Risk Assessment
You are required to have a legionella risk assessment by law – but it DOESN’T have to be a lengthy or complicated process.
Primary Water Solutions are independent specialists in Legionella risk assessment in Bristol.
We provide user-friendly cost-effective risk assessments, monitoring and training on all aspects of water hygiene and Legionella control for private, business and public sector buildings in Bristol and throughout the UK.
As full members of the Legionella Control Association (the recommended code of conduct for service providers) and the Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme, you can trust that you’re in safe hands. Plus, all our on-site surveyors are members of the Water Management Society and are City & Guilds qualified. Meaning our accredited training skills are applicable to the roles and responsibilities being carried out on site.
Having a legionella risk assessment is a legal requirement, and receiving one undertaken by us is your first step towards compliance with The Approved Code of Practice L8. (ACoP L8). It is the responsibility of the employer or person in control of the premises to ensure that it is carried out with closed system testing.
Having a legionella risk assessment is a legal requirement, and receiving one undertaken by us is your first step towards compliance with The Approved Code of Practice L8. (ACoP L8). It is the responsibility of the employer or person in control of the premises to ensure that it is carried out with closed system testing.
The importance of the risk assessment is very high because it identifies the growth of Legionella in hot and cold water systems which can cause cases of legionnaires disease. Therefore by identifying and reporting cases as soon as possible allows us to control Legionella in your water supply. These control measures through Legionella water sampling can be the difference between an admin issue that needs addressing in your day-to-day business, to a life or death scenario.
In 2018, The Royal United Hospital in Bath was fined £300,000 for health and safety breaches after a patient died from Legionnaires disease. Bristol Crown Court found that the hospital had been warned to update its water distribution system to reduce the risk of the disease but sadly had not been carried out.
Risk assessments should highlight any potential for harm to health from exposure to Legionella bacteria. They should always be carried out by a qualified and experienced water hygiene specialist. Our water hygiene consultants are fully qualified, compliant in accordance with the HSE and HSC guidelines and have 45 years’ combined experience in providing risk assessments, water hygiene control and water monitoring services. Once assessed, aspects of water treatment contaminated with legionella can be controlled with chlorine dioxide to control the bacteria.
It is our aim to ensure you leave the process with a clear understanding of the risks present in your building or business together with a practical and understandable plan for you to overcome, manage and control them.
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To find out more about Legionella Risk Assessment in Bristol please call us on 08450 522711
You are required to have a legionella risk assessment by law – but it DOESN’T have to be a lengthy or complicated process.
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You are required to have a legionella risk assessment by law – but it DOESN’T have to be a lengthy or complicated process.