Your Basket
You don't have any
courses in your basket.
If these changes cause any issues, you can contact our team to discuss your options.
Our opening hours are Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm | Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
 Live Chat
 info@ppltraining.co.uk  0333 121 1215

Disinfection of Hot and Cold Water Systems (WH005)

£325 + VAT
1 Day
York,   Slough,   Livingston and On-site.
Course Overview
Our one day City & Guilds Assured disinfection of hot and cold water systems course has been designed to provide you with the statutory, technical and practical information required to safely disinfect hot and cold water systems. Taught by industry professionals, throughout this course you will develop a thorough understanding of water system disinfection in accordance with technical documents: HSG274 Part 2, BS 8558 and PD 855468.

Upon completing this course, you will know which chemicals to use and how to disinfect safely. This includes disinfection procedures using; sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, as well as subsequent water sampling and chemical measurement.
Who is This Course For?
This Legionella disinfection course has been developed for those planning or currently involved with the disinfection of hot and cold water services within buildings using chlorine based compounds or silver stabilised hydrogen peroxide.

Achieving a City & Guilds Assured Legionella disinfection digital credential will further expand your skillset and can open up a path towards becoming more involved with the technical side of Legionella and water related duties. Additionally, our City & Guild Assured course is widely recognised across the UK, providing formal recognition of your skills and knowledge.
Start Date End Date Location Price (Ex. Vat)
Tue, 26th November 2024 Tue, 26th November 2024 Livingston £ 325
Thu, 5th December 2024 Thu, 5th December 2024 Slough £ 325
Mon, 9th December 2024 Mon, 9th December 2024 Slough £ 325
Thu, 12th December 2024 Thu, 12th December 2024 Livingston £ 325
Thu, 9th January 2025 Thu, 9th January 2025 York £ 325
Thu, 23rd January 2025 Thu, 23rd January 2025 Slough £ 325
Thu, 6th February 2025 Thu, 6th February 2025 Livingston £ 325
Thu, 13th February 2025 Thu, 13th February 2025 Slough £ 325
Thu, 20th February 2025 Thu, 20th February 2025 York £ 325
Thu, 20th March 2025 Thu, 20th March 2025 York £ 325
Thu, 27th March 2025 Thu, 27th March 2025 Slough £ 325
Fri, 25th April 2025 Fri, 25th April 2025 Livingston £ 325
Fri, 25th April 2025 Fri, 25th April 2025 York £ 325
Thu, 12th June 2025 Thu, 12th June 2025 Slough £ 325
Thu, 26th June 2025 Thu, 26th June 2025 York £ 325

Day Morning Afternoon
One
  • Disinfection Background and Contamination
  • Legal Obligations - Relevant Statute Documents
  • Relevant Technical Support Documents
  • Procedure Risk Assessment and Production of Method Statements
  • Calculating System Capacities and Relevant Chemical Quantities
  • PH Affect and Residual Chemical Readings
  • Disinfection Procedure Using Sodium Hypochlorite Including Neutralising
  • Disinfection Procedure Using Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Demonstrating Residual Chemical Measuring Equipment
  • Local, Point of Use Disinfection
  • Water Sampling Principles
  • Written Course Assessment
  • Legal and moral framework
  • Storage and handling of chlorine silver hydrogen peroxide chemicals
  • Biocidal treatment methods
  • Calculating system capacities and chemical quantities
  • Chemical dose, pH factor and residual measurement
  • De-chlorination methods
  • Disinfection procedures
  • Water sampling
  • Course assessment
Prior to attending this course we recommend you have the following:
There are no pre-requisite requirements to attend this course and everything is provided for the course duration
Take a Look Around

Course Training Team

staffImage

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. Tony started training in 1984 for a major European boiler manufacturer where he became the training manufacturer for the product range. After successfully establishing the training division Tony moved on in 1990 to the Water Industry organisation where he helped develop training courses for Legionella water management which also included undertaking on-site Legionella risk assessments. Tony also had a period where he trained for the water utility and mains distribution, before moving back to take management control of the water (legionella) management courses. Tony has extensive knowledge and experience in legionella control and has trained some of the country's leading facilities management and construction companies, both in the UK and abroad.

staffImage

Adrian Thompson

Senior Water Hygiene Training Consultant

Adrian is a Senior Water Hygiene Training consultant with over 35 years experience in commercial / industrial water systems. Adrian has hands on experience working with tools to deliver and develop training courses for a wide range of disciplines in Facilities Management to the Healthcare (NHS), Public Services and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). He has also undertaken project managed schemes to the likes of Balfour Beatty Workplace, Babcock, Interserve, Norlands, Carillon, The Mid Yorkshire Trust, Lyonnaise-des-eaux which has taken him to Gibraltar, Dubai and Brunei. Adrian has extensive experience and knowledge of Water System designs and their controls, in order to provide companies and individuals with the very best information to ensure compliance and effective management systems. This includes tailoring individual customer needs to standards such as the Approved Code of Practice L8 (Commercial) or HTM's (Healthcare).

staffImage

Richard Johnson

Senior Legionella (Water Hygiene) Training Consultant

Richard has worked in the water industry for over 15 years. His background covers the areas of water hygiene and plumbing, as well as teaching. He brings with him a wealth of teaching experience, gained at two high schools, and more recently through training consultancy work. Further to teaching, Richard worked as a plumber for 5 years. He accomplished himself in social housing, private residential, and commercial environments, before entering into the Water Hygiene sector. Richard has recent experience and expertise within this sector, working as a training consultant for the previous 8 years. He has provided clients with informative tuition and risk assessments, covering NHS properties, Care Homes, Leisure Centres, Residential and Commercial buildings.

staffImage

Kevin Hook

Senior Water Hygiene Training Consultant

Kevin has over 45 years experience in the plumbing and heating industry, as well as over 18 years teaching experience. He began his career as an apprentice and has worked his way up through various plumbing and heating companies. After successfully establishing himself as a plumber, Kevin moved into managing installations at Dolphin Bathroom Ltd before becoming a Project Manager at Wilson & Wright Ltd. Kevin has worked at various training companies as a tutor before joining PPL Training in 2007.


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: I need to chlorinate my Schools water storage tank, would this course be best suited to me?
A: Yes this course would be the best suited for you, as it covers technical and practical information to safely disinfect hot and cold water systems
Need more information or have a question about this course? Click ask a question to start a chat.
Request More Information
We'll never share your details with anyone else.