This Guide is designed to assist industry develop risk management plans to control Legionella growth in cooling towers, particularly where the system is relatively simple in design and construction.
Legionella bacteria can be spread through aerosol spray and cause outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. The Guide follows a risk management approach, describing the actions necessary to meet these challenges.
1 Introduction
2 How this Guide Works
3 Your Legal Responsibilities
5 Identifying and Analysing Legionella Risks
6 Evaluating the Critical Risks
7 Treating the Critical Risks
8 Monitoring and Review
9 Communication
10 The Auditing Process
Glossary
Attachments
1. Cooling Tower System Risk Management Plan Template
2. Model Operational Program Specification
3. Model Service Report
4. Key Elements of a Model Service Contract
5. Model Procedure for Cooling Tower Systems Detected with Legionella
6. Reference Sources
7. Indicative Water Quality Target Ranges
8. Procedure for Decontamination of the Cooling Water System
9. Routine Inspection of a Cooling Tower System
10. Responsibilities of Stakeholders
11. Decommissioning a Cooling Tower System