Blog Posts About Water Risk Assessment Review

UK legislation places a duty on building owners and those in charge of premises to manage the risks to health and safety associated with water systems. 

  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...

  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...

  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!

  Should we be concerned? Legionellosis risks from hot and cold water systems in most residential settings are generally considered to be low owing to regular water usage and turnover. It’s also true...

Case Study: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) improves the approach to assess the need for completing legionella risk assessments. The two-year risk assessment review frequency,...

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...

It is a legal requirement to have a Legionellarisk assessment for water systems where there is a duty of care. If there is no risk assessment in place, the right time is now! Once a Legionella risk...