Legionella Monitoring

Employers have a responsibility to comply with the Health & Safety Executives ACoP L8 and HSG 274 part 1,2 & 3. At Safety First, we offer weekly, monthly, quarterly, six monthly and yearly monitoring for Legionella. 

Any water system, with the right environmental conditions, could be a source for legionella bacteria growth. Common sectors include hospitality, spas, hot tubs, landlord empty properties and healthcare facilities.

There is a reasonably foreseeable legionella risk if your water system:

• has a water temperature between 20–45 °C
• creates and/or spreads breathable droplets, eg aerosol created by a cooling tower, or water outlets
• stores and/or re-circulates water
• likely to contain a source of nutrients for the organism to grow, eg rust, sludge, scale, organic matter and biofilms.

To pre-empt any rapid escalation of Legionella bacteria growth which would undoubtedly affect your business, your properties or your tenants, then act today to ensure you are covered.

Through extensive monitoring, we can:

• Identify potential risk sources
• Propose methods for prevention
• Control, monitor, inspect and maintain water systems
• Ensure compliance with the ACoP and guidance
• Monthly temperature monitoring
• Showerhead cleaning and descaling
• CWST and down services cleaning & disinfection to BS8558
• Thermostatic mixing valve safety testing and servicing

The Importance of Legionella Monitoring

Legionella bacteria causes Legionellosis, a collection of serious diseases that includes Legionnaires’ disease, Pontiac fever and Lochgoilhead fever. Legionnaire’s disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia that can affect anyone – there were 84 deaths in England and Wales from 2011 to 2013.

It is therefore vital that consistent and effective monitoring is undertaken to ensure that employees are not exposed to Legionella bacteria and the potential consequences to both the individual and the business.

Safety First’s Legionella Monitoring

Protect your business and contact our specialist team today. Such is our commitment to ensuring you are monitored, risk assessed and have the correct remedial works packages in place, we are constantly growing our team to focus entirely on Legionella. Safety First are highly qualified in Legionella Monitoring.

Our recently appointed Water Hygiene Manager has decades worth of experience in water hygiene, treatment and compliance and will oversee the Legionella and water department to ensure Safety First remain the leader in Legionella risk assessments, monitoring and remedial works.

Safety First specialises in a range of services aimed at preventing exposure to the Legionella bacteria including Legionella risk assessments, Legionella awareness training, and water sampling.

No matter what your individual need is, we are sure to have a solution.

Contact our friendly team of experts to find out more about Legionella monitoring or any of our other services: