Legionella Awareness Training

Legionella Awareness Training provides a solid foundation of the Legionella Disease. The course explains the risks associated with exposure to the bacteria, as well as the key warning signs to protect your organisation.

Our Legionella Awareness Training is designed to highlight the risks of exposure to legionella bacteria. In just 25 minutes the course outlines the main signs to be aware of, and the methods required to keep your employees protected from Legionnaires' disease.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand and demonstrate commitment to legislation regarding Legionella.

• Learn how Legionella bacteria spreads, and the diseases it can cause.

• Determine what you can do to prevent a legionella outbreak, including risk assessments.

Our Legionella Training programme informs the user on the dangers of legionella bacteria. It also highlights the importance of regular maintenance and monitoring of systems where the bacteria could be found.

The course is particularly useful for:

• Any individual who is responsible for protecting their colleagues from bacterial contamination.

• Those whomanage,controlormonitorthe risk of exposure (including those responsible forrecord keeping).

You will also learn about the ways that legionella spreads and the negative impact it can have on health – particularly in relation to Legionnaires’ disease.

Typically, Legionnaire's disease is easily treated with antibiotics, but it can still cause long term health problems and even death. Between 2011 and 2013, 84 people in the UK died from harmful Legionella bacteria. Make sure you and your staff know how to protect themselves from Legionella bacteria with our online Legionella Awareness Training course.