City & Guilds Accredited Legionellosis - Control of Legionella within Water Systems and Evaporative Cooling Towers (York)

Who will benefit

This City & Guilds accredited course is designed for managers, supervisors or engineers who need an understanding of how legionella bacteria may proliferate within their hot and cold water system and cooling towers.

Purpose

The course is designed to give those who attend an overview and understanding of how to control the risk from legionella bacteria within hot and cold water systems and cooling towers. It will enable effective management of the water system in accordance to Approved Code of Practice L8.

What will be covered:

• Medical aspects of legionnaires disease, including how the bacteria proliferates and who are the susceptible people to the illness
• Relevant statutory documents and highlighting a number of high profile court cases and their outcome
• The requirements of Approved Code of Practice L8 to ensure compliance
• Hot and cold water system design and remedial actions to minimise the risk of the bacteria proliferating and 
  ensuring compliance to Water Regulations
• Wet Cooling Tower design, operation and maintenance requirements to minimise the risk of the bacteria
  proliferating
• Requirements of cleaning and disinfection of water systems and cooling towers
• Monitoring requirements including temperature checking, inspections water sampling and actions in the
  event of positive count
• Requirements of compiling and maintaining the water management log book

Duration and Assessment

A 5 day course, beginning at 09.00 on day 1 and finishing at 16.00 on day 5.

This course contains PPL Training written and practical assessments.

Each delegate will be issued with an attendance certificate and a City & Guilds accredited / PPL Training certificate of achievement once they successfully complete the assessments.

Available with accommodation - £1270.00.