This course gives you enough knowledge to get a Legionella control programme off the ground yourself – or make confident, informed choices when commissioning others to take this on for you.
£65.00
Discounts are available if you wish to purchase 10 or more courses, please get in touch with Magna [email protected]
Current legislation set out by the Health and Safety at Work Act along with the HSE’s updated code of practice known as L8, state that companies and building owners have a legal duty to manage Legionella.
It helps you to understand the risk that Legionella poses and helps you develop the systems and working practices you need to stay ahead. It gives you enough knowledge to get a Legionella control programme off the ground yourself – or make confident, informed choices when commissioning others to take this on for you.
This course is primarily aimed at building and facilities managers and maintenance professionals that have nominated responsibilities for water systems.
Course Aims
The aim is to assist learners in identifying the danger that Legionella poses, as well as covering ways to identify and assess sources of risk from Legionella on the premises.
Learning Objectives / Course Outline
By the end of this course, you will:
- Know what Legionnaires’ Disease is, and how it is contracted
- Understand the conditions that promote growth of Legionella bacteria
- Be aware of the history of Legionnaires’ Disease
- Have been presented with facts regarding contagion, distribution and identification of Legionnaires’ Disease
- Be able to identify risk areas in businesses, workplaces and public areas
- Be able to identify appropriate legislation, responsibilities and consequences to individuals and organisations of non-compliance
- Know how to manage risk to eliminate and reduce it
- Understand the five key elements of Legionella management
- Understand the importance of record keeping and records required
- Be aware of practical prevention tasks and how to carry them out, including testing and monitoring
- Be introduced to risks, prevention, testing, monitoring and water sampling relating specifically to cooling systems
Course Duration
75 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
Assessments
This course consists of 6 modules:
- What is Legionella?
- Risk Areas
- Legislation
- Risk Management
- Water System Monitoring
- Cooling System Awareness
Certification
Upon completion a digital certificate will be downloadable
Availability and Venues
- Online
- Audio / non-audio
- For multiple licences please email us on [email protected]
Course Fees
£65 + Vat
An invoice will be emailed after purchase
CPD, IIRSM & Gatehouse Awards Approved
Suggested Progression
There are a wide range of other health and safety courses available in the eLearning suite that are relevant to the same industries as these courses.
