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Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

In this article we review the rare but serious lung condition known as Legionnaires’ disease looking at its diagnosis, treatment and consider whether it is preventable.

We start by reviewing typical symptoms and what’s involved in diagnosing the condition, how it can be treated and conclude with measures that can be put into place to control the risks to people, including the management of water safety in engineered water systems.

Read more →

Are showers safe from legionella

Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

In this article we ask are showers safe from legionella and other dangerous bacteria? While there is robust legislation in place covering UK businesses requiring them to keep their water systems safe and free from dangerous bacteria such as legionella, you may be surprised to learn that private homes have no such controls.

Read more →

2019 Legionella Training Courses

2019-2020 Legionella Training Dates & Locations

Legionella Training Course Dates & Locations for 2019 – 2020

2019-2020 legionella training dates

Practical legionella awareness courses delivered by experts.

Our specialist legionella training courses for 2019 and 2020 include Legionella Awareness, Responsible Person, Duty Holder and Refresher training.

Public courses are run at convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom including London, Manchester and Glasgow. We also offer training courses that can be delivered exclusively for your staff, at your premises.

Each course has been developed to support individuals with responsibility for the management and control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace. Our courses give people the knowledge and skills to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.

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.

The Health and Safety Executive deal with the requirement for legionella training more specifically in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 stating that it is important that anyone involved in managing and controlling Legionella risks must be properly trained to a standard that ensures tasks are performed in a safe and technically competent manner. In short, they MUST be competent to do thier job.

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

Legionella training course dates and locations for 2019 and 2020

Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester and Glasgow and these are supported by satellite training centres in Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle.

We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.

The training course dates and locations given below are for our 2019 and 2020 public courses. Other course venues and dates are available on request.

Course

2019 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness8 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person8-9 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness15 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person15-16 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person26-27 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers26-28 NovemberManchestercontact

Course

2020 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness14 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person14-15 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness21 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person21-22 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JanuaryLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness28 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person28-29 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 JanuaryManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness18 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person18-10 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers18-20 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness3 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person3-4 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers3-5 MarchGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness10 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person10-11 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 MarchLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness17 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person17-18 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 MarchManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness21 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person21-2 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 AprilBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness28 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person28-29 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 AprilNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness5 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person5-6 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers5-7 MayManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness12 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 MayGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 MayLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness7 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person7-8 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers7-9 JulyGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness14 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person14-15 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JulyLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness21 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person21-22 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JulyManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness11 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person11-12 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers11-13 AugustBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness8 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person8-9 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness15 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person15-16 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 SeptemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness22 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person22-23 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers22-24 SeptemberManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness6 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person6-7 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers6-8 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness13 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person13-14 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers13-15 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness10 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person10-11 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness17 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person17-18 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness24 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person24-26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers24-26 NovemberManchestercontact

If you don’t see a course or location suitable for your needs, please contact us to discuss our on-site training services where we send a specialist trainer to you.

Legionella training delivered by experts

Water Treatment Services offer specialist 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 water safety 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 UK 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.

If you are interested in this or any of our other 2019 and 2020 training courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.

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

Contact Us Today

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Read more
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10 October, 2019
Read more
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Soil Testing & Analysis Methods for Contaminated Land

6 October, 2019
Read more
Food poisoning bacteria and viruses

Food Poisoning Bacteria & Viruses - Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention

1 October, 2019
Read more
What is chlorination?

What is Chlorination?

25 September, 2019
Read more
When to test for legionella

When Should You Test For Legionella?

21 May, 2019
Read more
Corrosion in water systems

Understanding Corrosion in Water Systems

12 April, 2019
Read more
Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

26 March, 2019
Read more
Are showers safe from legionella

Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

7 March, 2019
Read more
Boiler blowdown control

Why Boiler Blowdown Control is Important

1 March, 2019
Read more
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Further reading…

More information about our legionella training courses  … learn more here →

REVIEWS

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Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

In this article we review the rare but serious lung condition known as Legionnaires’ disease looking at its diagnosis, treatment and consider whether it is preventable.

We start by reviewing typical symptoms and what’s involved in diagnosing the condition, how it can be treated and conclude with measures that can be put into place to control the risks to people, including the management of water safety in engineered water systems.

Read more →

Are showers safe from legionella

Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

In this article we ask are showers safe from legionella and other dangerous bacteria? While there is robust legislation in place covering UK businesses requiring them to keep their water systems safe and free from dangerous bacteria such as legionella, you may be surprised to learn that private homes have no such controls.

