Legionella Awareness Training – Level 2 – Online Course – CPD Certified
£19.99
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Legionella Awareness - Online Training Course - Level 2 - CPDUK Accredited.
Welcome to our online Legionella Awareness Training course for all sectors (legionnaires disease awareness training course). All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
Legionellosis is a collective term for diseases caused by Legionella bacteria, including the most serious Legionnaires’ disease, as well as the similar but less severe conditions of Pontiac fever and Lochgoilhead fever.
Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia, and everyone is susceptible to infection. People contract Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling small droplets of water (aerosols), suspended in the air, containing the bacteria.
Entry requirements - no prerequisites required
Assessment type - Complete end of course assessment (80% needed to pass and gain CPD certificate)
Certification/Qualification - Downloadable CPD certified certificate
Cost(s) of assessment and certification - Assessment and certification costs included in the course price
Course accreditation - CPD Certification Service (CPDUK)
Who is the course for?
This online Legionella Awareness training course is suitable for anyone in charge of premises (known as the duty holder) no matter how big or small the premises and regardless of the number of people present. This includes all employers, self-employed people and anyone else in control of premises, such as landlords and letting agents.
Landlords must be aware of the dangers of legionella and ensure a risk assessment is done to keep their tenants from harm. This course provides details on how to carry out a risk assessment and explains what should be included so that you have an awareness of how to identify legionella hazards and react appropriately.
What is covered in this course?
This online Legionella Awareness training course covers the following:
- What is Legionella? (Understand the dangers of legionella and where it can be found)
- What legionella is and where it comes from;
- How people get legionnaires’ disease;
- Who is most at risk;
- Symptoms and treatment of legionnaires’ disease.
- Legal Responsibilities (Understand your legal responsibilities and duties associated with legionella management in your workplace)
- Health and safety legislation;
- COSHH regulations;
- Notification regulations;
- RIDDOR, landlord responsibilities;
- Employee responsibilities;
- Designers, manufacturers & importers;
- Suppliers and installers and the HSE Approved Code of Practice L8.
- Hazardous Environments
- Where legionella is found;
- What is meant by a water system;
- Assessing the risks;
- Cooling systems;
- Hot and cold water systems & spa pools;
- Other risk systems and the main risk factors.
- Legionella Risk Assessment (Know what management steps need to be taken to minimise the risk of a legionella outbreak to a safe and acceptable level)
- What a risk assessment is;
- Competence;
- Identifying the hazards;
- Schematic diagrams;
- Deciding who might be harmed and how;
- Consulting employees;
- Evaluating the risks and implementing controls;
- Recording findings and reviewing and updating the assessment.
- Controlling the Risks
- Duty holder responsibilities;
- Training requirements;
- Instruction and communication;
- Employee responsibilities;
- The written scheme;
- Key precautions;
- Operation of the water system;
- Monitoring and inspection;
- Testing water quality;
- Cleaning and disinfection;
- Controlling water systems in residential settings and avoiding stagnation.
- Know where to go for advice and assistance concerning legionella management within your organisation.
Legionella Awareness - Online Training Course - Level 2 - CPDUK Accredited.
Course aims and objectives
This online Legionella Awareness training course aims to help duty holders to understand more about their legal responsibilities, and the health risks created by legionella bacteria, so that a risk assessment can be done and suitable control measures can be implemented.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this online Legionella Awareness training course, learners will:
- Understand where legionella bacteria come from, how people develop legionnaires’ disease and how it affects their health,
- Understand their legal responsibilities in regards to preventing and monitoring legionella,
- Know the environments where legionella bacteria are commonly found,
- Know how to carry out a risk assessment to identify and control the hazards,
- Have an awareness of the control measures that can be used to reduce the risks from legionella, and
- Understand the importance of continually monitoring, reviewing and updating the legionella control measures.
Why is this Legionella Awareness course important?
Legionella bacteria have the potential to cause serious harm to people’s health if they are not carefully controlled. As a result, all premises containing a human-made water system must ensure that the system is safe to use, regularly maintained and free from harmful bacteria.
Legionella Awareness - Online Training Course - Level 2 - CPDUK Accredited.
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good learning course
good learning course
Really interesting course
really interesting and informative and shows why it is so important to be aware
very good content
excellent
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I enjoyed the course and found it very interesting
EXCELLENT
As a very basic over view it would a good course for most people, whereas I prefer to get more information and this would be in the form of how to do a risk assessment.
