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Legionella Training Courses

Legionella training courses

ACOP L8 compliant legionella and water safety courses delivered by experts.

Water Treatment Services is a leading  environmental specialist providing legionella training courses based on the Health & Safety Executive’s ACOP L8 and supporting  guidance HSG274; the Department of Health’s HTM 04-01, and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted standards.

Offering Legionella Awareness, Responsible Person, Duty Holder and Refresher training, our courses have been developed to support individuals with responsibility for the management and control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace.

Highly regarded, our courses give people the knowledge and skills to fulfil their water safety responsibilities with confidence.

Our range of legionella courses cater for different roles and levels of management responsibility.

They are delivered by experienced industry experts to ensure candidates develop the skills and practical knowledge required to perform duties their with complete confidence.

Our training courses include an entry level legionella awareness course, plus more advanced courses aimed specifically at duty holders, legionella training for the responsible person, engineering contractors and others with day-to-day responsibility for the management and control of legionella risks in the workplace.

  • Public training dates and locations for 2021

Our advanced level courses are designed to help those with specific responsibility recognise, manage and control water safety risks and understand how to meet the obligations set out in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and more specifically those set by the Health & Safety Executive in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8.

Expert legionella training courses

Our specialist legionella training, water safety and pathogen control courses and practical workshop solutions include:

  • Legionella awareness training

    Legionella awareness training providing an excellent introduction to Legionnaires’ disease and the regulatory environment in the UK … learn more here →

  • Responsible person training

    Advanced legionella training course developed specifically for the legionella responsible person, duty holder and others with day-to-day responsibility … responsible person training →

  • Legionella refresher training.

    Legionella refresher and update training for those who have previously received training in this subject.

  • Water Hygiene Training

    Water hygiene training course for healthcare environments developed to meet the staff training and competency objectives identified in the latest HTM 04-01…. water hygiene →

  • Pseudomonas training

    Pseudomonas awareness training for those operating within hospitals, care homes, health and social care environments with a specific emphasis on augmented care units … pseudomonas awareness →

  • Bespoke legionella training

    Bespoke and on-site Legionella training tailored to your specific needs and delivered at your premises, exclusively to your staff.

Covid-19 precautionary measures

Comprehensive Covid-19 precautions are currently in place for all our classroom courses. Precautions follow latest government recommendations and may be subject to change.

  • Current Gov/NHS social distancing guidelines followed.
  • Body temperatures checked prior to entry.
  • Classrooms cleaned prior to use.
  • Larger classrooms to allow more effective distancing.
  • Fewer candidates per training session.
  • Sanitisers available in all classrooms.
  • Individual pre-ordered refreshments delivered to classroom.
  • Candidates exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms will be asked to postpone their course to a later date.

UK training centres

Our main training centres are located in central London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.

Contact Water Treatment Services today to learn how our Legionella training solutions can help to ensure your risks are managed effectively and the regulatory compliance standards set in this important area are achieved. To speak with one of our Legionella experts call us on 0330 223 31 31 or simply use this button.

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What the Health & Safety Executive say about legionella training

The UK’s Health & Safety Executive have long established that one of the main factors in outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease (a severe pneumonia like chest infection) is a lack of training and awareness of employers, their staff and other operators.

To improve the quality of your Legionnaires’ disease risk management procedures anyone with responsibility for the management of the control of legionella should receive suitable training to ensure they are competent to carry out the work they are assigned to do.

  • Learn more about competence and training needs from the Health and Safety Executive

Is legionella training required by law?

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places a general duty on all employers to provide suitable training to ensure the safety and health of their employees in the workplace.

  • Review the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act here

The Health and Safety Executive deal with the requirement for legionella training more specifically in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 “Legionnaires’ disease: The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems”.

They state that it is important that anyone involved in managing and controlling legionella must be properly trained to a standard that ensures tasks are performed in a safe and technically competent manner.

  • Download your copy of the HSE’s ACOP L8

The HSE also recommend that regular auditing and refresher training be carried out to ensure people’s skills are kept up to date.

