EUSR National Water Hygiene Course Online (Instructor-led)

Instructor-Led Online EUSR Water Hygiene Training

The National Water Hygiene Scheme has been developed at the request of Water UK, the body representing the water supply companies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The blue National Water Hygiene card was introduced in January 2006 to replace all water company specific hygiene schemes and removes the need for workers to undergo separate testing, health screening and to carry several separate cards for each water authority.

Any person working on a restricted operations sites such as service reservoirs, pumping stations, treatment works, wells, spring and boreholes and working on the network of water mains and service pipes must be in possession of a National Water Hygiene card. The same training package is delivered to both direct employees of water companies, and all contractors that work on the restricted operations sites including self-lay organisations working on new developments.

Health Screening

A health screen element is carried out to ensure that operatives holding the National Water Hygiene card are not carriers of any waterborne diseases on date of training and are aware of their responsibilities towards the potable water supply. Throughout the training the emphasis will be put on the individual that it is their duty to protect public health. They are responsible for ensuring that they inform their line manager if they come into contact with any disease that has the potential to cause harm.

A National Water Hygiene card lasts for three years from date of training and provides on-site evidence that an individual has demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge and awareness with regards to hygiene issues. The scheme is not designed to provide any job specific training. It is also a prerequisite for many other EUSR registration schemes.

How do I get an Energy & Utility Skills (EUSR) national Water Hygiene Card?

Registration is based on successful completion of a training course. Upon successful completion a cover note will be issued by the trainer and trainees will be registered on the EUSR. Once the necessary paperwork and payment have been received the National Water Hygiene card will be issued within 28 days. The training session is expected to last for approximately half a working day and comprises a trainer lead presentation, a health screening aspect and a multiple choice test. Trainees will be called upon to share their experiences and thoughts throughout to build on the course material and to identify cases of good and bad practice.

Subjects covered within the training session include:

Module 1: The importance of water

Asks individuals to reflect on the definition of wholesome water, drawing attention to its
importance as a food source and the implications of a world without clean water. It aims
to provide the individual with an understanding of the scarcity of clean water and the
role that water plays in maintaining a healthy and functioning society.

Module 2: Water as a carrier of disease

Aims to develop an individual’s understanding of how water can be a carrier of disease;
exploring the historic cases which established a better understanding of waterborne
disease and developing best practice, looking at the various illnesses that can be
contracted through the ingestion of contaminated water and the diseases that still prove
challenging today.

Module 3: Potential contamination and its consequences

Explores the potential sources of water contamination across all areas of the UK water
industry and the consequences should contamination occur.

Module 4: Preventing contamination

Explores the steps that an individual can take to prevent contamination of the clean
water supply. Broader and overarching actions that the individual can take to safeguard
water quality as well as providing specific examples of working practices that can be
adopted in a small number of high-risk scenarios.

Delivery Method

Delivered online via Zoom

Delegate will need:

1. Access to a computer, laptop or tablet that has microphone, webcam and speaker
   capabilities. Mobile Phones will not accept the Answer Sheet
2. Connection to internet
3. Quiet and uninterrupted room to sit the course in - you must be alone
4. Email a passport style head-shot photo of themselves the day before of the course
   starting – to be used for EUSR Qualification Card
5. Supply us with their DOB, email address, mobile phone number at least 24 hours
   prior to the course starting
6. Have either Driving License or Passport to hand prior to course starting – for identification purposes

Course Duration

This is a half-day event

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