SMS Open New Welsh Office in Bridgend

Branch Manager Leigh Wallis announces the opening of the new office in Bridgend to serve the water hygiene and Legionella control needs of clients in Wales. The new office comes complete with a new website www.legionella-wales.co.uk More

CIBSE Accredited Legionella Training Seminar - The Emirates Stadium

Looking to be the most prestigious seminar yet, this training which is accredited by CIBSE gives you CPD hours and at lunch time you also get a tour of the Emirates Stadium too, home to Arsenal Football Club! Course content includes the management of Legionnaires Disease. The course will cover the implications of the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance document L8 on the control of Legionella bacteria in water systems and the impact this has on the role of Buildings and facilities managers. This seminar will be held on 4/03/2010 More

Approved Document G Changes

Its all change for Approved Document G of the Buildings Regulations. The six sections of the new document which came into effect in October, are as follows: Part G1 Cold water supply (new) Part G2 Water efficiency (new) Part G3 Hot water supply and systems (changed) Part G4 Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities (changed, was G1) Part G5 Bathrooms (changed, was G2) Part G6 Kitchens and food preparation areas (new) More

BS 7592 Sampling for Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems

The British Standard (BS7592) for Legionella sampling came into effect on the 30 November 2008. It gives recommendations and guidance on the sampling of water and related materials for determination of the presence of organisms of the genus Legionella. To demonstrate that measures to control legionellae are effective there is an increasing need to sample potential sources for the presence of legionellae. It is, the aim of this document to bring together information on likely sources of Legionnaires disease, the selection of sampling sites and the methods of sampling for the purposes of routine monitoring, investigating a problem, or an outbreak investigation. Building managers should ensure that persons selecting sample points and taking samples have appropriate training to understand the rationale for selecting sampling points. Whether samples are collected for routine purposes or as part of outbreak investigations, samples should be taken, wherever possible, from locations considered most likely to contain the highest numbers of legionellae. More