Objective

Deliver the core knowledge required to understand:
• Legionella bacteria, how the bacteria becomes a risk to humans and the health implications.
• How the Legionella Approved Code of Practice can support the management of Legionella bacteria.
• How to control the risks of Legionella bacteria.

Target Group

Underpinning knowledge needed to work within the field of legionella control. The course had been designed for those:
• entering the industry
• with duties like flushing / temperature monitoring
• requiring legionella refresher training
• moving onto move advanced courses.
The course is City & Guilds Assured and comes with certification, for those successful in assessment.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Examination

Single multiple choice question, open book assessment
Pass rate: 15/20 questions correct
Re-sit Question for those achieving 14/20 on the day

Course Contents

• Legionella bacteria
• Legionella illnesses / symptoms / susceptibility
• Routes of transmission
• Medical aspects
• Conditions that favour proliferation
• Forms of aerosol generation
• Introduction to ACOP L8 and HSG 274
• Importance of the management pathway
• Introduction to risk assessment
• Importance of the written scheme
• Systems representing a reasonably foreseeable risk
• Inspection / monitoring / maintenance of hot and cold water systems