Current legislation set out by the Health and Safety at Work Act along with the HSE’s updated code of practice known as L8, state that companies and building owners have a legal duty to manage Legionella.
LEGIONELLA AWARENESS TRAINING
Duration of the course:
180 minutes approx.
Basic Legionella Management Modules
- What is Legionella?
- Risk Areas
- Legislation
- Risk Management
- Water System Monitoring
- Cooling System Monitoring
Course Description
The current legislation as per the Health and Safety at Work Act along with the HSE’s updated code of practice known as L8, state that companies and building owners have a legal duty to manage Legionella. Our introductory training course aims to assist all employers and staff in identifying the danger that Legionella poses, as well as covering ways to identify and assess sources of risk from Legionella on the premises. It also gives you enough knowledge to get a Legionella control programme in place for your building / place of work and inform them sufficiently make confident, informed decisions on how to handle / prevent and record all aspects of legionella control.
Target Audience
This course is primarily aimed at building and facilities personnel, managers and maintenance professionals that have responsibilities for water systems.
Advantages
Lack of training and awareness of Legionella have been shown to be factors in many outbreaks of legionella. Having adequate training and carrying out appropriate checks can ensure water system safety. The course will give you peace of mind and delegates increased confidence that the content is accurate and relevant. The is delivered by a faculty of Occupational Hygiene BOHS certified person having attained A P901-Legionella- Management and Control of building Hot and Cold Water Service certification.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will:
- Know what Legionnaires’ Disease is, and how it is contracted
- Understand the conditions that promote growth of Legionella bacteria
- Be aware of the history of Legionnaires’ Disease
- Have been presented with facts regarding contagion, distribution, and identification of Legionnaires’ Disease
- Be able to identify risk areas in businesses, workplaces, and public areas
- Be able to identify appropriate legislation, responsibilities and consequences to individuals and organisations of non-compliance
- Know how to manage risk to eliminate and reduce it.
- Understand the five key elements of Legionella management
- Understand the importance of record keeping and records required
- Be aware of practical prevention tasks and how to carry them out, including testing and monitoring.
- Be introduced to risks, prevention, testing, monitoring, and water sampling relating specifically to cooling systems
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