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Legionella Awareness (WH002)

£345 + VAT
1 Day
York,   Slough and Livingston.
Course Overview
This City & Guilds Assured Legionella Awareness course is an entry-level qualification which will provide an insightful background to Legionella - covering its risks, the monitoring requirements and the statutory legislation surrounding it. Once you successfully complete this 1-day legionella awareness training you will have an understanding of why it's necessary to successfully implement and manage a written scheme, monitor for legionella and ensure your water systems are ACOP L8 Compliant.

We also offer this course as a online remote training course.
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Who is This Course For?
This Legionella awareness course has been designed as an entry point for anyone that needs to gain knowledge of Legionella and understand the importance of managing the risks. This course has been developed in line with ACoP L8 and relevant Statutory requirements, ensuring that you will receive up to date information on industry standards. Completion of our City & Guilds accredited Legionella Awareness course can open up a path towards becoming more involved with water hygiene related duties, whilst providing formal recognition of your skills and knowledge.
Course Dates
Start Date End Date Location Price (Ex. Vat)
Wed, 19th August 2026 End Date: Wed, 19th August 2026 Livingston £ 345 | Livingston
Wed, 2nd September 2026 End Date: Wed, 2nd September 2026 Slough £ 345 | Slough
Tue, 22nd September 2026 End Date: Tue, 22nd September 2026 York £ 345 | York
Tue, 20th October 2026 End Date: Tue, 20th October 2026 Slough £ 345 | Slough
Wed, 4th November 2026 End Date: Wed, 4th November 2026 Livingston £ 345 | Livingston
Tue, 17th November 2026 End Date: Tue, 17th November 2026 York £ 345 | York
Tue, 15th December 2026 End Date: Tue, 15th December 2026 Slough £ 345 | Slough

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Schedule
Day Morning Afternoon
One
  • Introduction
  • Water Systems Background
  • Medical Aspects of Legionellosis
  • Ideal Conditions for Proliferation - Legal Aspects of Legionella
  • L8 Engineering Aspects of Water Systems
  • System Monitoring
  • Water Sampling & Records
  • Assessment(s)
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Key Learning Areas
  • Water systems safety
  • Legionellosis - medical aspects - case studies
  • Applicable statutory documentation
  • Requirements of the ACOP L8 and other technical support documents
  • An awareness of the Written Scheme of Control
  • Monitoring requirements of hot and cold water systems
  • Flushing regimes
  • Water sampling requirements
  • Records and log books
  • Course assessment
What you need...
There are no pre-requisite requirements to attend this course and everything is provided for the course duration
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Customer Questions

Q: What is Legionella?
A: Legionella is a single bacterium of the legionellae.
Q: Will this course provide an understanding of Legionella but also conduct testing?
A: This course is suitable for those looking to gain an understanding of both Legionella and conducting testing.
Q: What is a duty holder?
A: The duty holder is an employer or person in control of a premises for example a landlord. The duty holder is also responsible for appointing the responsible person.
Q: What is the responsible person?
A: This is someone who is appointed by the duty holder and has the day-to-day responsibility for managing and controlling risks from legionella bacteria.
Q: Does this course cover Legionella risk assessments?
A: The course that would allow you to conduct risk assessments for Legionella would be our WH004 Risk Assessment for Legionella Control in Water Systems
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Company Overview

PPL Training is an industry leading provider of Safe Systems of Work and Technical Compliance training. Disciplines covered include High Voltage, Low Voltage, Mechanical and Pressure Systems, Airfield Lighting, Legionella (Water Hygiene), Medical Gas Pipeline Systems and Fire Safety training.

Centre Opening Hours are 8:30am - 5:30pm (Mon - Thu) and 8:30am - 5:00pm (Fri).

Head Office: PPL House, Opus Avenue, York, YO26 6BL, United Kingdom
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