Legionella consultancy services
Our specialist legionella consultants are able to support your business with a number of services to ensure
your organisation has robust water and legionella management procedures in place. Our team will help you meet the requirements set out in BS 8680 Water Quality, Water Safety Plans, as well as other water safety and quality obligations, such as those in the water supply (water fittings) regulations.
In addition to the risk assessment services, our team of experts can offer:
• Written schemes of control
• General consultancy services
• Legionella training
• Water safety plans
• Scalding risk assessments
Determining the cause of legionella in a property can be a complex process. Call our HelpPoint line today to arrange a survey: HelpPoint 0845 345 1576
Online water safety plan
BS 8680 for Water Safety Plans has been released by the British Standards Institution. It is the only document that collates all relevant guidance on how to implement and operate a water safety plan, and ensure that your organisation complies with the statutory requirements to safely manage water systems in your built estate.
The water safety plan is a proactive, strategic plan that sets out the direction for how a business or organisation, whether large or small, intends to manage risks from water on site to prevent harm arising from all forms of exposure. It defines and documents the processes and arrangements required for the safe use and management of
all water systems within each building or estate, together with any associated systems and equipment.
Churchill Environmental Services can ensure that your organisation’s water safety plan is able to identify, manage or eliminate water safety risks of all types, including physical, biological, chemical and radiological. Our unique online water safety platform ensures that the plan is suitably tailored for your business and proportional to the size and complexity of the organisation’s systems/estate.
Our online water safety plans will provide the platform and management system for all of your company’s related water safety documentation (policies, written schemes, risk assessments, training details, electronic monitoring logs, audits, work records etc.) with auto-alerts and an endless capacity for document storage. Plans will cover the key components:
Governance – showing the infrastructure that the organisation uses to lead, manage and monitor its water related risks to meet its statutory and legislative requirements.
System assessments – showing details of all water related assets, with schematic diagrams and current asset registers.
Controlling risks – establishment of control limits, development of a monitoring programme, and prioritisation of remedial items.
Validation and audit – development of supervision and audit programmes, validation of efficacy of controls, audits of competency.
Supporting programmes – identification of emergency and escalation plans, create systems for record keeping, development training and assessment programmes.
Our legionella consultants will carry out an in- depth gap analysis of your current arrangements. We’ll work with you to set up your organisation’s water safety plan and establish your organisational structures, areas of accountability/ responsibility, procedure for scheduling and management of water risk assessments and written schemes, as well as other specifics for inclusion in the water safety plans.
Churchill Environmental Services – subject matter experts in all areas of water hygiene and legionella control. If you would like to learn more about BS 8680 or water safety plans, email: environmental@churchillservices.com