COVID-19 NEWS FLUSHING NOT A STA F


ollowing reports to flush outwate


er supply before warning businesses


reopening to avoid potentially


deadly legionella bacteria, Guardian Water Treatment has stressedthatthisisnota standalone solution.


Recent guidance fro England (PHE) urges b


om Public Health business to engage


in ‘regular flushing’ of water systems at the likes of dental practices, hairdressers, gyms, hotels and office buildings.


said: “Our evidence sho TobyHunt ofGuardia


buildings during period may not resolve potent


anWater Treatment ows that flushing


ds of inactivity alone tialwater quality issues. While it could


serve to reduce legionella bacteria, overall microbiological control is likely to be compromised.” ‘We have compared


dfourweeksofsampleresults


from this period last year and now, in London buildings that have been locked down and flushed regularly. Legionella failure results are virtually the same, but the TVC (Total Viable Count – which gives an estimate of the total concentration of microorganisms) failure rates have almost doubled.


“Nearly half of the buildings sampled in the last four weeks have failed TVC same period last year


failure rates are likely to increase.


water systems.We re may be required to en “Flushing is still im


portant however other measures nsure control of bacteria in these commend that supplementary


Cresults, comparedwith24%inthe r. As theweather getswarmer, these


TAND ANDALONE SOLUTION


microbiological samples should be taken to prove regimes


sareeffective and other actions implemented if required.’


increased.Accord tasksmustbema Dailyandweek been unused. tailored to the fa water treatment approach to legi process should f –it’skeytoprev While flushing


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venting stagnation – this gofoutletsisessential


act that a building has tingeneral,withworks onella prevention and formpart of a holistic


ding the Legionella Control aintainedandinsomecases klytestingandassociated


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systems is unacceptable and likely to be in breach of the law.w. Legionella is not the only issue. Drinking water may no longer be potable during a long period of stagnation, which could also lead to delays in buildings reopening. ksaid:“Premisesarealso eview of all aspects of


continuing coronavirus lockdown”, theirwater management system b required to undertake a detailed re Anewsreportearlierthisweek


before reopening amid the ,and that “…all aspects


of thewater management system need to be reviewed before reopening the business and


dependent on the complexities of the system.”


“This last point is important – every system and its usage is differ ent and should be treated accordingly. If we do not recommission buildings safely, public health will be compromised,’ concluded Toby.


Visit www.legionellacontrol.org.uk. NEW COVID-19 PPE TREA V


eolia has introduc ed a compliantway of safely collecting, containing and treating potentially contaminated PPEi


energy to feed back into the grid and provide heat.


Many companies have workforces, such as maintenance engineers or cleaning op eratives, who are providing key services to support comm


munities and industry, and this


solution is particularly ta rgeted at these remoteworkers who travel from custome


er site to customer site without


returning to a central loc ation. These teams are now required to adopt differen wear additional COVID-19


hours at a secure location boxes. This includes safe items from the workers’ operations, manages the Veolia’s service, develo


transport to its end destin facility. The whole proces


nt procedures for re-use of PPE and 9relatedsafetywear. Forexample


an engineering team of 200 could typically need collection and treatment services f or 2,000 pieces of PPE each week. oped by redesigning existing complete process for discarded home using dedicated disposal edouble-baggedstoragefor72 nfollowedb y


ycollectionand


nation at an appropriate treatment ss is managed by a specialist team


supported by V eolia’s dedicated helpdesk facility. Although oftenmade fromrecyclablematerial the


E naprocessthatsafelygenerates REATMENT SERVICE ATMENT


formand quantity collected in this way is often too low or too complex to recycle alongside other materials, and potential contamination with coron


navirus means the


equipment needs to be treated via the disposal process. Compliant disposal of materials is carried out using Veolia’s nationwide network of 10 ener gy recovery facilities, ERF, that ensure the items are handled correctly and recover energy from the process which in t


turn feeds the UK


electricity grid and supplies heat for communities through district heating schemes. A typical 2,000 item load disposed of in thisway saves the CO2 equivalent to powering a TV for 24 hours a day over three weeks .


a dnecessaryactionwillbe In brief


Training provider for electrical and


Traiining pr for electrical and


hea ting and plumbing appr laun


heating and plumbing app


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prenticeships, JTL, has launched a campaign to r


The campaign ‘ ou’re our her of to


ecampaign‘You’re our heroes of today, help us train the her of to


oday, help us train the heroes omorrow’ recognises the r ctricians and plumbing and heating engineers play in k


people safe and warm whilst the


ople safe andwarm whilst the nation stays at home. www.jtltraining.com


The Building Engineering Services Ass


eBuildingEngineeringServices Association (BESA) has welcomed the gov


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sociation (BESA) has welcomed the government’s announcement of fu


’s announcement


of further for businesses pr by a


aT ade Credit Insurance www.thebesa.com


The Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers


(CIBSE) has called for a thorough re-evaluation of air conditioning and ventilation systems in preparing offices for safe re-occupat on.e-occupation.i www.cibse.org


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TotalTotal construction output in Gr eat Britain is expected to fall b 2by 25% during 2020, according to th Ass


a construction output in y 25% during 2020,


he Construction Products most optimistic of scenarios,


to the Construction Pr Association (CPA).PA mos


orded.


sociation (CPA). Even under this st optimistic of scenarios, the country’s construction activity


country’s construction activity would suffer its sharpest fall ever recorded.


www.constructionproducts.org.uk The Specialist Engineering


Contractors’ (SEC) Group has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Business Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and workers and has recommended eight actions to support SMEs and revive construction.


secgroup.org.uk


EU recovery package should earmark €90 billion public funding annual y tow


EU recovery package should ear mark 90 billion public fund


ding annually towards building ren ovation for EU-27, an analysis mThe Bui The Building Plding Performance Institute (BPIE) shows. bpie.eu


ds building


renovation for EU-27, an anal from


erformance


The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has released a new technical guide on the impact of controls on energy efficiency. bcia.co.uk


www.heatingandventilating.net June 2020 ! en under this


urther for businesses provided by a Trade Credit Insurance


guarantee of business-to-businessguarantee of business-to-business transactions.


nched a campaign to recognise and support trade professionals. The


’ recognises the role


electricians and plumbing and hea ting engineers play in keeping peo


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