UKAS Statement on Detection and enumeration of Legionella in water ; reporting under accreditation
June 2019 First issued by UKAS 28 November 2017 The United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) have released a statement on their requirements for UKAS ISO 17025 accredited laboratories in relation to the testing and reporting of Legionella volumes. The LCA would like to make it clear that our advice remains the same; only a UKAS Accredited laboratory / service provider should be undertaking the analysis of Legionella samples. The full UKAS position statement can be found below:Read More
HSE Cooling Tower Intervention Programme RR1118
June 2019 The LCA would like to draw attention to the recent Health & Safety Executive Cooling Tower Intervention programme that took place between 1stApril 2013 and 31stAugust 2014. The HSE inspections found 33% of sites inspected had material breaches including 12 Prohibition Notices served. The full report and HSE statement can be found below: Legionella control in evaporative cooling systems: underlying causes of breaches in health and safety compliance Evaporative cooling systems, such as cooling towers and evaporatiRead More
Cooling Towers & Evaporative Condensers; What is Notifiable?
June 2019 First issued in our May 2016 Newsletter The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations (NCTEC) requires dutyholders to notify local authorities of cooling towers and evaporative condensers situated on premises under their control. The increasing use of dry/wet cooling systems has evolved since these regulations were made, but as the Regulations remain in force dutyholders are bound by their provisions. The requirement to notify is not based upon risk, but upon the definition in the ReRead More
WRAS - LAUNCH OF CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PLUMBING NOTIFICATION LAWS
June 2019 First Issued in our October 2016 Newsletter Dear Stakeholder, WRAS, the UK’s leading water regulations body, is launching a campaign this week in partnership with UK water suppliers to highlight the need for people planning plumbing work to notify their local water company. In many cases, work on new and existing plumbing systems needs to be notified to and approved by the local water supplier before it can begin. This is to make sure it meets the Water Supply (Water Fittings) RegulationsRead More