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Legionella Risk Assessment

A suitable and sufficient assessment is required to identify and assess the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria form work activities and water sources on the premises and any necessary precautionary measures.
Paragraph 23 Approved Code of Practice. The Control of Legionella bacteria in water systems.

In conducting an assessment, the person on whom the statutory duty falls is required to have access to competent help to assess the risks of exposure to legionella bacteria in the water systems present in the premises and the necessary control measures.
Paragraph 24 Approved Code of Practice. The Control of Legionella bacteria in water systems.

Legionella Risk Assessment is the foundation of any water management programme; it is the first requirement in complying with the Approved Code of practice for the control of Legionella bacteria in water systems (L8).

Second Element can help by conducting a detailed site survey, and producing a professional risk assessment report to enable managers to make informed decisions regarding the safety and welfare of their personnel and meet their legal obligations.

What will we get?
We will produce a hard back report which details the various systems and the risk they pose, our reports are structured with Managers in mind, logically laid out they enable you to get to the salient information quickly and will include a written scheme that gives you a plan for forward action.

If required we can produce schematic drawings using Microsoft Visio which are AutoCAD compatible.

All report information and drawings are backed up on a disk supplied with the report in an editable form to allow you to produce work lists for contractors or modify the drawings if systems are modified.


What will we get?

We will produce a hardback report, which details the various systems and the risk they pose. Our reports are structured with Managers in mind, logically laid out they enable you to get to the salient information quickly and will include a written scheme that gives you a plan for forward action.

A CD ROM supplied with the report backs up all report information and drawings in an editable form, this will allow you to produce work lists for contractors or modify the drawings if systems are changed.

If required we can produce schematic drawings which are AutoCAD compatible.
 

What’s involved for us?
IIf you have any plans of your site detailing building layout or schematics of the water systems it would be very useful to have them easily accessible on the day of the assessment.

We recommend that you assign a member of your team to help us for the first part of the site survey; this usually involves showing our assessor the location and use of each water system, and ensuring that we have access to all areas.

Once we have familiarised ourselves with the layout of your premises we can conduct the remainder of the assessment unaided, however if you prefer to assign a member of your team for the duration; your nominee should pick up sufficient understanding to confidently deal with many of the future issues.

How quickly can you help us?
Usually we can be on site in around a week from your enquiry depending on our current commitments. Reports are normally produced within two weeks form the date of the site survey.

The time taken to conduct a survey depends very much on the size of your premises and the types of water systems you have. Typically a building that takes a day to survey will require a further days work to produce the report.

How often do they have to be carried out?
A minimum of every two years or if there is any reason to suspect that the current assessment is no longer valid, for example if there is a change of use of the building, or water systems are added, removed or modified.

Second Element recommend that the assessment is formally reviewed a minimum of once per year.

How much will it cost?
Typically we charge £500.00 per day excluding VAT, however rates are negotiable depending on the size and number of premises and the complexity of the water systems.