What is a legionella risk assessment?
Legionella Risk Assessment – BS 8580-1 2019 A legionella risk assessment is a process to determine the risk of contraction of legionnaires disease and the potential for growth of legionella bacteria within the water systems at your premise(s).This is a requirement under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and COSHH. This will be… Read more »
Legionella Risk Assessment – Post Lockdown
Employers, the self-employed and people in control of premises, such as landlords, have a duty to protect people by identifying and controlling risks associated with legionella. If your building was closed or has reduced occupancy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, water system stagnation can occur due to lack of use, increasing the risks of Legionnaires’… Read more »
Water Regulations Training
Do you or your team of mechanical engineers need to know more about the water regulations and fluid category requirements? Are you a manager or responsible person who needs to understand the implications of water misuse, waste, undue consumption, contamination or erroneous measurement? Are you a plumber who wants to become WaterSafe registered? If yes,… Read more »
Government Guidance – Legionella & Reopening Buildings
See Link to latest Government Guidance for reopening buildings during the COVID Pandemic and water safety. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dio-technical-guidance-documents/water-hygiene-guidance-for-buildings-or-sites-closed-or-subject-to-reduced-occupancy-accessible-version
LCL Awards Training Centre Achieved
After COVID restrictions put barriers in our way in 2020, we have now reached our goal to become an accredited training centre. This week we officially became an LCL Awards Training Centre. We will initially be providing Water Regulations with a view to providing Unvented Hot Water Training and a Legionella Operators and Managers Course…. Read more »
MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND
This weekend (27th February 2021) we have carried out a clean and disinfection of the water system at Melwood Training Ground (Former LFC). The property was purchased by TORUS HOMES last year and is set to open up as a temporary vaccination centre prior to the site being redeveloped as housing in the future. As… Read more »
GMS Complete On Deasgate Square – Manchester
FEB 2021 – GMS have signed off the last of the 4 skyscrapers on the newly developed Deansgate Square in Manchester. The last 2 of the 4 imposing towers are due to be handed over by March 2021. GMS have been involved in all the water system disinfection commissioning works and had a team of… Read more »
GMS Complete Adelphi Wharf Phase 2 – November 2020
GMS have completed the commissioning on the 2nd phase of Adelphi Wharf in Salford. Using Stabilised Hydrogen Peroxide – The water tanks have been cleaned and disinfected and the pipework from the tanks to the water systems in all the flats have been dosed and flushed out following a 24 hour dose time – Samples… Read more »
