Pool & Spa Scene: NEWS
Companies Warned Against Legionella
Leisure centres with spa pools and care homes are among the businesses being urged to do more to protect workers and members of the public from legionella risks.
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety notice targeting companies and organisations that use hot and cold water systems for bathing and washing or in manufacturing processes. It follows the publication of a separate notice in July aimed at companies with cooling towers and evaporative condensers. These were identifi ed as the most common source of signifi cant outbreaks based on an HSE review of data going back 10 years. The latest notice stresses the need for measures to be in place to control identifi ed legionella risks and that these are reviewed regularly. HSE’s legionella expert Paul McDermott said: “Companies and businesses have a legal responsibility to ensure they’re doing all they can to protect workers and the public.
“While the numbers of people potentially affected by poorly maintained water systems and spa pools are likely to be smaller
than poorly maintained cooling towers, there can still be fatal consequences. These can’t be ignored.”
“The information and guidance on managing legionella risks is well-established and readily available. Control measures should be in place and under regular review.
“The safety notice is not asking employers to do anything more than they should be doing already.”
Following the HSE review of outbreaks commissioned in 2011, HSE and local authorities are developing a range of initiatives to promote better control of legionella risks
These will include ongoing work with industry to bring about sustained improvement in standards, advice and information events. It will also include some compliance checks as a follow up to the safety notices where the impact of poorly managed legionella risks could be greatest.
The safety notice Management of the risks from legionella in water systems can be read in full at:
www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/ legionella2.htm
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Rain, Rain Go Away!
Alex Kemsley, managing director of the Waterstream Group, based near Gatwick in West Sussex, is so confi dent of an Indian Summer, that he is guaranteeing the sunshine for anyone who buys a £6k plus pool or a hot tub from them between now and the offi cial end of British Summer Time - and paying them in hard cash if he’s wrong!
Alex says: “No, we’ve not gone completely mad! But we are
so confi dent that it’s going to be glorious between now and midnight on October 28th, that we’re going to give back £5 for every day it rains, to anyone who buys a selected pool or hot tub between the date of their purchase and the end of British Summer Time. “We’ve been told that we could potentially be giving back a lot of money, but it’s a bit of fun and encouragement for all our staff to be out every day doing a sun dance!” Waterstream Group Tel. +44 (0)1444 400621
www.waterstream.co.uk
RIGHT: Alex Kemsley of Waterstream is paying customers £5 for every rainy day between now and the end of British Summer Time.
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