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Water Hygiene Training For Hospital Maintenance Staff (WH020)

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1 Day
Course Overview
This City & Guilds Assured course is designed in accordance with the Health Technical Memorandum 04-01 Safe Water in Healthcare Premises (Part B Operational management) which states that adequate training in water hygiene should be provided for individuals (supervisors and managers, as well as operatives) who work on water distribution systems.

We also offer this course as a online remote training course.
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Who is This Course For?
This course is aimed at maintenance technician/managers who are working on hot and cold water systems and require the relevant information to mitigate the risk of cross-contamination and ensure compliance with HTM 04-01.
Course Dates
Schedule
Day Morning Afternoon
One
  • Background on Water Quality and Contamination
  • Organisational Requirements in Relation To Water Hygiene and Safety
  • Introduction to the Water Safety Group and Water Safety Plan
  • Requirements of HTM 04-01 Part B, Policies and Procedures
  • Waterborne Pathogens and their Consequences
  • How Water Systems Become Contaminated
  • Preventative Measures to Minimise Cross-contamination
  • Individual Responsibilities when Working on Water Systems
  • Written Course Assessment
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Key Learning Areas
  • Organisational requirement in relation to water hygiene and safety
  • Specific local control measures, policies and procedures
  • Waterborne pathogens and their consequences
  • How water systems, outlets, components and equipment can become contaminated
  • Individual responsibilities in ensuring control measures are in place, effective and implemented
  • Hygiene practices
  • System design
  • Disinfection and cleaning of fittings etc
  • Storage of pipes, fittings and spare parts
  • 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: 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 require refresher training?
A: It is recommended that Water Hygiene and Hot and Cold Water Disinfection training is renewed every 3 years for compliance.
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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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