Water Hygiene Centre - Water Safety Plan

The Foundation of Water Safety: Water Safety Plans (WSP)

Think of a Water Safety Plan as your building's best friend when it comes to keeping everyone safe. It's a strategic blueprint that lays out all the necessary steps to manage your water systems effectively, ensuring they’re not just functional but also safe from risks like Legionella. Whether you’re running a small office or managing a large estate, our WSP makes sure you're on top of your water safety game!

Why Do You Need a Water Safety Plan?

Not only is it a legal requirement - it's also your ticket to peace of mind! The concept of a Water Safety Plan was first introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011 and has since been reinforced through various legislation and guidance from health authorities.

With regulations changing and evolving, having a solid WSP in place helps you navigate the complex world of water safety compliance. As defined in BS8680, it outlines the essential arrangements needed for the safe use and management of all water systems within your building or estate, ensuring consistent compliance with legislation and guidance.

Water Safety Management Tailored for You

Every organisation is unique, and so are its water safety needs. Our Senior Consultants will help you customise your Water Safety Plan based on the type and size of your organisation. The development of a WSP is an ongoing process involving a multidisciplinary Water Safety Group (WSG). This group includes key personnel such as the Responsible Person, Microbiologist, Infection Prevention and Control experts, and Authorising Engineers (Water). Together, they will continuously refine your WSP to adapt to emerging challenges in water safety.

Ready to Take Control of Your Water?

If you already have a written scheme of control, you’ve laid a strong foundation with the HSE’s ACoP L8 and HSG274 Parts 1/2/3. However, a Water Safety Plan (WSP) takes your compliance efforts to the next level. It integrates and streamlines your existing policies and procedures into a cohesive framework that enhances safety, efficiency, and clarity in managing water-related risks. Our WSP helps you assess these risks comprehensively so you can create safer environments for all individuals within your care.

Benefits for You

Stay compliant with BS8680 and water safety guidance
Identify gaps and strengthen your current systems
Improve oversight of water safety risks
Support your Water Safety Group with clear structure
Gain confidence in your overall water safety management

What Makes Us Stand Out?

Identify Gaps with Precision: Our thorough GAP analysis helps you pinpoint weaknesses in your current system, ensuring that every aspect of your water safety management is robust and compliant.
Tailored WSP Development: Every organisation is unique, and so are its water safety needs.
Structured Training Programs: Empowering your Water Safety Group with suitable training sessions, ensuring your team is well prepared to implement and oversee water safety protocols.
Streamlines Document Management: Ensuring that all relevant documents are always at your fingertips.
Further Reading:
- What is a Water Safety Plan and why have one?
- What is a Project Water Safety Plan
- BS 8680:2020 Water Quality and Water Safety Plans

Included in Our Water Safety Plan Service

Gap Analysis: A detailed review of your current water safety arrangements to identify gaps, risks, and areas for improvement against BS8680 and relevant guidance.
WSP Framework Development: Creation of a structured, site-specific Water Safety Plan that aligns with your organisation’s size, complexity, and risk profile.
Governance & Design Documentation: Development of key documents including governance policies and design specifications to support effective system management.
Risk Assessments & Control Measures: Identification of hazards alongside clear control measures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to manage risks effectively.
Incident & Support Plans: Preparation of incident response procedures and supporting schemes to ensure your team can respond quickly and effectively to issues.
Logbooks & Supporting Records: Provision of structured logbooks and documentation to support ongoing monitoring, compliance, and audit readiness.
WSG Training & Support: Water Safety Training for your Water Safety Group, including Responsible Persons and supporting roles, to ensure competence and confidence.
Document Management Systems: Guidance on implementing systems (such as SharePoint) to store, manage, and maintain your WSP documentation efficiently.

"We have found the Water Safety Plan produced by the Water Hygiene Centre to be a very valuable tool, empowering our Estates Team to develop a robust and seamless process for the management of our Water Safety.

The template provided is very easy to follow and enables us to demonstrate from a governance, compliance and maintenance point of view, how we manage water safety in a professional manner and in line with British Standards Institute issued ‘BS 8680 2020 Water Quality – Water Safety Plans – Code of Practice’.

We have worked closely with our AE (Water) throughout the process and look forward to using all elements of the plan to drive improvement and aim for gold standard!"

Carrie-Anne Cruickshank, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust

“At all times the independence of the Water Hygiene Centre ensures the advice given is objective and balanced. We are very satisfied and happy to be your client and look forward to continuing our relationship with you.”

Claire Guise, Marie Curie

“I’m very happy with the excellent standard of service provided by the Water Hygiene Centre. They always respond back with good advice and promptly as required. A pleasure to work with”.

Peter Hirons, UHB Facilities Ltd