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Employers are legally responsible for the health and safety of their employees and have a duty of care to the wider community.

“The penalties for failure can be severe; the consequences can be disastrous and yet the solution is surprisingly simple.”
By understanding certain facts and the features you will be better informed to choose the right equipment.
FACTS – on Legionella

• Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia.

• It occurs more frequently in men than women and usually affects middle-aged or elderly people.

• The bacterium which causes legionnaires’ disease is Legionella pneumophila.

• It mainly lives in water and thrives between 20ºC and 45ºC

• People catch the disease by inhaling small droplets of water suspended in the air that contain the Legionella bacterium.

• Water storage facilities and equipment that uses water are at particular risk.

• Emergency showers and eyebath/facewash equipment should be designed to minimise this risk.

• Good maintenance is essential to avoid Legionella.
FEATURES – of Hughes products

• pipes can be flushed effectively

• there are no ‘dead legs’ to trap water

• rust sludge cannot build up

• pipe work is galvanised both internally and externally

• nozzles can be easily removed and cleaned
ADVICE – to help reduce the risk of Legionella

• Keep the temperature of static water outside the 20ºC to 45ºC range• Fit thermostats to heated water tanks to keep water below 20ºC

• Insulate tanks and pipe work to control the temperature and avoid variations

• Fit temperature gauges for an early indication of potential problems• Only use a portable water supply

• Flush the system every week to reduce the risk of Legionella contamination and confirm that the system is operating correctly

• Dose standing water with chlorine to kill the Legionella bacteria

• Clean shower nozzles regularly

• Replace eyebath diffusers and clean the eyebath filter every six monthsTags