Read more →

2019 Legionella Training Courses

2019-2020 Legionella Training Dates & Locations

Legionella Training Course Dates & Locations for 2019 – 2020

2019-2020 legionella training dates

Practical legionella awareness courses delivered by experts.

Our specialist legionella training courses for 2019 and 2020 include Legionella Awareness, Responsible Person, Duty Holder and Refresher training.

Public courses are run at convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom including London, Manchester and Glasgow. We also offer training courses that can be delivered exclusively for your staff, at your premises.

Each course has been developed to support individuals with responsibility for the management and control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace. Our courses give people the knowledge and skills to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.

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.

The Health and Safety Executive deal with the requirement for legionella training more specifically in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 stating that it is important that anyone involved in managing and controlling Legionella risks must be properly trained to a standard that ensures tasks are performed in a safe and technically competent manner. In short, they MUST be competent to do thier job.

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

Legionella training course dates and locations for 2019 and 2020

Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester and Glasgow and these are supported by satellite training centres in Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle.

We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.

The training course dates and locations given below are for our 2019 and 2020 public courses. Other course venues and dates are available on request.

Course

2019 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness8 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person8-9 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness15 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person15-16 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person26-27 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers26-28 NovemberManchestercontact

Course

2020 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness14 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person14-15 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness21 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person21-22 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JanuaryLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness28 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person28-29 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 JanuaryManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness18 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person18-10 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers18-20 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness3 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person3-4 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers3-5 MarchGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness10 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person10-11 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 MarchLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness17 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person17-18 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 MarchManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness21 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person21-2 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 AprilBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness28 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person28-29 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 AprilNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness5 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person5-6 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers5-7 MayManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness12 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 MayGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 MayLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness7 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person7-8 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers7-9 JulyGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness14 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person14-15 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JulyLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness21 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person21-22 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JulyManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness11 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person11-12 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers11-13 AugustBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness8 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person8-9 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness15 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person15-16 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 SeptemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness22 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person22-23 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers22-24 SeptemberManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness6 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person6-7 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers6-8 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness13 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person13-14 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers13-15 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness10 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person10-11 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness17 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person17-18 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness24 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person24-26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers24-26 NovemberManchestercontact

If you don’t see a course or location suitable for your needs, please contact us to discuss our on-site training services where we send a specialist trainer to you.

Legionella training delivered by experts

Water Treatment Services offer specialist 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 water safety 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 UK 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.

If you are interested in this or any of our other 2019 and 2020 training courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.

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

Contact Us Today

You may also be interested in…

Types of cooling towers

Types of Cooling Towers - Plant Selection Guide

4 November, 2019
Read more
Types of air pollution

Common Types of Air Pollution

10 October, 2019
Read more
Soil testing and analysis of contaminated land

Soil Testing & Analysis Methods for Contaminated Land

6 October, 2019
Read more
Food poisoning bacteria and viruses

Food Poisoning Bacteria & Viruses - Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention

1 October, 2019
Read more
What is chlorination?

What is Chlorination?

25 September, 2019
Read more
When to test for legionella

When Should You Test For Legionella?

21 May, 2019
Read more
Corrosion in water systems

Understanding Corrosion in Water Systems

12 April, 2019
Read more
Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

26 March, 2019
Read more
Are showers safe from legionella

Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

7 March, 2019
Read more
Boiler blowdown control

Why Boiler Blowdown Control is Important

1 March, 2019
Read more
PreviousNext

Further reading…

More information about our legionella training courses  … learn more here →

REVIEWS

Submit your review here

Legionnaires’ disease: A Health & Safety Perspective from 1991

Legionnaires’ disease: A Health & Safety Perspective from 1991

The following presentation takes a look at Legionnaires’ disease in the UK from a health and safety perspective dating back to 1991. It considers Legionella bacteria and where it is commonly found, how Legionella infection occurs, legionellosis, Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks and common sources of contamination including hot and cold water services and cooling towers.

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Legionella Testing, Water Sampling of Spas & Fountains during Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks

Legionella Testing & Water Sampling of Spas & Fountains during Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks

The following presentation examines Legionella testing and water sampling of spas and fountains during Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in the USA. The presentation looks at Legionella water sampling of spas, decorative fountains, sprinkler systems, eye wash safety stations, humidifiers and respiratory care equipment; together with the measurement of other water quality parameters. The video featured in this presentation is one by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that gives an introduction to environmental health and engineering measures for Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations in the USA.

