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All our services are carried out to meet specific site requirements be they commercial, industrial, leisure or healthcare premises and all our working practices fully comply with the latest codes of practice, specifications and guidelines including HPSC 'National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009, HPSC 'Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities', ACOP L8 (Fourth Edition), HSG274 and BS8580-1:2019.

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Legionella Risk Assessment Report:

  • Executive Summary - Providing a simple easy summary of the system and general performance
  • Introduction - Introduction to the risk from legionella
  • Site Description - Basic summary of the site and facilities
  • System Condition Survey - Reports on all main system components (tanks, water heaters, etc.)
  • Asset Findings - List of all water assets and condition
  • Management - Report on Written Scheme and management systems in place to take responsibility for the risk from legionella.
  • Recommendations - Non-generic sensible recommendations made to assist you to achieve compliance and effective control.
  • Photographs - Photographs are taken and indexed to show major items
  • Schematic Diagram - Computer generated illustration of all water systems
  • Monitoring Programme - Full detailed site specific recommended monitoring plan based upon the findings of the risk assessment
  • Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Risk - Healthcare Premises incorporating critical care units are required to manage the potential risk from Pseudomonas Aeruginosa as well as legionella as per HPSC guidelines 'Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities'. WHI may be employed to carry out a risk assessment and produce a report which assesses the risk from both legionella and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in line with both HPSC guidelines and HTM 04-01: Addendum 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa - advice for augmented care units'.

Legionella Sampling:

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Legionella testing provides an additional level of legionella risk management which is in-line with industry best practices. A legionella test sample would be taken in accordance with BS 7592:2008 'Sampling for Legionella bacteria in water systems'. All our samples are analysed by a UKAS accredited laboratory with results reported with recommendations and full technical backup.

Written Scheme:

As part of an on-going Legionella Control programme, guidelines require that each site has a site specific 'Written Scheme' in place which should contain Management Chain of Command, description of the correct and safe operation of systems, on-going monitoring tasks, their frequency and responsibility, recommended remedial actions for unsatisfactory results, Emergency procedures etc. On completion of site legionella risk assessment WHI would have the information required to create a Written Scheme specific to the premises which may be used as part of the on-going legionella control programme.