Blog Posts About Role of the Responsible Person

Who can be appointed as an RP, DRP, AP or CP?

by Water Hygiene Centre, on 10-10-2024

In In this blog, we explore the various roles that exist within an organisation's water safety team and who is the most appropriate person to be appointed to fill each of these positions.

HSE ACoP L8 & HSG274: Understanding the Basics

by Water Hygiene Centre, on 10-10-2024

In the realm of health and safety, proper management of water systems is crucial to prevent the growth and spread of Legionella bacteria. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has established two...

Legionella in schools, colleges and universities

University, College and School Legionella Training

by Charlie Brain, on 23-04-2024

A simple internet search using the words, “Legionella and Schools” identifies many news articles with instances of schools being closed following a Legionella “outbreak”.

Consequences of Insufficient Legionella Training

by Water Hygiene Centre, on 20-02-2024

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) considers Legionnaires’ disease to be preventable and it’s therefore treated as such by the law. Moreover, health and safety laws underpin the statutory...

Legionella Training - Why should you refresh yours?

by Peter Gunn, on 01-02-2024

Many Estates and Facilities staff may well say the basics of Legionella training don’t fundamentally change over time – indeed what worked 30 years ago, works just as well today, especially if we...

Legionella Risk Assessments During Covid Lockdown

by Charlie Brain, on 19-01-2021

As a result of the UK being placed in to it's third lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, businesses, schools, offices and many other buildings once again had their use drastically altered –...

Your Water Safety Group’s Training Program Explained...

by Peter Gunn, on 02-12-2020

Both Legionella management and more broadly Water Safety Groups’ [WSG] have been utilised to review and control strategic and operational water hygiene issues for many years now, but the diverse...

FREE: The Success That Comes With Getting it Right

by Daniel Pitcher, on 09-01-2019

Case Study: Training Needs - The Success That Comes With Getting It Right! When it comes to water risk management, it is vital to ensure those appointed to monitor and assess the safety are...

Legionella Responsible Person – are you competent enough?

by Peter Gunn, on 31-05-2018

The appointed ‘Responsible Person [Water]’ [RP[W]] is typically the Head of Estates, although this will vary depending on your organisations policy. The RP [W] has many management and possibly...

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