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1 day Legionella Technician’s Training Course (Domestic)
Audience:
Technicians involved in legionella site water testing
Purpose:
To raise awareness of Legionella Control issues
To promote understanding of risks and their control or prevention
To equip delegates with the necessary information to monitor a site in accordance with the latest government guidance ACOP L8
Proposed Programme
0930 – 1030 Introduction to Legionella
The Bacteria and its history
Legionnaire’s Disease
Risk Areas & Risk Management
1030 - 1045 Coffee Break
1045 - 1200 Law and Responsibility
Government Guidance (ACOP L8)
Case studies Prosecution and cost to business
Action in the event of a positive sample / suspected outbreak
1200 - 1245 Lunch
1245 - 1345 Legionella Management Theory
Designing a monitoring programme
Domestic water monitoring
Chlorine residuals
Weekly flushing
Tank inspection
Water sampling
1345 - 1430 Legionella Management Practical
Testing of water services
Investigating non-compliance
Record Keeping & the site logbook
1430 - 1445 Coffee Break
1445-1530 Personal Safety
Confined spaces / asbestos
Bacteriological hazards
1530 - 1600 Review & discussion
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