5 Facts About Legionnaire’s Disease

As some people know Legionnaire’s Disease is a very serious is a lung infection which you can catch by inhaling droplets of water from various systems such as air conditioning or hot tubs. Although Legionnaire’s Disease is uncommon, it is very dangerous and can cause the person who contracted the disease to become very ill or in some cases die.

Here are 5 facts about Legionnaire’s Disease

How it got its name

Why is Legionnaires disease called Legionnaire’s disease? Well, the bacterium responsible for Legionnaires’ disease was identified in

We caught up with Holly Fowler, who is the Water Hygiene Service Office Supervisor to find out more about her role at the company.

Hi Holly, how are you?

I’m fine thank you.

How long have you been with Water Hygiene Services?

I have worked at Water Hygiene Services for just under two years.

What does your job involve on a day to day basis?

I am responsible for the smooth running of the office, including office administration and supportting the field engineers.  I assist in the Operations Department which means I plan upcoming work and book

A Legionella Risk Assessment is a controlled review of a water supply in order to prevent water contamination, which in result can lead to the deadly condition Legionnaires Disease.

Building owners and/or managers are responsible for identifying potential risks to water systems, which can include contamination from legionella bacteria amongst other things.

Duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA) extend to risks from legionella bacteria, which may arise from work activities. The Approved Code of Practice: Legionnaires’ disease: The control of Legionella bacteria in water systems (L8)

Are swimming pools and spas safe?

There has been a lot in the press of late about legionella outbreaks and the risks of catching Legionnaires Disease. So, what can you do to avoid being subjected to this disease or what can you do to not catch it at all?

The bacterium Legionella pneumophila is commonly found in natural water sources such as rivers, and lakes but this is usually in very low numbers. The majority the bacteria is located in purpose-built water systems, such as cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hot and cold

Callum joined the Water Hygiene Services team recently and has worked diligently with immense dedication and as a result has been awarded with a promotion from Water Hygiene Fitter/Plumber to Project Manager.

We met up with Callum to find out more about this exciting new promotion.

Congratulations on your new role. What is your new title?
My new title is Water Hygiene Project Manager.

What will your new role involve?
My new role will be varied and will include the management all large-scale jobs that Water Hygiene Services works on. I can’t wait to get

Josie Teahan has been with Water Hygiene Services for several years and she has gone from strength to strength, developing in her professional role. We wrote a news article on Josie’s last promotion, so it seemed only fair to congratulate her once again.

We met up with Josie to ask her a couple of questions on her recent promotion:

Congratulations on your new role. What is your new title? 

My new title is Operations Manager. It is a great step up and I cannot wait to get started.

What will your new role involve?

Management

Water Hygiene Services is continually committed to staying on top of the latest industry news and regulations. As such, we regularly assess the services on offer and continue too adapt and add to them when necessary for our customers. Our recent analysis on Pre-commission Cleaning means that we are now able to offer this as a brand-new service to our clients.

We are also very excited to offer our valued and loyal customers 10% off their first Pre-commission Clean.*

Pre-commission Cleaning 

Pre-commission cleaning is the procedure of bringing the water system to a

Type BA Verifiable Reduced Pressure Zone Device Testing – RPZ Testing

Water Hygiene Services is delighted to announce that it is now fully qualified to carry out testing on RPZ Assemblies.

What is an RPZ Valve?

An RPZ valve is simply a backflow device and RPZ stands for Reduced Pressure Zone. An RPZ device is usually installed onto plumbing systems to protect the water we drink and keep it clear of contaminants and pollution.

Do I need to have my systems RPZ tested?

The answer is yes. It is a legal requirement to have devices

At Water Hygiene Services we pride ourselves on our dynamic, creative and hardworking team of staff. As our workload increases and our services expand to cater for our clients we continually strive to ensure we have have a highly skilled, professional workforce. In light of this we are currently recruiting for three positions including a Water Hygiene Engineer, Risk Assessor and a Plumber/Fitter.

If you are extremely hardworking, enthusiastic and committed then one of these vacancies might just be for you;

Risk Assessor
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Water Hygiene Engineer
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Plumber/ Fitter
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Water Hygiene Services prides itself on its accreditation and affiliation with approved industry bodies. With many public and private water system service tenders now requiring bidders to be registered with the Legionella Control Association (LCA), we believe it is an absolute necessity to have these partnerships in place.

Water Hygiene Services is Legionella Control Association accredited and a member of The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS). Chas recently advised us that they had launched their new logo to enable us to update our literature and website. CHAS was formed