Legionella Risk Assessment

Legionella Risk Assessments are essential for ensuring that everyone is kept safe from the dangers associated with Legionella bacteria. With proper training & regular water risk assessments, organisations can reduce the chances of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak occurring on their premises.

The Water Hygiene Centre is recognised as a leading provider of water safety consultancy services. This is demonstrated by the fact that we are one of a small number of organisations who can deliver UKAS accredited Legionella risk assessment [LRA] methods; which comply with ‘BS 8580 Water quality. Risk assessments for Legionella control. Code of practice’.

Identifying a company to carry out a water risk assessment should be relatively straightforward but how can you be sure that the service offered is fit for purpose and will help to discharge your legal obligations? The answer, increasingly, is accreditation. Our UKAS LRA's are accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and are compliant with the ACoP L8 and BS 8580. With this knowledge you can be confident that we have the technical expertise and management systems in place to undertake each Legionnaires' risk assessment competently, professionally and impartially.

Gaining our UKAS accreditation was challenging but has proven to be very worthwhile. Our LRA clients are safe in the knowledge that our assessments are more detailed and more consistent than ever due to the high standards required by UKAS along with the continual training and auditing of our own risk assessors.

Included in our Legionella Risk Assessment:

Scope of works defined
Executive Summary
Site information including project plan
Identify key personnel including responsible persons / duty holders
Interview with site responsible person
Audit of Legionella management & documentation
Profiling of temperatures
Identification of risks
Risk minimisation scheme including photographs of non-compliances
Control measures prioritised using a traffic light format & ALARP
Domestic water system schematic diagrams
Optional asset register (if applicable i.e. immunocompromised)
Review of risk assessment

What are the benefits of the Water Hygiene Centre?

UKAS accredited - ensuring the highest levels of impartiality and competence through the assessment process
BS 8580-1:2019 compliant providing an independent assessment of systems and management control
Achieving standards and memberships with bodies such as the LCA, CHAS and more
ACoP L8 compliant
No vested interest in remediation works
Audits of Risk Assessors are undertaken which include the witnessing & re-inspection of their work

Risk assessments are reviewed by an internal auditor to ensure standards & UKAS adherence are met
Risk assessments are provided as electronic copies
Fully filterable & editable risk minimisation scheme (action plan) within Microsoft Excel
Further Reading: Read more about what is a legionella risk assessment, Mistakes to Avoid and Frequency >

I have been impressed from start to finish with all my interactions with all the members of the Water Hygiene Centre I have dealt with. Thank you.

Roger Chapman, Audley Travel

The Water Hygiene Centre Risk Assessors were really helpful and explained clearly what we should be looking to get in place

Andy Gray, Huffkins

“Excellent performance and approach to water risk assessments that capture operational and management performance to truly understand the risks associated with water systems”.

David Fearn, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

“The level of service received from The Water Hygiene Centre is delivered to an exceptional standard".

Paul Stephens, Wye Valley NHS Trust

“The service we received from the Water Hygiene Centre was second to none. As this was relatively new to myself, and me not being very knowledgeable on this subject should have made the assessments task very difficult. The assessor they sent over to carry out the assessment was incredibly patient with me, and assisted in explanations of all questions I threw his way. He made me feel at ease and was very forthcoming in sharing knowledge without question. Overall, was treated with high importance and respect. I would highly recommend the Water Hygiene Centre with confidence to anyone”.

Craig Gontier, Norman Piette Ltd

“Communicative and reliable service, thorough reports offering detailed recommendations in break down form that isuser-friendly for staff to read and implement”.

Legionella Risk Assessments

are a ‘cornerstone’ of health & safety. It’s important that yours is carried out in accordance with HSE guidance.

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Included in our Legionella Risk Assessment:

What are the benefits of the Water Hygiene Centre?

I have been impressed from start to finish with all my interactions with all the members of the Water Hygiene Centre I have dealt with. Thank you.

Roger Chapman, Audley Travel

The Water Hygiene Centre Risk Assessors were really helpful and explained clearly what we should be looking to get in place

Andy Gray, Huffkins

“Excellent performance and approach to water risk assessments that capture operational and management performance to truly understand the risks associated with water systems”.

David Fearn, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

“The level of service received from The Water Hygiene Centre is delivered to an exceptional standard".

Paul Stephens, Wye Valley NHS Trust

Craig Gontier, Norman Piette Ltd

“Communicative and reliable service, thorough reports offering detailed recommendations in break down form that isuser-friendly for staff to read and implement”.

Farrah Jamaluddin, The Camden Society

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