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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) credits most Legionnaires outbreaks to insufficient training and understanding amongst staff or responsible people involved in management. The HSE also stresses the importance of training and ‘competence’ in the successful control of Legionella. This is stated in ACOP L8:
‘Those specifically appointed to implement the control measures and strategies should be suitably informed, instructed and trained and their suitability assessed. They must be properly trained to a level that ensures tasks are carried out in a safe, technically competent manner; and receive regular refresher training.’
The who will be required to be training will be any individual who has some involvement in the management and control of legionella in order to fulfil their duties in a competent manner, no matter how small those area actions are.
This could include;
· cleaning staff who are asked to flush infrequently used outlets within a building, area of a building or across multiple buildings
· Site maintenance staff who are required to undertake temperatures checks on the domestic water system or even check the biocides levels within a public water feature.
· Those who are managing the regime to ensure they understand the importance any remediation of the system should the biocide or temperature controls fall outside of the required parameters, or so they would take appropriate action should legionella be detected within the buildings water services.
The type of training each individual will undergo will differ based on their roles.
Legionella Awareness Training is a key part of effective Legionella management.
Are you a…?
· Technician (cleaner, maintenance/care taker, systems operator, tradesperson)
· Manager (property manager, services manager)
· Duty Holder (Landlord, Facilities Manager)
· Responsible Person (As nominated by the Legionella Risk Assessment)
If so, you likely require legionella awareness training
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