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Is there risk of Legionella in ice machines?
by Peter Gunn, on 13-10-2020
During 2017, I like many in the water hygiene industry came across a BBC watchdog investigation that confirmed that Ice from three major coffee chains in the UK had been found to contain faecal...
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Awareness and Pitfalls of Rapid Testing
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 21-09-2020
Before we consider what rapid testing entails it may first of all be prudent to ask ‘why’ are we considering the use of rapid testing/diagnostics and what are the benefits/limitations of using such...
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Cold Water Cistern Design – The Good, the Best and the Ugly
by Charlie Brain, on 15-09-2020
This week’s blog is a guide to cold water cisterns, their design, configuration and varying standards. Guidance for cold water cistern design primarily is given in the Water Supply (Water Fittings)...
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Can you catch Legionnaires' disease by wearing a face mask?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 09-09-2020
A Facebook post which has been widely shared has claimed a woman who thought she had COVID-19, actually had Legionnaires' disease which she had contracted via a reused face mask.
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Minor works, appropriate disinfection and sampling
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 31-08-2020
When considering a suitable and sufficient rationale for the undertaking of disinfection works it’s initially important to ensure that the approach taken is ‘proportionate to risk’
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Is Legionella testing a legal requirement?
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 12-08-2020
We regularly get calls and messages from people asking if we can do ‘legionella testing’ for them. Sometimes it becomes apparent that they aren’t sure what they are actually asking for, or why!
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Legionella Risk in Dental Practices
by Water Hygiene Centre, on 06-08-2020
A lot of technical guidance has been written about the management of water within the different systems fitted in dental practices. During Covid-19 a number of additional pieces of guidance have...
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Legionella Risk Assessments at the Commissioning Stage
by Charlie Brain, on 25-06-2020
Although it’s a well known legal requirement within Health & Safety legislation to undertake a Legionella risk assessment of your water systems, perhaps less well known is the value of undertaking...
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workplace PPE
What will lockdown have ever done for us?
by Charlie Brain, on 18-06-2020
As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues, thoughts are now turning to how our working lives may be different going forward. This blog starts to think about what changes we may see and how they may...
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Legionella sampling: coming out of lockdown!
Legionella sampling: coming out of lockdown!
by Daniel Pitcher, on 04-06-2020
In the previous two months, the Water Hygiene Centre has published various blogs on water safety and the implications of lockdown. The first blog on the 07/04/2020 ‘Post Lockdown re-occupation of...
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