BCA offer our clients a full risk appraisal of their premises against the requirements of ACoP L8 (Legionnaires Disease: The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems).
We will review the current risk assessment, if available, and advise on the suitability and compliance of the current maintenance, cleaning and sampling regime.
Owners / Operators requirements
Under the ‘Approved Code of Practice and Guidance’ entitled “Legionnaires Disease: The control of Legionella Bacteria in water systems” L8 owners and operators of water systems are required to: –
- Appoint a responsible person – who is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the control scheme and ensuring a suitable and complete record system is in operation.
- Record the name and position of each individual responsible for carrying out tasks and an indication of the lines of communication.
- Maintain an up to date risk assessment (regularly reviewed)
- Have plans or schematic drawings of the water systems.
- File confirmation of ‘Notification’ for any cooling towers with the local authority.
- A written scheme should be prepared for controlling any risks identified. The scheme should specify measures to be taken to ensure that the risk is minimised and actions to be taken in the event of poor results or evidence that the scheme is not remaining effective.
- Maintain a record of Results and certificates of testing, monitoring, inspection and cleaning activities.
- A corrective action register of remedial works required and completed.
- Conduct reviews of the effective delivery of the control scheme.
- If appropriate, notify the local authority that you have a cooling tower(s) on site (Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations).