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WATER HYGIENE & LEGIONELLA
Water hygiene and Legionella compliance
Every commercial premises with a water system carries a duty to assess and control the risk of Legionella. There is no exemption for smaller premises, and the duty is ongoing rather than one off.
THE SERVICE
Assessed, documented and kept current
Legionella bacteria multiply in water systems held at the wrong temperatures, in stagnant sections and in poorly maintained storage. The duty to assess and control that risk sits with the employer or person in control of the premises, under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Biological Agents Regulations 2013, enforced by the Health and Safety Authority. Technical guidance is provided by the HPSC's National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland.
We carry out written risk assessments of hot and cold water systems, prepare the accompanying written control scheme, establish temperature monitoring regimes, arrange sampling where the assessment identifies it as necessary, and complete any remedial works identified.
Because we install and maintain water systems ourselves, findings and remedial works are handled by the same contractor. That avoids the common situation where an assessment identifies problems and then sits unactioned while quotations are sought elsewhere.
BENEFITS
What the audit delivers
✔ Written Legionella risk assessment of hot and cold water systems
✔ Guidance on appointing a named responsible person
✔ Identification and management of little used outlets and dead legs
✔ Remedial works carried out by the same contractor
✔ Written control scheme setting out the measures in place
✔ Temperature monitoring regimes established and recorded
✔ Water laboratory analysis where the assessment requires it
✔ Scheduled review so documentation stays current
OUTCOMES
What you can expect
Written
Risk assessment and control scheme documented
Monitored
Temperature regimes established and recorded
Actioned
Remedial works completed under one contractor
Reviewed
Scheduled reassessment as systems change
WHY IT MATTERS
A risk assessment is not a one off document
The duty is continuing. An assessment requires review, a named responsible person, ongoing monitoring and records capable of demonstrating that control measures are actually being applied. Where a system changes, or an assessment has never been carried out, the liability sits with the duty holder.
✔ Applies to every commercial premises with a water system
✔ Vulnerable occupants carry materially higher expectations in practice
✔ Cooling towers and large hot water storage are higher risk components
✔ Records must demonstrate that controls are being applied
WHERE WE WORK
Based in Dublin, working across Leinster and nationwide
Our engineers operate from a Dublin base, with established coverage throughout Leinster and the capacity to deliver projects anywhere in Ireland.
Dublin
Our core service area, with the fastest response times for surveys, installation and callouts across the city and county.
Leinster
Regular scheduled work throughout Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Louth, Carlow, Kilkenny, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath and Wexford.
Nationwide
Larger installations, multi-site contracts and specialist works undertaken throughout the country, planned around your programme.
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