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Legionella Awareness Training Online
Our online legionella training explains what Legionnaires’ disease is, where legionella grows, the law and HSE’s L8 Approved Code of Practice, and how to manage and monitor the risk in water and cooling systems. It’s for building and facilities managers, maintenance staff and landlords with responsibility for water systems. It’s CPD-accredited and self-paced, with a certificate on completion, and the first module is free to try.
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- Highfield Approved Centre 17588
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The Short Answers
What is legionella awareness training?
Legionella awareness training explains how legionella bacteria grow in water systems, how people catch Legionnaires’ disease, and what the law expects of those who control premises. HSE’s L8 says inadequate management, lack of training and poor communication are all contributory factors in outbreaks, so the people involved need to be competent, trained and aware of their responsibilities.
Who needs legionella training?
The duty holder, usually the employer or the person in control of the premises, must manage the risk. L8 says they should appoint a competent responsible person for day-to-day control, and that everyone who implements the control measures should be suitably informed, instructed and trained, with regular refreshers and training records kept.
Does an online course make you a competent person?
Not on its own. L8 says competence comes from ability, experience, instruction, information, training and resources, and that training is essential but not the only factor. This course builds the knowledge. Whoever carries out your legionella risk assessment must still be competent to do so, and that may mean outside help.
Course facts
- Format
- E-learning approved by CPD, Gatehouse Awards and IIRSMonline, self-paced, on any device
- Duration
- About 1 hour 15 minutes3 CPD units
- Who it’s for
- Building and facilities managers, maintenance staff and landlordsanyone with responsibility for water systems on site
- Certificate
- Certificate on completion
- The law
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH 2002HSE’s Approved Code of Practice L8
- Price
- £65 + VATper learner. Team pricing available.
- Free trial
- First module freetry it before you buy
What the Legionella Course Covers
Six short video modules, each with questions to check understanding (70% pass mark).
What Is Legionella?
What Legionnaires’ disease is, how it’s contracted, its history, and the conditions that help legionella bacteria grow.
Risk Areas
How to identify the places legionella risk arises in businesses, workplaces and public areas.
Legislation
The relevant law, the responsibilities it sets, and the consequences of non-compliance for people and organisations.
Risk Management
How to eliminate or reduce the risk, the five key elements of legionella management, and the records you need.
Water System Monitoring
Practical prevention tasks and how to carry them out, including testing and monitoring.
Cooling System Awareness
Risks, prevention, testing, monitoring and water sampling for cooling systems.
Duty Holder and Responsible Person: Who Does What
HSE’s L8 Approved Code of Practice sets out the roles.
- The duty holder is the employer, a self-employed person, or the person in control of premises or systems, for example a landlord who keeps responsibility for maintenance. They must make sure the legionella risk is assessed, and that whoever carries out the assessment is competent.
- The responsible person is appointed by the duty holder to take day-to-day responsibility for controlling the risk. They need enough authority, competence and knowledge of the installation to make sure procedures happen on time.
- Everyone else involved in the work should get suitable information, instruction and training, including on the significant findings of the risk assessment.
Legionella is a biological agent under COSHH, so it sits alongside your other hazardous substance controls. See COSHH training and our guide to the COSHH Regulations 2002.
What This Course Will and Won’t Do
This is awareness and management training. It gives you enough knowledge to start a legionella control programme, or to make informed choices when you commission others to do it. It isn’t a qualification to carry out legionella risk assessments, water sampling or water treatment for other people. If nobody in your organisation has the competence you need, L8 says you may need to appoint people from outside, and take reasonable steps to check their competence. For a structured approach to risk generally, see our risk assessment training.
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Try the First Module Free
See how the Basic Legionella Management course works before you pay. Tell us where to send it and we’ll give you free access to the first module straight away.
Ways to Take This Course
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Common Questions
Is legionella training a legal requirement?
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH require employers to provide suitable information, instruction and training, and L8 applies that to legionella. It says those appointed to control the risk must be properly trained to a level that ensures tasks are done safely and competently, and receive regular refresher training.
Do landlords need legionella training?
Landlords have a legal duty to assess and control the legionella risk for their tenants, even when renting a room in their own home. HSE says most landlords can assess the risk themselves and don’t need to be professionally trained or accredited. A short course helps you understand the risk, or choose someone competent to help.
How often should legionella training be refreshed?
L8 says those who implement control measures should receive regular refresher training, and that you keep records of initial and refresher training. It doesn’t set a fixed interval. Refresh it when your water systems, the risk assessment or the people responsible change.
Who is this course for?
The course is aimed mainly at building and facilities managers and maintenance professionals with nominated responsibilities for water systems. It’s also useful for duty holders, responsible persons and landlords who need to understand the risk and oversee the people managing it.
Can we train our facilities team and track it?
Yes. Enrol your team on our e-learning platform, see who has finished and keep every certificate in one place, which helps with the training records L8 asks you to keep. Use the form on this page and we’ll send team pricing within one working day.
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- IOSH Approved Training Provider 4301
- Highfield Approved Centre 17588
- Reply within one working day.
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