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Awareness of Legionella and the potentially serious effect of Legionnaires disease have grown in recent years often fuelled by the publicity from the major outbreaks, which have led to prosecutions under the Health & Safety at Work Act For organisations of all types, it has become more important that individuals understand their legal duties and the serious consequences of a failure to comply with the law. The L8 ACoP sets out legislative obligations and states those involved in Legionella management: 'should have such ability, experience, instruction, information and resources to allow them to carry out their tasks'. On successful completion of this course the person can be regarded as a competent person. Who should attend Those who need to have an awareness of Legionella and an understanding of how to control Legionella in water systems Those who want an appreciation of the impact of when things go wrong due to Legionella and how to prevent this occuring Course Overview What is Legionella How did Legionnaires' disease come about? An introduction to the Health & Safety Commissions Approved Code of Practice & Guidance (ACoP) L8 Legionnaires Disease: Control of Legionella bacteria in water systems and understanding it's importance Understanding the relevance of Health & Safety at work act 1974, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1999 (COSHH) and the Management of Health & Safety at work Regulations 1999 How risks from exposure to legionella should be managed and controlled The risk assessment process with supporting techniques (treatment and control, monitoring, cleaning and disinfecting and auditing Understanding the chemistry of water, scale, corrosion, suspended solids and microbiological activity Target groups most likely to be affected by an outbreak Review of practical examples, using case studies demonstrating the effect and impact of an outbreak Written Assessment Course Aims: To develop the delegates awareness of Legionella Learning Objectives: On completion of the course the delegate will be aware of: The regulations covering Legionella How and why Legionella bacteria can cause problems The ways of controlling Legionella The types of water systems likely to be at risk The people most likely to be effected by an outbreak Assessment of the implications of recent outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, consequences action taken and lessons learned Course Duration : 1 Day/ Cost : £85 + VAT - Per Person Certificate - Wolviston Training Resource

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