Landlords who provide residential accommodation, as the person in control of the premises or responsible for the water systems in their premises, have a legal duty to ensure that the risk of exposure of tenants to legionella is properly assessed and controlled. This duty extends to residents, guests, tenants and customers.
Simple control measures can help manage the risk of exposure to legionella and should be maintained, such as:
L8MS designed an easy to use web platform, that can deliver a simple “proportionate” Legionella risk assessment for landlords.
Assessors can ask questions of Graham Thompson and Alan Greaves if they come across something more challenging.
Some companies are offering to take a water sample from a domestic property and issuing a certificate to confirm it is legionella free
HSE Guidance — https://www.hse.gov.uk/legionnaires/faqs.htm
Graham Thompson and Alan Greaves between them are on the
Their careers include over 25 years’ each, working in water hygiene risk assessment and consultancy.
This has helped develop a practical approach to delivering easily digestible training material.
The residential legionella risk assessment software is available on-line from www.l8ms.com. Usernames and passwords can be easily set up to view, print or download the full report. Also you can download the specific allocated Tenants responsibilities in the safe use of the water systems within the property. All reports generated can be customised to reflect the corporate identity of the landlord/agent and there is the option to produce a Tenant Service Level Agreement. This should be signed and witnessed by the new/existing tenant as proof that they have accepted their responsibility for safe use of the water systems while they are the sitting tenant.
The residential legionella risk assessment software is also available on mobile devices (Android & IoS) to allow the an assessor to complete the residential legionella risk assessment at the premises, saving time and the ensuring accuracy of the risk assessment.
For further information - contact Alan Greaves alan@hsg274.co.uk – 07866362749