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Free CPD event - Legionella Risk Assessments and BS8580

Written by Sarah Morley | 04-Jun-2025 11:15:00
 
 
Legionella Risk Assessments and BS8580-1:2019, do your risk assessments comply?
 
 
Pete Tyson, Commercial Director of the Water Hygiene Centre reiterates the need for Legionella Risk Assessments. In this CPD event, he will help those with an understanding of the defined requirements to objectively review their current risk assessments to determine how suitable and compliant they are with BS8580.

 

Guidance and Legionella Risk Assessments

Legionella risk assessments are nothing new, the need to complete these risk assessments have been around for decades.  The standard and quality of these risk assessments can vary greatly!  Our briefing session reiterates the need for legionella risk assessments and how they are required under the Regulations and Guidance documents. 

 

In 2010 British Standards Institute issued BS8580 Water Quality – risk assessments for Legionella Control – code of practice.  For the first time, a published standard on what a legionella risk assessment should include.  In 2019 British Standards issued an update to BS8580, further refining the standards for these risk assessments.  

 
 

 

Pete Tyson, Commercial Director, Water Hygiene Centre

Pete has extensive experience with water systems and waterborne pathogens. With twenty years in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry, Pete has worked as a Service Engineer, Sales Engineer, Regional Manager, and Regional Director for some major water hygiene companies within the Industry.  His experience is gleaned from being involved in the Legionella Outbreak in 2002 at Barrow, Cumbria to managing contracts at Nuclear Power Stations to presenting Role of the Responsible Person Training, his experience and knowledge of specific areas bridges many market sectors.  Pete was co-author of an article published for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health discussing Covid-19 return to work and the actions to be undertaken on businesses re-opening. 

 

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