Legionnaires’ Awareness (UK)

Legionella training is an essential part of all workplace risk management and is vital for those who work in building management, design and maintenance. In some jurisdictions it is not mandatory to have, but in the UK, safety regulators including the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and Care Quality Commission (CQC) expect people with responsibility for the control of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease to have the correct training that allows them to undertake their duties safely and effectively. Anyone with the responsibility for the control of legionella, MUST be competent to do their job.

This course does contain UK specific legislation, however it also contains generic factual information relating to Legionnaires’ disease that is relevant globally.

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the largest membership organisation for safety and health professionals. They act as a champion, adviser, advocate and trainer for health and safety in organisations of all shapes and sizes, in over 130 countries. Their focus is to support the creation of workplaces that are safer, healthier and more sustainable. This course has met their stringent criteria and has been approved as part of their bitesize learning approval programme.