Water Hygiene Centre Blog

 

Legionella record keeping using software.
Water Hygiene Guidance When managing Legionella and other waterborne pathogens we must keep concise, accurate records of all our activities. HSG274 Part 2 sections 24 – 26 and HTM04-01 Part B Para...
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Legionella Risk - Contractor Competency for Schools
For this Blog, we will primarily be talking about water safety; i.e. Legionella preventative maintenance or carrying out Legionella risk assessments.
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Legionella Management onsite: Back to basics - Part 2
  In part 2 of this blog we outline the basics of legionella management for any organisation looking at log books, records & dealing with non-compliance.
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Legionella Management onsite: Back to basics - Part 1
 
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Head Teachers Role in Controlling Legionella Risk in Schools
If you are a Head Teacher what are your responsibilities in relation to preventing or controlling Legionella in your school?
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Legionella sampling: Part 3 - Testing methods & what next?
As a recap on the first and second parts of this blog series on sampling, we’ve already covered; sampling strategy, taking a water sample and the chain of custody. In this final blog of the series,...
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Legionella Risk in Schools: Key points for good water management
  Good water safety management within school properties can be distilled into the following areas: 1 – Determining management arrangements and responsibility; 2 – Establishing the level of Legionella...
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Managing Legionella in Old Buildings
        Older properties can provide unique problems when trying to manage the water systems especially if the water systems were installed before any of the Water Supply (Water Fittings)...
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5 Step Guide: Legionella Risk Management - Education Estates
  What is the appetite for risk amongst managers of education estates with responsibility for health & safety? We would expect such organisations to operate on the basis that risks to health and...
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Closed System Treatment & Analysis - Why we need to do it?
  In this blog, we discuss water chemistry and closed-system water treatment where the principal guidance is taken from BSRIA guide BG50:2021. This guide is intended for use by facilities managers...
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