World leading legionella expertise

All our legionella courses are delivered by highly experienced, industry veterans’ who are leading experts in matters concerning the control and management of Legionnaires’ disease and Legionella bacteria in man-made water systems.

Summary of training courses

Our legionella training courses cater for many different roles and levels of management responsibility including building and facilities managers, company directors with responsibility for health and safety, duty holders, those appointed as the responsible person, health and safety managers and more. Our courses include:

  • Legionella Awareness Training

    Legionella awareness training course suitable for people who need an overview of matters concerning Legionnaires’ disease, the control of Legionella bacteria in water systems and the UK’s health and safety regulatory environment, including the Health & Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice L8, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) … learn more here →

    Course duration – 1 day.

    If this course is of interest please contact us for a detailed course specification, training dates and course prices… contact us →

  • responsible person training

    An advanced responsible person training course developed specifically for people appointed as the legionella responsible person, deputy responsible person or the duty holder … responsible person →

    This comprehensive course is suitable for people who have day-to-day responsibility for matters concerning the management and control of Legionnaires’ disease and Legionella bacteria in water systems in accordance with the Health & Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)..

    Course duration – 2 days.

    If this course is of interest please contact us for a detailed course specification, training dates and course prices… contact us →

  • refresher training

    Our Legionella refresher training course has been developed to help ensure skills associated with the management and control of Legionnaires’ disease and Legionella bacteria in water systems is kept up to date.

    The Health & Safety Executive recommend refresher training be carried out on a regular basis, we recommend an update every three years which is in line with other health and safety update training schedules.

    Course duration – 1 day.

    If this course is of interest please contact us for a detailed course specification, training dates and course prices… contact us →

  • Water Hygiene

    Our water hygiene training course has been developed for people working in hospitals, care homes, and health and social care environments who have strategic, operational and day-to-day responsibility for matters concerning water hygiene, patient safety and infection control. It will also help organisations meet the training and competency objectives identified in the latest HTM 04-01… water hygiene →

    This course is suitable for people working in hospitals and healthcare environments including estates and facilities managers, infection prevention and control teams, building services engineers, maintenance staff, and health and safety managers.

    Course duration – 1 day.

    If this course is of interest please contact us for a detailed course specification, training dates and course prices… contact us →

  • Pseudomonas Awareness Training

    Our Pseudomonas awareness training course has been developed for people who need an overview of the issues associated with the control and management of Pseudomonas aeruginosa related risks, primarily in hospitals, health and social care water systems … pseudomonas →

    This course is suitable for people working in hospitals and healthcare environments who have day-to-day responsibility for matters concerning patient safety and infection control including estates and facilities managers, and infection prevention and control teams.

    Course duration – 1 day.

    If this course is of interest please contact us for a detailed course specification, training dates and course prices… contact us →

  • Bespoke Training

    Our bespoke Legionella training courses offer excellent flexibility and convenience. The content of our bespoke courses is typically developed by one of our expert trainers in consultation with you and your team and can include any of the training materials taken from our public courses.

    Our expert trainers can also incorporate training materials specific to your organisation including your own Legionella risk assessments, written schemes of control, method statements, data trends etc.

    Each bespoke course is tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation, and is delivered exclusively to your staff at your premises.

    Course duration – as agreed.

    If our bespoke training option is of interest please call us to discuss your requirements with one of our training experts… contact us →

Expert legionella training & learning solutions

Water Treatment Services offer specialist Legionella training courses designed to support those with responsibility for the management and control of Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace.

Delivered by experienced Legionella experts, our training courses seek to improve the recognition, management and control of Legionella risks; and to help organisations and individuals meet their legal obligations under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the COSHH Regulations 2002 and the HSE’s ACOP L8.

Our main training centres are located in London serving the South and South East England, Manchester (North West), Birmingham (Midlands), Bristol (South East England and Wales), Leeds (North and North East) and Glasgow (Scotland), and these are supported by satellite training centres in Belfast and Newcastle.

Contact us now for more information or for your FREE, no obligation quote.

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Lean more about how the UK’s Legionella Control Association deal with the issue of competence.

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