Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at South Tyneside factory
“On the advice of the Health and Safety Executive, a range of actions have already been taken by the company to treat and disinfect possible sources of the infection, including cooling towers and open water systems. Additional actions are being carried out this weekend.”
|As a precaution staff are being advised to contact their GP if they develop a chest infection or other respiratory symptoms.
“Legionnaires’ disease is an uncommon form of pneumonia caused when a person breathes in air that contains legionella bacteria in droplets of water.
“These bacteria live naturally in environmental water sources but if they get into water systems in buildings they can cause a risk to humans through air conditioning systems, showers and spa pools.
“Legionnaires’ disease does not spread from person to person and can only be contracted from the source of the contaminated water.”
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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at South Tyneside factory
Experts from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are investigating two confirmed and one probable case of Legionnaires’ disease at
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