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How to Sample Cooling Towers for Legionella Bacteria

How to Sample Cooling Towers for Legionella during Legionnaires Outbreaks

The following presentation explains how to sample cooling towers for Legionella during Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in the USA. The presentation looks at Legionella water sampling of cooling towers, how to take biofilm swabs, the measurement of other water quality parameters, and selection of typical sampling sites. The video featured here is one published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives an introduction to environmental health and engineering measures for Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations in the USA.

Read more →

Sampling Potable Water for Legionella Bacteria: Legionnaires Disease Outbreaks

Sampling Potable Water for Legionella Bacteria – Legionnaires Disease Outbreaks

The following presentation looks at sampling potable water for Legionella bacteria during Legionnaires disease outbreaks in the USA. It discusses Legionella water sampling of showers and hot water outlets, together with the measurement of other water quality parameters (temperature, pH, chlorine residual), and the selection of typical sampling sites. The video featured in this article is from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives an introduction to environmental health and engineering measures for legionellosis outbreak investigations in the USA.

Read more →

Legionella Testing and Water Sampling: Legionnaires Outbreak Investigations

Legionella Testing and Sampling During Legionnaires’ Outbreak Investigations

The following presentation looks at Legionella testing and water sampling and how to make a sampling plan for Legionnaires’ outbreak investigations in the USA. The presentation uses the example of a legionellosis outbreak at a hotel to demonstrate how to develop a clear and well organised water sampling plan which will help minimise the cost of testing as well maximising your ability to make good recommendations once test results are available.

The video, the third in a series published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives an introduction to environmental health and engineering measures for legionellosis outbreak investigations in the USA.

Read more →

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Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

In this article we review the rare but serious lung condition known as Legionnaires’ disease looking at its diagnosis, treatment and consider whether it is preventable.

We start by reviewing typical symptoms and what’s involved in diagnosing the condition, how it can be treated and conclude with measures that can be put into place to control the risks to people, including the management of water safety in engineered water systems.

Read more →

Are showers safe from legionella

Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

In this article we ask are showers safe from legionella and other dangerous bacteria? While there is robust legislation in place covering UK businesses requiring them to keep their water systems safe and free from dangerous bacteria such as legionella, you may be surprised to learn that private homes have no such controls.

Read more →

2019 Legionella Training Courses

2019-2020 Legionella Training Dates & Locations

Legionella Training Course Dates & Locations for 2019 – 2020

2019-2020 legionella training dates

Practical legionella awareness courses delivered by experts.

Our specialist legionella training courses for 2019 and 2020 include Legionella Awareness, Responsible Person, Duty Holder and Refresher training.

Public courses are run at convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom including London, Manchester and Glasgow. We also offer training courses that can be delivered exclusively for your staff, at your premises.

Each course has been developed to support individuals with responsibility for the management and control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace. Our courses give people the knowledge and skills to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.

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.

The Health and Safety Executive deal with the requirement for legionella training more specifically in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 stating that it is important that anyone involved in managing and controlling Legionella risks must be properly trained to a standard that ensures tasks are performed in a safe and technically competent manner. In short, they MUST be competent to do thier job.

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

Legionella training course dates and locations for 2019 and 2020

Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester and Glasgow and these are supported by satellite training centres in Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle.

We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.

The training course dates and locations given below are for our 2019 and 2020 public courses. Other course venues and dates are available on request.

Course

2019 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness8 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person8-9 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness15 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person15-16 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person26-27 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers26-28 NovemberManchestercontact

Course

2020 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness14 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person14-15 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness21 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person21-22 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JanuaryLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness28 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person28-29 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 JanuaryManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness18 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person18-10 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers18-20 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness3 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person3-4 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers3-5 MarchGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness10 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person10-11 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 MarchLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness17 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person17-18 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 MarchManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness21 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person21-2 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 AprilBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness28 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person28-29 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 AprilNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness5 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person5-6 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers5-7 MayManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness12 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 MayGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 MayLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness7 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person7-8 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers7-9 JulyGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness14 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person14-15 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JulyLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness21 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person21-22 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JulyManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness11 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person11-12 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers11-13 AugustBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness8 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person8-9 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness15 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person15-16 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 SeptemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness22 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person22-23 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers22-24 SeptemberManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness6 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person6-7 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers6-8 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness13 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person13-14 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers13-15 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness10 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person10-11 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness17 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person17-18 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness24 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person24-26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers24-26 NovemberManchestercontact

If you don’t see a course or location suitable for your needs, please contact us to discuss our on-site training services where we send a specialist trainer to you.

