Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA)
Legionella Risk Assessment - Legionella Control
What is a Legionella Risk Assessment?
A Legionella risk assessment (LRA) is a process that identifies and evaluates the risk of Legionella bacteria in water systems.
It's a legal requirement for many employers, including those who own or operate commercial buildings, hotels, and healthcare facilities.
Do I Need A Risk Assessment?
Legionella Risk Assessments are important because they help prevent Legionnaires' disease, a severe lung infection caused by breathing in contaminated water droplets. The bacteria can thrive in areas with warm, stagnant water, such as water storage tanks, air conditioning systems, hot tubs, showers and household plumbing.
Legionella Risk Assessments should be considered living documents and reviewed at least every two years. The frequency of reviews should be increased if there are changes to the water systems, key staff, or if the water treatment program fails.
What Does A Legionella Risk Assessment Cover?
Reviewing records
Checking previous assessments and current records to ensure that any recommended maintenance or remedial work has been completed
Physical inspection
Touring the site, focusing on areas where water is stored or where aerosols could be created
Consultation
Talking with everyone involved in controlling the bacteria, including verifying management procedures and paperwork
Report
Preparing a report with recommendations for actions to reduce the risk of Legionella
Is it a legal requirement to have a Legionella risk assessment?
All employers, landlords, or premises managers have a duty to understand, and manage, Legionella risk within their workplace and ensure that a Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA) of all water systems is carried out regularly.
Many of the above choose to entrust the task of conducting Legionella risk assessments to an external provider. However, the ultimate responsibility for compliance rests with the owner or operator of the water system, so it is crucial to ensure that this vital work is carried out by a suitably competent person who can demonstrate compliance with all the relevant codes of conduct.
Why Choose JN Environmental For Legionella Risk Assessments?
JN Environmental are the market leaders for all things water. Our engineering background means we tend to look at things differently from water hygiene contractors. All our engineers hold the relevant City & Guilds qualifications for Legionella Risk Assessments.
Our service vehicles are fully equipped for any job our engineers need to get done and this is backed up by our warehouse in Bury, Lancashire where we hold a considerable amount of stock including TMV's, RPZ valves, pipe work & pipe fittings of all sizes and material, booster pumps, pressure vessels, water filters, filter spares, UV sterilisers and much more.
JN Environmental cover all areas of the mainland United Kingdom, our experienced engineers are available for call out if required 365 days a year so you can be assured your water will remain safe and compliant throughout the year.
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