A health centre has had to relocate to a temporary building after dangerous levels of legionella bacteria was found in its water supply. The health centre, which is located in Amersham, Buckinghamshire has been evacuated and will operate from its new accommodation for between eight and twelve weeks while remedial actions are undertaken.
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BS7592:2022: A New Legionella Sampling Standard:
Legionella is a bacterial disease that causes severe pneumonia, especially in the elderly. Any building that regularly has visitors is at risk of hosting Legionella, and builders and contractors are responsible for maintaining this bacteria within acceptable limits. How do you know what your control standards are? The British Standards Institute has released an updated version of the standard it originally drew up in 1992: BS7592:2008; BS7592:2022
Let’s take a look at the some of the key updates to this standard surrounding sampling for the presence of legionella bacteria.
This article is part of the Water Hygiene Newsletter.
Continue reading “BS7592:2022: A New Legionella Sampling Standard:”Meet Arran Webb, one of our Service Technicians.
Meet Arran Webb, one of our midlands-based Service Technicians. He works primarily with one of our customers in the Education sector; a university in the East Midlands.
Continue reading “Meet Arran Webb, one of our Service Technicians.”Managing Legionella Risk in Care Homes
Care home operators have a duty of care to ensure that their vulnerable residents are housed in a clean environment, protected from the risk of infection. This includes legionella within care homes. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have recently cracked down on three care homes in England that have been negligent regarding their responsibility to keep their residents safe.
Continue reading “Managing Legionella Risk in Care Homes”Severn Trent Water Hygiene is now a Construction Gold business!
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We are delighted to announce that Severn Trent Water Hygiene has been awarded a prestigious gold membership by Constructionline.
Constructionline is a database for pre-qualified contractors and consultants used by the construction industry and helps to make procurement more efficient by ensuring key standards are met. In addition, Constructionline provides procurement and supply chain management services, and hosts procurement engagement events across the UK.
Continue reading “Severn Trent Water Hygiene is now a Construction Gold business!”Legionella Awareness Training: Meet Our Head of Technical, Training and Compliance
With the launch of our new Legionella focused Training and Consultancy courses, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share a little more about our Head of Technical, Training and Compliance; Kris Rowland.
Continue reading “Legionella Awareness Training: Meet Our Head of Technical, Training and Compliance”Meet Razvan, Sales Executive Apprentice at Severn Trent Water Hygiene.
Razvan grew up in Bucharest, working in sales positions during his youth before moving to the UK at age 25. After spending some time living in Cornwall, Raz and his partner moved to the West Midlands, where he found a job in carbon fibre manufacturing.
Continue reading “Meet Razvan, Sales Executive Apprentice at Severn Trent Water Hygiene.”What is PCR Testing for Legionella?
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing has been an important part of the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Did you know that PCR analysis can also be used to identify legionella bacteria?
Continue reading “What is PCR Testing for Legionella?”Our Legionella Control Association Membership
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At Severn Trent Water Hygiene, we are proud to say that we are a member of the Legionella Control Association, but what does this mean?
Continue reading “Our Legionella Control Association Membership”Mel’s Personal Growth With Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
At Severn Trent Water Hygiene, we love it when our team maintain a healthy body and mind, absorb themselves in their hobbies, and contribute to their communities. Business Development Manager Melanie Doran accomplishes all three with the practice of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).
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