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What Does Water Hygiene Involve?
This could be the implementation and monitoring of written
control schemes after a risk assessment or general upgrade/
improvement of your water system. We can assist you in not
only providing tried and tested methods of monitoring, cleaning,
disinfection and refurbishment of water systems, but also in
designing innovative engineered control measures to
Water Hygiene
comply with relevant legal requirements.
Services

What Are Your Legal Requirements?
Under COSHH Regulations 2002 and ACoP L8, employers have a
legal duty to prepare and manage a scheme for maintaining
safe water quality. Paragraph 12 of ACoP L8 states, “As well as
requiring risk assessments, they (Health &Safety at Work Act 1974
& Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999)
also require employers to have access to competent help in
applying the provisions of health and safety law”.
HSG274 is a three-part technical guidance document which
further details the control measures that are required to prevent
the growth of Legionella bacteria in cooling water systems,
domestic hot and cold water systems as well as other risk
systems. Other legal statutes regarding water storage and supply
include The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 and
The Water Byelaws 2000 (Scotland). Supporting guidelines
are BS 8558.
Specification for design, installation, testing and maintenance
of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings
and their curtilages, HTM 2040 NHS Estates 1993 The control
of Legionella in health care premises, BS 4485 Water
Cooling Towers etc.