GES Water

Legionella awareness course

In compliance to the HSE’s ACoP L8 and the Legionella Control Association Service Standards for formal training provision, GES Water can provide a bespoke CIBSE-approved Legionella Awareness/Control training course.

Course content:

• What is Legionella?
• Legislative controls
• L8 “The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems”
• Duty holders and responsibilities
• Risk management

The course is delivered via PowerPoint presentation by a GES Environmental Consultant who can either attend site with a laptop and projector or be delivered remotely using Microsoft Teams.

Copies of the PowerPoint slides in a presentation folder are provided for all attending.

On completion of the training, each delegate is awarded a CIBSE-approved training certificate based a marked assessment (80% pass mark).

By the end of the training session delegates should:

• Have knowledge of the key legislation in relation to the control of legionella
• Identify the health risks associated with legionellosis
• Understand how to manage legionella
• Understand the role of the responsible person
• Outline the requirements of L8 and how it links to organisational procedure.

Please note, our training courses will deliver knowledge and measure understanding but cannot confirm the level of competence. Competence can only be assessed by observation, questioning, etc., ‘on the job’ at appropriate intervals and is the responsibility of the employer.

The Duty Holder/site-responsible person must:

- review staff training records and identify any further training requirements.

- complete regular competence assessments for specific tasks.

- determine if the content of any training offered meets their requirements.

To provide accurate costings, GES requires the following information from the client prior to the production of a quote if CIBSE-Approved Legionella Awareness training is requested:

- scope of training required

- required location of training, on-site or remote (suitable classroom facility required)

- numbers attending (if greater than 15 persons GES recommend multiple sessions).