Water Hygiene Risk Assessments and Consultancy in Staffordshire

Legionella Assessment, Monitoring and Control Services

Legionella is a type of bacteria that is most commonly found in water and thrives in temperatures between 20 and 45°C. When legionella-affected water droplets are inhaled from the air, it can lead to the contraction of Legionnaires’ disease, which is a potentially fatal class of pneumonia. Affected water droplets are usually produced by both hot and cold water systems such as sink faucets, hot water tanks and air conditioning systems. The development of these water droplets makes managing your water systems crucial to keeping people safe and preventing the development of legionnaires’ disease, which is where our water hygiene consultants come in.

After an initial legionella control assessment of your property, our legionella consultants will be able to provide you with professional advice based upon your individual requirements. Providing a cost-effective strategy to manage, remove and prevent legionella from building up in your water systems, we personalise our monitoring, training and consultancy services to you.

The most commonly used method to control Legionella bacteria-related risk is the control of water temperature. Legionella bacteria multiplies in temperatures between 20 and 45°C, so water systems should be operated at temperatures that prevent its growth. This includes:

• Hot water storage cylinders storing water at 60°C or above
• Cold water being stored and distributed in environments below 20°C
• Hot water being stored and distributed in environments of 50°C or above

In addition to water temperature control, someone who is trained in water hygiene should routinely check, monitor and clean the water system in line with our water hygiene risk assessment and procedures. We can provide this training in Staffordshire to ensure your designated individual(s) is capable of managing the risk.