AquaCare Water Hygiene Services services
Water Hygiene Services
As an employer, or the person responsible for the buildings, you need to know. It’s a legal requirement. Impure water causes expensive problems and inconvenience inside buildings. Of the potential impurities, Legionella is the most serious. If not properly controlled, it can spread rapidly, causing severe damage to health, potentially lethal.It’s a common misconception that air conditioning is the primary source of Legionella but half the UK’s outbreaks originate from hot and cold water systems, showers and spa baths, areas where you have a duty of care.Water Treatment Services
Cooling Tower Treatment Services
Cooling towers are potentially significant sources of Legionnaires` disease because of their ability to spread aerosol over a wide area. Consequently, they come under increased surveillance. Cooling systems for industrial processes and air conditioning units operate at 35°C - 45°C, the ideal temperature for Legionella bacteria proliferation, and the towers are natural air scrubbers, providing nutrients for bacterial growth. In addition to ACoP L8, all cooling towers must be registered with the Local Authority in which they are sited: it is the law!.Keeping Pools And Spa Baths Safe Services
ACoP L8 principally concerns hot and cold water services and cooling towers; however, pools and spa baths are included under Other risk systems. In a spa bath or hot tub, the water temperature is typically greater than 34°C which, combined with the aerosol spray created by deliberate agitation, presents a foreseeable risk of exposure to Legionella. This is clearly shown by the hot tub on display at a flower show in Holland creating one of the largest outbreaks of Legionnaires` Disease, in 1999. More recently, a major DIY superstore was fined £90,000 for exposing 500,000 people to the disease from a display spa bath. To mitigate the risk of exposing staff, customers and clients to Legionella, a safety plan needs to be put in place covering system assessment, monitoring, management and communication, and surveillance.