Goals
- Identify the risks associated with the presence of Legionella.
- Identify systems at risk.
- Define the resulting prevention measures and the safety rules to be implemented.
- Use legionella risk prevention and protection tools in your work.
Skills targeted
- Legionnaires' disease: the disease, the bacteria.
- Establishments at risk of Legionella contamination: systems at risk, types of establishments, the regulatory context, and classified installations.
- Regulatory requirements and best practices: the regulatory context. High-risk installations. Texts concerning domestic hot water networks. Best practices concerning DHW networks.
- Risk management: Guidelines. Measures. Network improvements. Treatment processes. Monitoring. Health logbook. Service providers and stakeholders. Best practices. Use of personal protective equipment against the risk of Legionella contamination.
Target audience
Heads of establishments, technical managers, prevention officers whose establishment has collective domestic hot water installations. People in contact with cooling towers.
Prerequisites
None