Legionella Risk Assessment - UKAS Accredited

Why Legionella Risk Assessments Matter

Legionella bacteria can pose serious health risks, potentially leading to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. Our assessments help you stay on top of safety, comply with legal obligations under ACoP L8, HSG274, and BS 8580, and create a healthier, worry-free environment for employees, visitors, and residents. No matter what industry you’re in (healthcare, education, commercial or industrial establishments), by investing in regular assessments and proper training, you’re not just ticking boxes — you’re protecting lives.

Expertise You Can Rely On

At the Water Hygiene Centre, we’re proud to be a trusted name in water safety. Our UKAS-accredited methods follow BS 8580: Water Quality, providing thorough and reliable risk assessments for Legionella control. This ensures our clients not only meet the highest standards but also receive a robust risk assessment they can rely on to make informed decisions about managing their water systems.

Peace of Mind Through Accreditation

Selecting a company for your water risk assessment can be daunting. How do you ensure they will fulfil your needs? With our UKAS Legionella Risk Assessments accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012, you can relax knowing the job is in safe hands. We combine experience, technical know-how, and robust systems to make sure everything is done properly.

Benefits for you:

Save time with clear, easy-to-understand reports
Avoid costly compliance issues
Protect staff, visitors, and residents
Take confident, informed action with prioritised recommendations

What makes us stand out?

UKAS Accreditation: Ensuring the highest levels of impartiality and competence through the assessment process
Compliance: Our assessments are BS 8580-1:2019 compliant, ensuring a thorough check of your systems and management controls. We don’t just tick boxes; we provide independent reviews that truly matter.
Experts: With memberships from respected bodies like LCA and CHAS, plus our ACoP L8 compliance, means we really are the experts in water safety.
Trusted: You can trust us because we have no vested interests in remediation works. Our focus is solely on providing you with unbiased assessments that serve your best interests.
Your peace of mind matters: We conduct audits of our Risk Assessors, including witnessing and re-inspecting their work to ensure everything meets our high standards - and yours too!
Editable and easy to use: Receive your risk assessments as electronic copies for easy access. Plus, our fully filterable and editable risk minimisation schemes come in handy Excel format, making it super easy for you to take action!
Further Reading:
- How to check your Legionella Risk Assessment is compliant?
- Legionella Risk Assessment - When do I need one?
- Legionella Risk Assessments and my Water Safety Plan

Included in our Legionella Risk Assessments:

Clear scope of works
Executive summary
Site information and project plan
Key personnel identification (responsible persons/duty holders)
Interview with the site’s responsible person
Audit of management and documentation
Profiling of temperatures and identification of risks
Risk minimisation scheme with photographs of non-compliances
Control measures prioritised using a traffic light format & ALARP
Domestic water system schematics
Optional asset register
Review of risk assessment - highlighting any gaps so you can act confidently

I have been impressed from start to finish with all my interactions with all the members of the Water Hygiene Centre I have dealt with. Thank you.

Property & Facilities Manager, Audley Travel

The Water Hygiene Centre Risk Assessors were really helpful and explained clearly what we should be looking to get in place

Project Design & Delivery, Huffkins

Excellent performance and approach to water risk assessments that capture operational and management performance to truly understand the risks associated with water systems.

Estates Manager, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

The level of service received from The Water Hygiene Centre is delivered to an exceptional standard.

Estates Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust

We received great support from the Water Hygiene Centre, who were very informative right through the process and gave a very high level of confidence that we were in safe hands.

Director of Estates & Facilities, Stamford School

What I like most is the Excel sheet you provide with observations and actions required.

Associate Director of Estates, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Really detailed reports identifying clear improvements that are fit for our needs.

Global Health & Safety Manager, Large National Animal Charity

The overall service from the Water Hygiene Centre to receipt of the various reports was first class - Excellent service.

Maintenance Supervisor, Marie Curie