What is Legionella?
Legionellosis is a collective term for diseases caused by legionella bacteria including the most serious Legionnaires’ disease, as well as the similar but less serious conditions of Pontiac fever and Lochgoilhead fever. Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia and everyone is susceptible to infection.
Why do I need a test?
Organisations or self-employed individuals who provide residential accommodation or who are responsible for the water system(s) in their premises are responsible for ensuring that the risk of exposure to legionella in those premises is properly assessed and controlled. All water systems require an assessment of the risk. The responsible organisation or individual can carry out the assessment themselves if they’re competent, or employ somebody who is.
What is the risk ?
Legionnaires’ disease is a notifiable disease. This means that if a doctor diagnoses the condition, they must tell the local authority under the Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations (1988). The authority will try to identify the source of the outbreak and put in place any necessary precautionary measures. As a landlord, if you do not carry out the test you’re putting your tenants at risk of a life-threatening illness and also putting your business in danger.
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Legionella Risk Assessments covers the whole of Scotland and specializes in residential property testing.
We know the difficulty of being a landlord; sometimes it feels like bill after bill. That’s why we tailor our service to be the most cost-effective and quickest around. It’s this attitude that makes us so well recommended by our clients. Don’t be pulled in by large industrial companies’ high priced, low-quality services. We recommend talking to us first for a better understanding of the process and free advice on what to do next. free advice on what to do next. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote.
We help private landlords and managing agents be compliant with the L8 code.
Private landlords and managing agents are now required, following improvements to the L8 code for legionella compliance, to demonstrate that water systems are clean and healthy. The L8 code for legionella compliance is now as much a part of the process of private tenancy as the Energy Performance Certificate.
We’re one of the UK’s leading specialists in legionella prevention and control, with a proven track record in social housing, care homes and other sectors. Working closely with landlords and managing agents, we help to ensure that private rental properties are demonstrably L8 legionella compliant.
