Water Safety: Management Training - Role of the Responsible Person - Online

Course Overview

Our water safety training for Responsible Persons deals with the legal and management aspects of controlling the risk of Legionella and other waterborne bacteria.

This course is accredited with CPD and recognised by ILM, part of the City & Guilds Group.

It is the duty of the Water Safety Group [WSG], including the Responsible Person [RP] to ensure their organisation complies with regulatory, legislative, and guidance requirements for the management of ‘water safety’.

The term ‘water safety’ includes those risks from biological, physical, chemical, and radiological hazards. The approach to managing these risks will depend on the type of organisation, the types of water risk systems, and the susceptibility of those who are exposed.

This course will provide the WSG and RP with an understanding of these water safety risks associated with Legionnaires’ disease, Pseudomonas aeruginosa [Pa], and Scalding. The course covers ACOP L8 and HTM04-01 guidance to ensure proactive management is established, overlaid with the BS8680 code of practice for Water Safety Plan [WSP], covering the elements of what a WSP may need to contain, how to develop a WSP for an organisation ensuring ‘control strategies’ are defined.

A ‘control strategy’ for managing the risk of waterborne pathogens is to use temperature control for water. Hot water storage temperatures required being 60^OC. As a result of the temperature control being applied, this now creates a scald risk for those at particular risk [very young, very elderly, infirm, or significantly mentally or physically disabled people or those with sensory loss]. The risk of managing waterborne pathogens with temperature control now creates an additional risk that needs to be considered, the risk of scalding from the hot water.

Topics covered in the course will include:

• Module 1:
  - Background to Water Safety – including Water Hazards Identification and detail on Legionella / Scalding / Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
  - Who are the most susceptible;
  - Proven and frequent sources of LD / Pa;
  - Ecology of waterborne pathogens;
  - Control strategies for managing water safety risk.

• Module 2:
  - Law [Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Health & Social Care Act 2008];
  - Regulations [MHSWR, COSHH, RIDDOR, WATER REGS];
  - Guidance [HSE ACOP L8, HSG274 Parts 1, 2 & 3, *HTM04-01 Parts A, B, C, S/HTM04-01 Parts A to G];
  - Best Practice [Health Building Notes & British Standards];
  - Prosecutions examples and lessons learned.

• Module 3:
  - Development of a Water Safety Plan
  - Challenges facing organisations

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Course Details:

Course Cancellations & Refunds

You may cancel your course and receive a full refund within 14 calendar days (cancellation period) prior to the date on which the course is to commence.

“Probably the most knowledgeable trainer on legionella in the world! Excellent, passionate, real life examples and constructive advice.  Would recommend this course and company for consultancy services”.

Libby O’Neill, Wrekin Housing Trust

"Loved it, The course has reassured me in what I need to do & given me confidence to act in my known knowledge".
Michelle Baughan, Grimbsy Institute Group

"These subjects can seem a bit threatening, particularly if a test is involved, today everyone was made to feel more comfortable and at ease, I learnt a lot , thank you".
Julie Young, Anglian Community Enterprise