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Date: 15-04-21
Legionella Sources
John Herbert
Legionella Risk Assessment
Since the discovery of the Legionellae genus in 1976 we have slowly
learned more about this deadly pathogen. There are hundreds of papers,
codes and guidelines, and yet every day people still contract this
potentially fatal disease.
Legionalla occurs in nature at low concentrations, surviving tradiional water
treatment, it enters the manmade systems installed in our buildings, and factories,
where given warm and stagnent conditions it may rapidly grow.
Many people ask what equipment and devices have been associated
with Legionnaires' disease and legionella outbreaks?
The question almost misses the point, new and novel equipment is
discovered, so a historcial list has little or no value.
Here is a list of some of typical equipment and devices implicated
with Legionella infection (distributors and diseminators) in the past:
also here is an older paper, published in 1994 with references, Click
here to download but remember, that is not the whole picture, new and novel diseminators are discovered constantly. Risk Assessment is the
key strategy.
Legionella Audit
Building owners and operators have the fiduciary (legal) responsibility
to protect the general public, their staff and occupants from health
hazards. Employers also have duties, under the relevant labour ordinance,
to provide a healthy and safe working environment for staff.
Kelcroft's Legionella Audit is a methodical engineering assessment of
the risk for your building, hotel, campus, process water system, or factory.
The Kelcroft assessment includes a review of facility design, operation, maintenance and any treatment programmes to
help facilities owners minimise the risk of problems related to waterborne pathogens, and ensure compliance
with applicable local and international guidelines, and regulations.
What's Next
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