Intelligent Risk Management
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has launched three consultations on changes to the content of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs), which will remain open for comment until 23rd August 2013.
A Health & Safety Executive report leaked to Environmental Health News warned of a possible “catastrophic” Legionella outbreak in London, showing Legionella inspections had dropped 44 per cent over three years.
Water system schematics are required for all water services on site which are capable of creating an aerosol and where the water may potentially exceed 20°C. The requirement to produce schematics of a buildings water services is laid down in ACOP L8 sections 33, 53, 68, 81 and 88.
This course is designed to provide an awareness of the risks associated with Legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, the history of the organism, the required management systems and control measures that should be in place to meet UK legislation, best practice and a review of recent outbreaks.
This course is designed to provide an awareness of the risks associated with Legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, the history of the organism, the required management systems and control measures that should be in place to meet UK legislation, best practice and a review of recent outbreaks.
ACOP L8 requires that Legionella samples are taken from all cooling towers on a quarterly basis and that the biological quality or Total Viable Count (TVC) of the make-up water is tested quarterly.
A water hygiene risk assessment is legally required for all premises with water, where there is the potential to create a spray or aerosol and where there is the potential for the water on site to exceed 20°C. The requirement to carry out a risk assessment is laid down in section 6 of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999).
In order to suitably and sufficiently control risks, it is essential to implement a comprehensive water hygiene management system.
A cooling tower risk assessment is legally required for all premises with cooling towers and evaporative condensers.
As part of any water hygiene risk assessment a full and thorough audit will be carried out of all activities relevant to water hygiene and Legionella control on site.
