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Keep water systems safe from Legionella.
Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal pneumonia caused by bacteria that grow in poorly managed water systems. This short online course explains the risks and the basic controls that keep people safe.
It suits premises, facilities and maintenance staff, and anyone involved in managing water systems.
What you will learn
- What Legionella is and how infection happens
- Conditions that allow bacteria to grow
- Legal duties and the role of the responsible person
- Risk assessment and written control schemes
- Routine controls, monitoring and records
Who should take this course
- Premises and facilities managers
- Maintenance and caretaking staff
- Landlords and managing agents
FAQs
Is this enough for a responsible person?
It provides a sound foundation. Responsible persons for larger or complex systems usually need more detailed training.
Who provides the course?
The course is provided through one of our approved online training partners. Adept handles your enquiry and setting up access for your learners.
Train everyone at once.
We can set up access for a whole team, so you can track who has completed the course and keep evidence of training in one place.
More than a booking.
Adept is run by a practising health, safety and CDM consultant. When you book through us, you get advice from someone who uses this knowledge on real sites every week.
The right course
Honest advice on which qualification and study option suit your role, so you invest in the course you actually need.
Practical insight
Guidance from a consultant who applies health and safety law and CDM on live projects, not just in the classroom.
One point of contact
We handle your enquiry and booking and stay on hand with support until you have your certificate.
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