Legionella:

Employer’s or those responsible for public buildings are required by law to assess and control the risk of exposure of employees and the general public to Legionella on your premises. This must include the following:

• Identification of all domestic & process water systems.

• An assessment of the sources of risk within each identified system and the inherent and actual risk associated with these.
  

• The preparation of a written Legionella control scheme for preventing or controlling the risk.
  

• The implementation & management of the Legionella Control Scheme.

• The keeping of records in a site specific logbook & auditing on a regular basis.

• It is recommended that ACOP L8 – Legionnaires Disease: The control of Legionella bacteria in water systems is referred to for technical detail on how to manage & control the risk in your system and to satisfy the requirements of the law.

Water Potability

To maintain potable (drinking) water supplies all potential drinking water supplies and outlets must be identified and managed to maintain drinking water quality.

This may include potable water testing for microbiological and chemical quality, cleaning & disinfection of cold water storage tanks and down services that supply drinking water and disinfection of direct mains fed supply services.

Potable water supplies can be further treated by the installation of water coolers, filters and chemical disinfection systems.

What EnviroTec Solutions Can Offer You:

We can assist you with managing the risk of Legionella on your premises by conducting a site specific Legionella  Risk Assessment.

Preparing a  Legionella Control Scheme to include some or all of the following as applicable and determined by the Risk Assessment:

• Temperature monitoring of hot & cold water downservices
  Inspection, cleaning & disinfection of cold water storage tanks & downservices.

• Inspection, flushing and where applicable disinfection of  Calorifiers.

• Inspection, cleaning, descaling & disinfection of Showers.

• Testing of water samples for legionella using a UKAS accredited laboratory.

• Implementing and maintaining the legionella control scheme on your premises using a combination of your own staff and our service engineers and technical managers.

• Providing legionella awareness training to all of your staff who have been allocated responsibilities within the Legionella Control Scheme.
  

• Carrying out independent Legionella Control Audits to evaluate the effectiveness of Legionella Control Scheme managed by yourselves or others on your premises.

We can assist you with managing the potable water quality on your premises by:

• Potable water testing for microbiological and chemical quality to ensure compliance with the Drinking Water Regulations.

• Cleaning & disinfection of cold water storage tanks and downservices that supply drinking water.
  

• Disinfection of direct mains fed supply services.

• Supply, fitting and service of mains fed water coolers.

• Supply, fitting and service of water filters.

• Supply, fitting and service of chemical water disinfection systems.