Legionella: Your Responsibility To Protect
All companies have an absolute responsibility to protect people from legionella bacteria, find out how to protect your staff and the general public against legionella.
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£1.8m Fine For Legionnaires’ Disease Risk At G4S Site
This headline is connected to the G4S’s site in Harlow, which was identified as the potential source of infection…
This company contravened the Health and Safety at Work Act and, as a result, was fined one of the biggest amounts of money ever recorded for lack of legionella control.
G4S has subsequently begun measures to correct their mistakes, but it might be said that the damage is now done. Damage to their reputation and finances.
What is Legionnaires’ Disease?
This is a lung infection caused by the legionella bacteria. It’s a potentially fatal form of pneumonia and everyone is susceptible to infection. However these risks increase with age, smoking and existing illnesses.
Legionella bacteria are widespread in natural water systems such as rivers and ponds, however, the conditions are rarely right for people to catch the disease from these sources.
Legionnaires’ Disease Is Serious
However, it can be controlled when the correct monitoring and maintenance regime is in place.
When you have a duty of care to staff, residents, tenants and service users… you simply must take that duty seriously.
