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Legionella  

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Any water system that maintains suitable environmental conditions can serve as a potential breeding ground for legionella bacteria. At Hydroscapes, we bring over 30 years of experience to assist you. Our team is focused on ensuring compliance with current standards and creating a safe water environment. We invite your inquiries and are dedicated to meeting your management needs .   

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Health and Safety

Under general health and safety law, for instance The Health and Safety act 1974 dutyholders, including (employers or those in control of premises), must ensure the health and safety of their employees or others who may be affected by their undertaking. They must take suitable precautions to prevent or control the risk of exposure to legionella.

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They also need to either understand or appoint somebody competent who knows how to identify and assess sources of risk, manage those risks, prevent or control any risks, keep records, and carry out any other legal duties they may have.

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Carrying out a legionella risk assessment and ensuring it remains up to date is required under health and safety law and is a key duty when managing the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria. In conducting the assessment, the dutyholder must appoint a competent person or persons, known as the responsible person, to help them meet their health and safety duties, ie take responsibility for managing the control scheme. If the necessary competence, knowledge and expertise do not exist, there may be a need to appoint someone externally.

What we can do for you - Legionella Risk Assessment 

At Hydroscapes we make sure we provide a detailed and informative Legionella risk assessment that will keep you compliant with the latest legislation and guidance within (ACoP L8 & HSG 274).

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At Hydroscapes, we understand that staying on top of legislation and regulations can be a challenge. That's why we handle it for you, allowing you to focus on what you do best.

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Hydroscapes will:

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  • Identify and assess the source of risk from legionella exposure

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  • Provide a detailed description of the water system and its current state

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  • Compile an up to date schematic drawing of the water system

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  • Provide a site specific control scheme

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  • ​Create and carry out regular procedures to prevent exposure like weekly flushing and monthly temperature recording

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  • Recommend any controls you can put in place to help prevent exposure

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  • Record checking to make sure you stay compliant and in accordance with ACOP and HSG 274

Legionella Risk Assessment: When Is It Necessary?

The assessment of risk is an ongoing process and not merely a paper exercise. Dutyholders should arrange to review the assessment regularly and specifically when there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid. An indication of when to review the assessment and what to consider should be recorded and this may result from, for example:

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  • A change to the water system or its use

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  • A change to the use of the building where the system is installed

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  • New information becoming available about the risks or control measures

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  •  The results of check indicating the control measures are no longer effective

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  • Changes to key personnel

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  • A case of legionnaires' disease/Legionellosis associated with the system

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Legionella Risk Assessment

Identify and assess the source of risk from legionella exposure.

Provide a detailed description of the water system and its current state.

Compile an up to date schematic drawing of the water system.

Provide a site specific control scheme.

Create and carry out regular procedures to prevent exposure like weekly flushing and monthly temperature recording.

Recommend any controls you can put in place to help prevent exposure.

Record checking to make sure you stay compliant and in accordance with ACOP and HSG 274.

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