Written by our health sector specialist team, this Guide to Legionella Risk Assessments for Doctors, GP’s & Healthcare Professionals has been prepared to help those involved with the provision of medical and healthcare services, including GP’s and doctors, medical support staff, practice managers; and property and building service engineers.
The use of chlorine dioxide in cooling towers, closed loops and cooling systems greatly assists in the control of Legionella bacteria, algae, planktonic bacteria, biofilm and scale, helping to control the presence of dangerous bacteria and maintain the efficiency of heat exchanger surfaces, reservoir intakes, and ancillary equipment.
For landlords, property owners and managers, legionella compliance is an essential organisational risk management process that must be carefully managed. The consequences of getting it wrong can be serious, particularly for those individuals involved with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, including the responsible organisation and its staff.
AS 5059 covers power station cooling tower water systems and the management of Legionnaires’ disease health risks.
The bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease is widespread in nature. It mainly lives in water, for example ponds, where it does not usually cause problems.
All legionella monitoring programmes for cooling water systems should include routine sampling and testing for the presence of bacteria, both general (aerobic) bacterial species and Legionella bacteria.
The bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease is widespread in nature. It mainly lives in water, for example ponds, where it does not usually cause problems.
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive’s final report in to the events surrounding the Barrow outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2002.
What are the symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease … The symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease are similar to the symptoms of the flu
HTM 04 or to give it its full title “Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premises” was first published by the Department of Health in 2006 replacing HTM 2027 and HTM2040.