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Legionella Testing Services
Testing for Legionella can form part of a programme for managing the risk of Legionnaires` disease. Your Legionella risk assessment should provide direction on the Legionella testing required at your site. Further guidance can be found in the HSE`s publications: `The Control of legionella bacteria in water systems - Approved Code of Practice and guidance (L8)` and `HSG274`. Testing for Legionella could assist in identifying possible sources of infection and highlights water system issues which may require action.
We can arrange for an experienced Environmental Consultant with a Legionella specialism to visit your site and collect water samples in accordance with the requirements outlined in ISO 11731-2: 2004.
Alternatively, we can provide sterile, sodium-thiosulphate dosed bottles for you to collect Legionella samples yourself.
Once the required water outlets have been sampled, we then transport the samples to a UKAS accredited laboratory that participates in the Health Protection Agency`s external quality assessment for food, water and environmental microbiology.
When the testing is complete, a UKAS accredited report is emailed, and an explanation of the results is provided for all customers.
If further advice is needed on receipt of the results, then a member of our experienced team is on-hand and best placed to assist.