Legionella Risk Management Training for Responsible Persons (E-learning)
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Legionella Risk Management Overview
The Legionella Risk Management course equips responsible persons with the knowledge and skills to conduct effective legionella risk assessments and implement appropriate control measures to prevent outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease. It covers risk management principles, documentary control schemes, and compliance with relevant legislation.
Course Details
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Format: Fully online
Assessment: Multiple choice
Certification: Same-day digital certificate
Certificate Validity: 3 years
Who Should Attend
- Facilities Managers
- Health and Safety Officers
- Maintenance Supervisors
- Building Engineers
- Environmental Health Officers
- Risk Management Consultants
Course Modules
This course contains the following modules:
Module 1 – Introduction to Legionella Disease
- Legionella health risks
- Symptoms and diagnosis
- Who is susceptible
- How the disease spreads
- How legionella reproduces and travels through air
- Controlling legionella risk
Module 2 – Legionella Related Legislation & Guidance
- Introduction to UK legislation
- Important guidance documents
- Roles and responsibilities
- Case studies and outbreak examples
Module 3 – Water System Design & Operation to Manage Legionella
- Design principles for hot and cold water systems
- Recirculation and non‑recirculation systems
- Flushing low‑use outlets and schematic drawings
- Operational requirements such as boilers and heaters
Module 4 – Legionella Risk Assessment
- Risk assessment responsibilities
- Preparing for effective assessments
- Identifying hazards and evaluating risks
- Recording findings and deciding precautions
Module 5 – Risk Management Arrangements
- Risk management strategies
- Management responsibilities
- Written legionella control schemes
- Key control procedures and documentary evidence
What You Will Learn
- Legionella risk management principles and responsibilities
- How to assess legionella risks and control them
- How to conduct a legionella risk assessment
- Compliance with legionella legislation and guidance
- How to produce a compliant written control scheme
Approval & Trust
This course is approved by the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM), ensuring alignment with recognised health and safety standards.
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E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.
Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.
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Step 2
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Step 3
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Human Focus is a global leader in skilled behaviour change in the workplace.
We assist clients in achieving world-class business performance by helping to build skills and change habits that keep workers safer, healthier and more productive.
We were founded in 1992 and have grown over our 30 years of service to form close working partnerships with leading health and safety organisations, insurance companies and trade associations.
Our e-learning system supports subtitles in multiple languages for all courses. After starting any training module, learners can choose their preferred language for the course. Subtitles in any other language can also be added upon request.
Envico is working in association with Human Focus offering e-learning and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.