Course Overview

This City & Guilds accredited course will provide you with the knowledge of the current legal and technical requirements for the control of Legionella, hygiene, safe hot, cold water and drinking systems and the necessary skills to carry out effective management and maintenance of the systems in accordance with Health Technical Memorandum 04-01.

Who is This Course For?

The course is suitable for staff who are involved in the day to day management and maintenance of hot and cold water services in Healthcare environments.

Key Learning Areas

Legal issues, including statutory obligations
ACOP L8 and HSG274 part 2
HTM 04-01 Water Safety Group and Water Safety Plan
The sources, risks and medical aspects of Legionellosis with reference to its occurrence, ecology and transmission routes
The identification of susceptible areas within a healthcare water system including storage cisterns, calorifiers, terminal fittings and associated distributing pipework
Recommended methods of system modification and design to minimise colonisation by reference to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations, guidance documents and the use of approved water fittings
Guidance on installation, and monitoring of thermostatic mixing valves
Treatment and control programmes in accordance with HTM 04-01
Testing water for temperature, pH, chlorine residual and microbial colonisation using dip slides, and TVC analysis
Principles for the cleaning and disinfection of systems using chlorine-based chemicals and hygiene working practices as required within healthcare premises
Reporting and recording procedures, including operation and maintenance logs and control measures to minimise risks

Course Schedule

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Start	09:00	09:00	09:00
End	16:30	16:30	16:30

Course Training Team

Tony Green

Water Hygiene Training Manager

Tony is a Water Hygiene Training Manager with over 40 years' in the water industry; 10 years of which as a service engineer and 30 years within training and education.