent Naughton Court […]
Failure to Act Highlighted Legionella Concerns in the Barrow Report The Barrow Report was compiled following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a town centre arts and leisure facility called Forum 28 in Barrow in Furness, UK in 2002. The Health and Safety Executive led a detailed investigation into what happened, resulting in a court […]
Legionella Refresher Training: How Important is It? If you are involved in the control of Legionella in your workplace or you are a member of a Water Safety Group, Legionella refresher training is vital in keeping your knowledge and skills fresh and up to date. This will give you the confidence to meet your responsibilities […]
Does Poor Management Increase the Risks from Legionnaires’ Disease? This article examines the impact of poor water safety management practices and how they increase the chances of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. It looks at the relationships between those responsible for the control of Legionella bacteria in the workplace, i.e. business owners, the Duty Holder […]
What is Legionella Training? Legionella training is an important part of any Legionella risk management programme. The best training courses provide individuals and organisations with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and control Legionella bacteria in water systems under their control. Whether you are the duty holder, responsible person, or someone else involved in […]
How Important is a Legionella Risk Assessment? This article examines how the lack of adequate Legionella risk assessments significantly contributed to the UK’s largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that occurred at Barrow-in-Furness, August 2002. Under UK health and safety law employers, business owners and landlords have a legal duty to carry out a Legionella risk […]
What Are Dead Legs? Identifying and Managing Dead Legs in Water Systems Look up dead legs on the internet and the first thing you’re likely to find is an explanation of what it feels like to have one following a thigh injury. It’s not quite the sort of thing we’re focusing on in this article, […]