Legionella training delivered by experts

Water Treatment Services offer specialist 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 water safety 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 UK 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.

If you are interested in this or any of our other 2019 and 2020 training courses and would like to receive further details, including dates and venues please contact us.

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Legionnaires disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

In this article we review the rare but serious lung condition known as Legionnaires’ disease looking at its diagnosis, treatment and consider whether it is preventable.

We start by reviewing typical symptoms and what’s involved in diagnosing the condition, how it can be treated and conclude with measures that can be put into place to control the risks to people, including the management of water safety in engineered water systems.

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Are Showers Safe from Legionella?

In this article we ask are showers safe from legionella and other dangerous bacteria? While there is robust legislation in place covering UK businesses requiring them to keep their water systems safe and free from dangerous bacteria such as legionella, you may be surprised to learn that private homes have no such controls.

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2019 Legionella Training Courses

2019-2020 Legionella Training Dates & Locations

Legionella Training Course Dates & Locations for 2019 – 2020

2019-2020 legionella training dates

Practical legionella awareness courses delivered by experts.

Our specialist legionella training courses for 2019 and 2020 include Legionella Awareness, Responsible Person, Duty Holder and Refresher training.

Public courses are run at convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom including London, Manchester and Glasgow. We also offer training courses that can be delivered exclusively for your staff, at your premises.

Each course has been developed to support individuals with responsibility for the management and control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease in the workplace. Our courses give people the knowledge and skills to fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.

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.

The Health and Safety Executive deal with the requirement for legionella training more specifically in their Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8 stating that it is important that anyone involved in managing and controlling Legionella risks must be properly trained to a standard that ensures tasks are performed in a safe and technically competent manner. In short, they MUST be competent to do thier job.

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

Legionella training course dates and locations for 2019 and 2020

Our main UK training centres are located in central London, Manchester and Glasgow and these are supported by satellite training centres in Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle.

We can also deliver our training courses exclusively at client premises, and further afield for clients based outside the UK.

The training course dates and locations given below are for our 2019 and 2020 public courses. Other course venues and dates are available on request.

Course

2019 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness8 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person8-9 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness15 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person15-16 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person26-27 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers26-28 NovemberManchestercontact

Course

2020 Dates

Location

Book

Legionella Awareness14 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person14-15 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JanuaryGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness21 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person21-22 JanuaryLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JanuaryLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness28 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person28-29 JanuaryManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 JanuaryManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness18 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person18-10 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers18-20 FebruaryBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness3 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person3-4 MarchGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers3-5 MarchGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness10 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person10-11 MarchLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 MarchLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness17 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person17-18 MarchManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 MarchManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness21 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person21-2 AprilBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 AprilBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness28 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person28-29 AprilNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers28-30 AprilNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness5 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person5-6 MayManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers5-7 MayManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness12 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person12-13 MayGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers12-14 MayGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness19 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person19-20 MayLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers19-21 MayLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness7 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person7-8 JulyGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers7-9 JulyGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness14 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person14-15 JulyLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers14-16 JulyLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness21 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person21-22 JulyManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers21-23 JulyManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness11 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person11-12 AugustBirminghamcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers11-13 AugustBirminghamcontact
Legionella Awareness8 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person8-9 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers8-10 SeptemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness15 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person15-16 SeptemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers15-17 SeptemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness22 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person22-23 SeptemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers22-24 SeptemberManchestercontact
Legionella Awareness6 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person6-7 OctoberBristolcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers6-8 OctoberBristolcontact
Legionella Awareness13 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person13-14 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers13-15 OctoberNewcastlecontact
Legionella Awareness10 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person10-11 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers10-12 NovemberGlasgowcontact
Legionella Awareness17 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person17-18 NovemberLondoncontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers17-19 NovemberLondoncontact
Legionella Awareness24 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person24-26 NovemberManchestercontact
Responsible Person with Cooling Towers24-26 NovemberManchestercontact

If you don’t see a course or location suitable for your needs, please contact us to discuss our on-site training services where we send a specialist trainer to you.

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Water Treatment Services offer specialist 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 water safety 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 UK 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.

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