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The Water Hygiene Centre was established in 2009 to address the lack of independent water hygiene consultancy within the industry. From our humble beginnings, we have established ourselves as a market leader, helping clients identify and minimise the risk of waterborne contamination and disease, whilst improving compliance performance.
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CDC Report on Pool Water Outbreaks
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-06-2018
A recent report from the United States’ Centre of Communicable Disease (CDC) published in April 2018 highlighted the problem of cryptosporidium as the pathogen responsible for most outbreaks of...
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Legionella Risk Assessments Explained…
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-06-2018
Risk assessments are the ‘cornerstone’ of health and safety. As a reminder to us all, the HSE state ‘It is a legal requirement for every employer and self-employed person to make an assessment of the...
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Legionella Risk: HSE Inspector finds failings in hospital
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 10-05-2018
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust was recently fined a hefty £300,000 and ordered to pay an additional £37,451.78 in costs after pleading guilty to a breach of Health and Safety Law.
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Free Water Refills  - Water Hygiene Considerations!
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 16-03-2018
An article in the Guardian newspaper highlights the initiative driven by industry body Water UK and campaigners Refill, to make free drinking water refill stations widely available to the public in...
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Water Risk Assessment Review Tool (Free Download)
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 07-03-2018
If you're a building owner or premises manager, according to UK legislation you're responsible for managing risks within your buildings - including water systems. HSE have removed the two year...
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HSE investigation in to cases of Legionnaires' disease!
HSE investigation in to cases of Legionnaires' disease!
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 28-02-2018
MacFarlan Smith's plant on Wheatfield Road | Image credit: ©kim traynor (cc-by-sa/2.0) This blog serves as a useful reminder on how important it is to have suitable and sufficient water management...
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Microbiology Made Easy, Part 2 - TVCs
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 25-01-2018
In Part 1 of Microbiology Made Easy, we learned about the organisms behind Total Viable Counts and the method of analysis. This week we’ll look at when it’s appropriate to use TVC readings in...
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Microbiology Made Easy, Part 1 - TVCs
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 19-01-2018
This week’s blog is part 1 of 2, where Water Hygiene Centre looks at TVC’s and explains what they are, including organisms and method of analysis.
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Jargon Buster – A glossary of terms explained…
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 11-01-2018
Jargon buster – phrases and acronyms such as ‘WSP’, ‘Written Scheme’, RP & AP and Water Safety Group, what do they all mean? In this blog, we explain some of the more popular phrases and acronyms...
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Legionella- Are cooling towers a high risk?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 08-12-2017
In November 2017 various cases of Legionnaires' Disease were reported in California, possibly linked to Disney. Cases like this serve as a reminder of the issues with Cooling Towers and how crucial...
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