Preventing Legionellosis:Is Your Action Plan Completed?

Abstract

Concentrates on the fact that Britain has had an unusually large proportion of cases of legionnaires′ disease. Reminds employers of obligations of buildings legislation from the Health and Safety at Work Act and The Code of Practice on Prevention or Control of Legionellosis (which came into force on 10 April 1991). Reports on the history of legionellosis; the infection route; actions for employers to take to prevent infection. Indicates that outbreaks of the disease in a company is traumatic regarding staff relations and personal tragedy; it can also be expensive as insurance companies no longer look upon outbreaks as “Acts of God”.

Citation

Brundrett, G.W. (1994), "Preventing Legionellosis:Is Your Action Plan Completed?", Facilities, Vol. 12 No. 11, pp. 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632779410088012