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Legionella Awareness Within Evaporative Cooling Systems (WH008)

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Course Overview
Understand the risk of Legionella bacteria within an evaporative cooling tower system with our one day City & Guilds Assured course. This Legionella awareness course will provide you with the knowledge of how bacteria proliferate within evaporative cooling systems and the monitoring requirements needed for its control. Our experienced training team will guide you through the appropriate ways of monitoring the systems effectively and in accordance with Legionnaires' Disease Technical Guidance HSG274 Part 1, Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) L8 and other relevant guidance documents.

This theory based course will not only help you develop an understanding of the systems which pose the highest risks but also to how correctly document them.
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Who is This Course For?
Our course has been designed for engineers and technicians who are looking for an understanding of Legionella within evaporative cooling systems along with the associated guidance documents to ensure compliance. Documents which will be covered in this course includes: the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP L8) and BS8580 (Water Quality. Risk Assessments for Legionella Control Code of Practice).

Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded a City & Guilds accredited certificate which provides formal recognition of your skills and knowledge.
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Schedule
Day Morning Afternoon
One
  • Legionella - Background
  • Medical Aspects, Proliferation and Route of Transmission
  • Legal Obligations - Relevant Statute Documents
  • Requirements of The ACOP L8 and HSG274 Part 1
  • Principles of Evaporative Cooling Systems
  • Principles of Water Treatment Regimes
  • Monitoring Requirements Including Water Sampling
  • Disinfection Requirements
  • Log Sheets and Log Books
  • Written Course Assessment
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Key Learning Areas
  • Medical aspects of legionnaires disease, including how the bacteria proliferates and identifying susceptible people to the illness
  • Relevant statutory and non-statute guidance documents
  • The requirements of Approved Code of Practice L8 to ensure compliance
  • Requirements of cleaning and disinfection of cooling towers
  • Monitoring checks to ensure effective water treatment programme
  • 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
  • Written assessment
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Q: What is Legionella?
A: Legionella is a single bacterium of the legionellae.
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.
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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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