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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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15 Tips to Reduce Legionella Risks in Tourist Accommodation
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 02-04-2019
European statistics indicate that more than 1000 travellers contract Legionnaires' disease each year and according to the official statistics published by Public Health England, travel associated...
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Legionella & Water Hygiene - Frequently Asked Questions
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 13-03-2019
We are pleased to announce that we have just added a new page to our website with the answers to the questions we get asked the most from our clients and during our training courses. This page will...
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Legionnaires' Disease at Ludlow Hotel
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 06-02-2019
Back in 2018 ITV reported on the closure of the Grade II listed Ramada Hall Hotel after Legionella bacteria was found in water samples. Another article was published in 2017 by the BBCabout a...
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The importance of Legionella training for hotels
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 23-01-2019
Conventional wisdom has it that most cases of Legionnaires’ disease associated with water systems in the built-environment could have been prevented and therefore should not have occurred. The law...
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Legionella Risk Assessments - Hospitality & Leisure: Part 2
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 20-12-2018
In Part 1, we covered some common problems you may face when commissioning Legionella risk assessments. We now take a look at what your risk assessment should include to comply with current guidance...
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Legionella Risk Assessments - Hospitality & Leisure: Part 1
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-12-2018
If you are the hotel manager, maintenance manager or property owner you have a legal responsibility and accountability to ensure that occupiers of your premises are suitably protected from water...
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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
Areport 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 infectious...
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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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