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City & Guilds Certified Courses

1. Legionella Awareness Course

Duration: one day

Course overview
This course will provide you with an insightful background knowledge of legionella. It will enable you to successfully implement and manage a scheme to monitor water systems, ensuring ACOP compliance.

Who is this course for?
This course is designed for those who are involved in the implementation of the written scheme, and who are responsible for maintaining site log books.

Key areas covered:

• Water systems safety
• Legionellosis – medical aspects
• Statutory and non-statutory health and safety requirements
• Monitoring requirements of hot and cold water systems
• Flushing regimes
• Water sampling requirements
• Records and log books

2. Legionella Management for Water Systems

Duration: one day

Course overview

This course provides the necessary information for you to understand the duties and responsibilities of the Duty Holder and Appointed Competent (Responsible) Person. It will cover the supervision, effective implementation and management of legionella risk assessments, along with remedial work and management of water systems within buildings to comply with Approved Code of Practice L8.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for the Duty Holder or Appointed Competent Person(s) responsible for the control of legionella bacteria within water systems.

Key areas covered:

• Legionellosis – background – medical aspects
• Legal implications
• ACOP and guidance on the control of Legionella in water systems
• Implementation of the written scheme
• Water sampling and necessary actions
• Ensuring competency of staff, consultants and contractors
• Water systems disinfection requirements
• Management of log book records