Legionella Risk Assessment of Hot and Cold Water Systems (Practice) (WS7)

Code
WS7

Duration
2 day course

Benefits for the learner

• More practical based training.
• More modern slides / workbook delivery material.
• Resources to take away to guide in writing documents of your own.
• Can begin conducting legionella risk assessments of hot and cold water systems.
• Training covers aspects on explaining the risk assessment process and how hot and cold water systems are designed/operated/maintained and managed.
• Reduced risk of the moral / legal / financial implications associated with no, unsuitable or insufficient risk assessment.
• Material has been written by an experienced legionella risk assessor.

What you’ll learn on this course

This course consists of a range of theory and practical sessions to ensure that by end of this course, the delegate will be able to:

• List key facts associated with legionella and legionnaires' disease.
• Name relevant legislation and indicate where it sits legally.
• State key personnel within the management structure and can advise on who should fulfil the role.
• Identify low risk situations and simple controls measures that can help manage the risk in low-risk situations.
• Explain when risk assessments require review.
• Define what skills make a risk assessor more competent and describe the importance.
• Name and relate to their settings, factors that might affect independent risk assessment.
• List information to confirm as part of agreeing the terms of reference and give examples of how it might impact the assessment.
• State tools and equipment needed for the assessment.
• Show how to identify a hazard and assess the level of risk arising.
• Write a suitable recommendation for any remediation needed in a prioritised order.
• Highlight what should be done if an immediate very high/high risk is identified or a scoring system gives an unreflective account of the risk level.
• Explain what forms part of desktop appraisal and list one factor to assess within each category.
• State the different types of hot and cold water systems, risks they offer and develop a technique for working out configurations.
• Carry out an inspection of storage vessels.
• Describe some of the inspection/monitoring/maintenance requirements for legionella control within hot and cold water systems and articulate them to when they are needed.
• Draw and describe requirements for schematic diagrams.
• Name core elements of inspection to assess and have an order for the survey.
• Review a legionella control scheme logbook.
• Complete an example risk assessment template.

What do I need to bring with Me?

• All course material will be provided by the trainer, however, learners are welcome to bring with them any materials used within legionella management, such as risk assessments, water hygiene logbooks or management systems, where time permitting, they can see how their materials fit in to the context of the training.