Legionella Risk Assessment of Hot and Cold Water Systems

Name relevant legislation and indicate where it sits legally. • State key personnel within the management structure including their role, their legal obligation and advise on who should fulfil the role. • Identify low risk situations and simple controls measures that can help manage the risk. • Explain when risk assessments require review. • State simple yet proportionate control measures for very low risk situations i.e. housing type units for private residential landlords. • Define what skills make a risk assessor more competent and describe some measures to drive this. • Name and relate to their settings, factors that might affect independent risk assessment. • List information to confirm as part of agreeing the terms of reference and give examples of how it might impact the assessment. • State tools and equipment needed for the assessment. • Describe the different types of hot and cold water systems, how they work, the risks they offer and develop a technique for working out configurations. • Carry out an inspection of differing types of storage vessels. • Describe some of the inspection/monitoring/maintenance requirements for legionella control within hot and cold water systems and articulate them to when they are needed. • Show how to identify a hazard and assess the level of risk arising. • Write a suitable recommendation for any remediation needed. • Complete a risk rating system of their own and define key characteristics. • Describe some ‘general areas’ to consider with regards to assessing risk / rating systems. • Confirm and expand upon key areas to assess within documentation, with regards to: - Maintenance and testing records; - Management responsibilities; - Training and competency records; - Safe operation of the system; - Monitoring and inspection records. • Identify factors to address within the report itself, through appraising an existing risk assessment. • Draw and describe requirements for schematic diagrams. • Name core elements to assess when carrying out the inspection, what measurements should be taken and when to recommend sampling for legionella.