BS8580-2 Water quality – Part 2 explained
April 8, 2022
Peter Gunn, Senior Consultant Water Hygiene Centre Ltd, looks into the new BS 8580-2:2022 Water quality and risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Read More
Should point of use filters always be a temporary control measure?
December 16, 2021
Daniel Pitcher provides SHP's readers with an insight into what was discussed in The Healthcare Infection Society's September webinar. Read More
Water hygiene – The impact of self-isolating
November 1, 2021
From a water hygiene perspective, due to the interruption or disruption to routine water maintenance, property or estates management teams have a responsibility to ensure safe working conditions for occupants remain in place at all times. Read More
What effect will hybrid working have on water quality?
September 8, 2021
With many employers now offering hybrid working opportunities, Craig Morning, Senior Consultant at Water Hygiene Centre, investigates why water quality needs to be considered due to the reduced capacity of many properties. Read More
Post lockdown reoccupation of properties
May 27, 2020
Water Hygiene Centre provides some pointers for consideration for when the end of the lockdown is announced and properties that are currently “mothballed” will be brought back into use and reoccupied. Read More
5 step guide to legionella risk management for education estates managers
October 24, 2019
What is the appetite for risk amongst managers of education estates with responsibility for health & safety? Read More
15-point plan for reducing the risk from Legionella in tourist accommodation
April 16, 2019
With the Easter break approaching, hoteliers and other accommodation owners are recommended to follow the 15-point plan for reducing the risk from Legionella. Read More
Legionella risk assessments for hospitality & leisure
January 18, 2019
If you are the hotel manager, maintenance manager or property owner you have a legal responsibility and accountability to ensure that occupiers of your premises are suitably protected from water safety risk. You may have appointed, or been appointed as, the Responsible Person. Read More
Keeping safe from Legionella
December 4, 2018
Care home operators must take action to prevent outbreaks of Legionella in their establishments, the Water Hygiene Centre has warned. Read More
