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Legionella Risk Assessment
The Approved Code of Practice L8 2001 ‘The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems’ (ACoP L8) applies to all businesses in the UK who store or use water in a manner that is likely to create an aerosol, irrespective of the industry sector to which they belong.
Failure to comply with any provision of any Approved Code of Practice is not in itself an offence but any be used in criminal proceedings as evidence of failure to comply with appropriate regulations.
The requirements for a business under ACoP L8 are:
- to identify and assess all sources of risk; ( carried out in strict compliance to BS 8580:2010—Water quality-Risk assessments for Legionella control-Code of Practise)
- to prepare a written scheme;
- to appoint a responsible person;
- to implement and manage the scheme;
- to keep records.
Guardian’s Water Hygiene Service is specifically designed to help you meet all of these requirements. Our Risk Assessors are competent City & Guilds qualified engineers, with a detailed knowledge of domestic water systems. They have the knowledge and skills needed to identify the conditions that can lead to an outbreak of Legionella.
Legionnaire’s Disease is a highly emotive subject with all events receiving a great deal of media attention through Television, Radio, Newspaper and Internet coverage. The reputational issues surrounding an outbreak can add to the cost already present in the health – and even fatal – implications for those affected.