Feature The incubation period of Legionella is ten days in water between 20 and 45 degrees centigrade. Facilities managers and
property owners are obligated to conduct Legionella risk assessments, monitor networks and changes to DHW systems and pipework, identify sampling points, and routinely test that minimum temperature requirements for storage and distribution (≥ 55°C) and loop return (≥ 50°C) for DHW are observed. The frequency of measurement and data recording varies depending on the purpose of the establishment. Healthcare organizations and premises, for example, are required to test more often, as are places of large-scale public gatherings.
How can IoT help prevent Legionnaires’ disease?
IoT connected temperature sensors, when installed on flow and return lines in hot water systems can monitor the status of pipework, an installation and an entire premise in real time. Alarms can be configured in smart monitored and IoT powered systems to instantly alert facilities managers to low, or risky, temperature levels and changes in temperature. IoT solutions not only monitor rooms for efficiency and space needs, but also occupant and worker safety. By using sensors to monitor conditions such as air quality and water temperature, building owners and office managers can quickly address problems as they arise. This monitoring can prevent sickness and severe harm.
Sensors that measure temperature and energy consumption, coupled with instantaneous notifications, mean that premises can be quickly made safe before visitors and residents arrive or return. This considerably reduces the risk of developing Legionella bacteria in domestic hot water networks. Property managers can make use of IoT enabled sensors and smart networks which give real time monitoring and all-important alerts via powerful software installed to multiple devices. Constantly on, sensors and networks do previously labour-intensive testing and measuring work, allowing managers to safely and effectively monitor multiple properties at once.
Monitoring water temperature using sensors eliminates the manual task of reading and recording temperature measurements and provides analysis of probable risks. This Legionella monitoring solution takes real-time readings of DHW pipe temperatures which feed into a dashboard that is accessed remotely. Not only does this example of IoT in action fighting the Legionella bacteria but also champions a proactive approach for facilities managers, it can also help them to exceed regulatory requirements.
Not only can IoT connected devices and powered networks monitor water temperatures, they can also measure humidity, energy consumption, gas or chemical levels, and even industrial environments. “Smart” buildings, where IoT devices monitor, measure, and inform, are both safer for residents and workers as well as being far more cost-efficient for building managers and owners.
¹:
http://www.laundryandcleaningnews.com/news/newshse-bulletin-released-on-legionella-following-midlands-outbreak-8151002 ²:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-54147903
fmuk 37
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44
