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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 Control for Housing
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 27-09-2018
Image Credit: Adobe Stock Landlords have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their tenants by keeping property safe and free from health hazards.
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Is there an issue with the de-strat loop pump?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 22-08-2018
As an AP, you've just come across this installation - what don't you like about it?
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How to control Legionella - Part 2: the risks and options…
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 08-08-2018
As discussed in Part 1, temperature has limited effectiveness when treating biofilm bacteria (especially mature biofilm) but colonisation of a system with biofilm bacteria may (in the main) be...
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How to control Legionella - Part 1: the risks and options…
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 31-07-2018
Water undertakers have a responsibility to ensure that ‘wholesome’ water is delivered to the point of entry of buildings, this does not necessarily mean that such waters are free from microorganisms.
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Developing a plan for controlling Legionnaires’ Disease
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 05-07-2018
The single most important aspect of good water hygiene management is having a ‘plan’, hence the expression; ‘fail to plan, then plan to fail’!
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CDC Report on Pool Water Outbreaks
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-06-2018
A recent report from the United States’ Centre of Communicable Disease (CDC) published in April 2018 highlighted the problem of cryptosporidium as the pathogen responsible for most outbreaks of...
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Legionella Risk Assessments Explained…
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-06-2018
Risk assessments are the ‘cornerstone’ of health and safety. As a reminder to us all, the HSE state ‘It is a legal requirement for every employer and self-employed person to make an assessment of the...
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Legionella Risk: HSE Inspector finds failings in hospital
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 10-05-2018
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust was recently fined a hefty £300,000 and ordered to pay an additional £37,451.78 in costs after pleading guilty to a breach of Health and Safety Law.
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Free Water Refills  - Water Hygiene Considerations!
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 16-03-2018
Articles such as this one in the Guardian newspaper highlight the initiative driven by industry body Water UK and campaigners Refill, to make free drinking water refill stations widely available to...
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Water Risk Assessment Review Tool (Free Download)
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 07-03-2018
If you're a building owner or premises manager, according to UK legislation you're responsible for managing risks within your buildings - including water systems. HSE have removed the two year...
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