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Charlie Brain

Charlie started the Water Hygiene Centre as a trainee risk assessor back in 2010, since then he has developed professionally from risk assessor, project manager and is now a Senior Consultant. During this time he has taken ownership of our risk assessment method and development of our bespoke reporting platform and has been key in our UKAS accreditation to 17020.
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Hot Water Risk Assessment - What you need to know!
by Charlie Brain, on 22-11-2023
Dutyholders, employers, or premises owners have a duty of care under health and safety law to protect users of their water systems. Today we will discuss the importance of a hot water risk...
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Scald Risk - TMT, or no TMV, that is the question.
by Charlie Brain, on 14-11-2023
One of the risks associated with water safety that require our attention is the risk of scalding. The HSE Information Sheet HSIS6, states “If hot water used for showering or bathing is above ...
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Legionella: Top tips for record keeping?
by Charlie Brain, on 24-01-2023
In our recent blog What are 'Good Records' for water safety? we learnt what water safety records are, why we need to keep them, and how to make them “good”. In this blog, we discuss ways to...
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Legionella - Role of the Responsible Person and Duty Holder
by Charlie Brain, on 07-09-2022
This blog hopes to answer questions received from our clients regarding the clarification of roles undertaken by the Dutyholder and the Responsible Person (Water).
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Why am I still getting TVCs after disinfecting and flushing?
by Charlie Brain, on 23-08-2022
In this blog, we discuss reasons why a disinfection, sampling, and Legionella flushing regime may not have worked as intended, leaving undesirable levels of TVCs.
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What are 'Good Records' for water safety?
What are 'Good Records' for water hygiene?
by Charlie Brain, on 09-02-2022
Records are a foundation stone of successful water hygiene management. They are evidence, without which, it is very difficult to convince others that a task has been completed.
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Compliance and Legionella Risk Assessment
by Charlie Brain, on 12-10-2021
As a reminder to us all, the HSE state that it is a legal requirement for every employer and self-employed person to assess the health and safety risks arising out of their work. The purpose of an...
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Legionella Risk Assessment – An Animal Interest Story
by Charlie Brain, on 18-08-2021
Our Legionella Risk Assessors travel the length and breadth of the British Isles, from the Shetland Islands in the north, to the Channel Islands in the south. They also get to visit a wide range...
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Separating Legionella Risk Assessments and Remedial Works
by Charlie Brain, on 15-06-2021
Identifying and assessing risks is the first key to good health and safety management. In the Legionella industry the risk assessment is no different, and a requirement under the HSE’s Approved...
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Can I Remotely Monitor My Water System?
by Charlie Brain, on 20-04-2021
To comply with their legal duties, duty holders should regularly monitor water systems to ensure their controls measures and precautions remain effective (HSE ACoP L8). This management regime...
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