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Water Hygiene Centre

The Water Hygiene Centre was established in 2009 to address the lack of independent water hygiene consultancy within the industry. From our humble beginnings, we have established ourselves as a market leader, helping clients identify and minimise the risk of waterborne contamination and disease, whilst improving compliance performance.
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Legionella - The Need for Sufficient Water Hygiene Training
Legionella - The Need for Sufficient Water Hygiene Training
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 10-02-2021
When we consider the importance of adequate Water Hygiene Legionella training, it may first of all be prudent to acknowledge that ‘ignorance is not a defence’ in the eyes of the law…!
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Legionella Awareness Training – Who Should Attend?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 27-01-2021
Legionella training is a legal requirement for anyone with a responsibility for the prevention and control of legionella within the workplace.
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Is there a Legionella Risk in Pubs?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 24-11-2020
Pubs are no longer just places to get a drink, they also have restaurants, and many offer accommodation and therefore could be thought of as small hotels: in fact, one key factor to consider is...
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How social distancing can increase the risk of Legionella
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 18-11-2020
How social distancing can increase the risk of Legionella - 'Sinks & toilets out of order' We currently live in a world where the term ‘Social distancing’ is widely understood and in most cases is...
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Awareness and Pitfalls of Rapid Testing
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 21-09-2020
Before we consider what rapid testing entails it may first of all be prudent to ask ‘why’ are we considering the use of rapid testing/diagnostics and what are the benefits/limitations of using such...
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Can you catch Legionnaires' disease by wearing a face mask?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 09-09-2020
A Facebook post which has been widely shared has claimed a woman who thought she had COVID-19, actually had Legionnaires' disease which she had contracted via a reused face mask.
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Minor works, appropriate disinfection and sampling
Minor works, appropriate disinfection and sampling
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 31-08-2020
When considering a suitable and sufficient rationale for the undertaking of disinfection works it’s initially important to ensure that the approach taken is ‘proportionate to risk’
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Is Legionella testing a legal requirement?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-08-2020
We regularly get calls and messages from people asking if we can do ‘legionella testing’ for them. Sometimes it becomes apparent that they aren’t sure what they are actually asking for, or why!
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Legionella - environment and management within water systems
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 06-05-2020
It’s common for wholesome water to contain aquatic bacteria as our intention is for ‘potable water’ to be ‘hygienically safe’ (in accordance with the requirements of the water undertaker), rather...
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Traditional water treatment methods: Part 3
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 01-04-2020
The importance of knowing; ‘when’ to use supplementary control and ‘which’ control to use! Part 3 - Supplementary Control: the use of Cu/Ag ionisation, UV & Filtration
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