Cleaning and Disinfection Standard
November 2023 New Requirements for 2023-24 The revised LCA Service Delivery Standard for Cleaning and Disinfection launched on the 1st of July 2023 with no new direct requirements for Members. There are some minor changes to the detail in section D that brings the different service standards more in line with each other. Members will need to make sure quotation and other communication templates used to deal with this part of the standard are updated. There is a new appendix on appropriateness of measurementRead More
Water Treatment Standard
October 2023 New Requirements for 2023/24 The revised LCA Service Delivery Standard for Water Treatment launched on the 1st of July 2023 with no new requirements for Members. There are some minor changes to the detail in section D that brings the different service standards more in line with each other. Members will need to make sure quotation and other communication templates used to deal with this part of the standard are updated. In auditing going forward we are moving away from non-legionella specific items and tryiRead More
Legionella Risk Assessment Standard
October 2023 New Requirements for 2023/24 The revised LCA Service Delivery Standard for Legionella Risk Assessment launched on the 1st of July 2023 with no new requirements for Members. There are some minor changes to the detail in section D that brings the different service standards more in line with each other. Members will need to make sure quotation and other communication templates used to deal with this part of the standard are updated. In auditing going forward we are moving away from non-legionRead More
New Code of Conduct Requirement 7.4 for 2023
September 2023 The revised LCA Code of Conduct launched on the 1st of July 2023 with one new requirement for Members. This will be informally discussed with Members at audit this registration year. It will then be an area of audit focus in the next registration year when the audit cycle comes to the code. Many of our Members already have document control to comply with other QMS standards. The LCA requirement is not intended to be onerous and should be useful to LCA Members. Why TRead More
Revised Standards
July 2023 The LCA Code of Conduct and Service Delivery Standards have been updated for the new registration year. The changes in most cases are very minor and tracked changes versions are available in the Members area of the website. The Code of Conduct now has requirement 7.4. This is new and requires Members to have a system that ensures they are always using the most up to date version of their own documents. This is a common failing at audit where an out of date form or template is used and a service requirement is missed.&Read More