BSRIA has recently revised its publications concerning legionella control and has launched Legionnaires’ Disease – Risk Assessment (BG57/2015).

The new guide has been written to provide a structured framework for a legionella risk assessment that may be carried out by a building manager, competent in-house staff or specialist consultants. It replaces BSRIA guide AG20/2000 and has been updated to take account of later standards and guidance documents including the 2013 edition of the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (ACOP L8) and associated guidance (HSG274 part 1-3).

The guide will assist the risk assessor to gauge the risk posed by legionella bacteria in a wide range of situations and where necessary make recommendations to reduce and control that risk. It contains pro-formas in the appendices that can be edited and used as a template for the risk assessments.

The resulting risk assessment and evidence of the implementation of any recommendations allow the responsible person to show compliance with the relevant health and safety legislation. Without this they risk prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

This guide complements BSRIA’s Legionnaire’s Disease – Operation and Maintenance Log Book (BG 58/2015) due for release in April this year. This guide will cover the recording of operation and maintenance data for risk systems and include a selection of editable forms for the common risk systems that can be used to create the log book.

These two guides can be ordered now as part of a set that replaces BSRIA’s previous Legionellosis Water Treatment set (save 30% when both guides are bought as part of a set). The Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Assessment guide can also be ordered individually.

For more information call 01344 465529 or visit www.bsria.co.uk/goto/lra