Legionella Awareness- E-Learning Courses - CPDUK Accredited

Legionella is a type of bacterium found naturally in freshwater environments, like lakes and streams. It can become a health concern when it grows and spreads in human-made building water systems such as showerheads and sink faucets.

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The aim is to provide learners with an awareness of current legal and technical requirements for legionella control in water systems. Further, it will help learners in understanding the skills required to carry out effective management and maintenance of systems concerning current guidance and legislation.

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Legionella training is an essential and mandatory component of legionella risk management programme. They expect those people involved in assessing legionella risks and control measures to be competent, suitably trained and fully aware of their legal responsibilities.

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Legionnaires’ disease is a lung infection you can catch by inhaling droplets of water from things like air conditioning or hot tubs. It is uncommon but can be very serious.

You get infected if you breathe in droplets of water from a contaminated water source, such as:

• Air conditioning systems
• Spa pools and hot tubs
• Showers and taps
• Cooling towers
• Decorative fountains.

It is very unlikely that you catch Legionnaires’ disease from:

• Ponds, lakes and rivers
• Drinking water with the bacteria in it
• Other people with the infection.

Anyone can develop Legionnaires’ disease, but you are more likely to get it if you are older and:

• You have a long-term lung condition like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• You have a long-standing condition that affects your heart, your kidneys or other major organs
• You smoke
• You are dependent on alcohol or drugs
• You have problems with your immune system.

If you have Legionnaires’ disease, the sooner you get treatment, the better:

• You may be given antibiotics directly in a vein
• You may be given oxygen
• If you have a severe case, you may be looked after in intensive care and have a machine to help you breathe.

When you start to feel better, you may need to continue to take antibiotic tablets at home. Antibiotic treatment usually lasts 1 to 3 weeks. You’re likely to make a full recovery and feel back to normal after a few weeks.

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia, a lung inflammation usually caused by infection. The bacterium, known as legionella, triggers this disease. Most people catch Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling the bacteria from water or soil.

To prevent Legionnaires’ disease at home, it is essential to:

• Only use a qualified plumber
• Ensure suitable fittings are used (WRAS-approved)
• Keep the design of plumbing systems simple
• Design a system, so water is regularly turned over and does not stagnate
• Ensure to maintain the correct temperature of hot and cold water.

This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is two years.

Learners wishing to undertake this training and assessment must have taken one of the following routes of entry:

• A minimum of two years of industry experience as a legionella risk assessor
• Sit a Management of Legionella Bacteria in Hot and Cold Water Systems (WS2) course within three months of sitting this WS8.

There is a legal duty for landlords to assess and control the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria. However, the Health and Safety law does not require landlords to produce or obtain, nor does HSE recognise a ‘Legionnaires testing certificate’.

You must identify ‘sentinel’ outlets (furthest and closest to each tank or cylinder) for monthly checking of the distribution temperatures. You should also check the hot water storage cylinder temperatures every month and cold water tank temperatures at least every six months. Stagnant water favours Legionella growth.

Legionnaires’ disease usually develops two to 10 days after exposure to legionella bacteria.

People catch Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling small droplets of tainted water, but not from drinking it.

The primary method used to control the risk from legionella is water temperature control. Water services should be operated at temperatures that prevent legionella growth. Hence, hot water storage cylinders (calorifiers) should store water at 60°C or higher.

The legionella test take is considered the “gold standard” for diagnosing an infection caused by legionella bacteria. A positive culture may be determined in about 48 to 72 hours, and negative cultures are held for at least seven days before a final result is reported.

The most commonly used laboratory test for diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease is the urinary antigen test, which detects a molecule of the legionella bacterium in the urine. If the patient has pneumonia and the test is positive, then you should consider the patient to have Legionnaires’ disease.

There is no vaccine for Legionnaires’ disease, and antibiotic prophylaxis is not adequate. Water management programs for building water systems and devices at risk for legionella

If you have pools and hot tubs, keep on top of your chemistry. Submerge showerheads and faucet aerators in bleach. If legionella is suspected in your hot water system, raise the water temperature to 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 mins to kill any legionella in the system, then flush the pipes.

This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is two years.

The Legionnaires’ disease Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) (L8) is aimed at duty holders including employers, those in control of premises and those with health and safety responsibilities for others, to help them comply with their legal duties concerning legionella.

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On successful completion of each of the legionella awareness courses modules, you will be able to download, save and/or print a quality assured continuing professional development (CPD) certificate. Our CPD certificates are recognised internationally and can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.

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