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If you have just picked up responsibility for a building's water, you do not need a microbiology degree. You need to know where warm water sits still, where it turns to mist, and what proof shows it is under control. These six, read in order, build that picture.
- 01What is Legionella? An introduction to the bacteria and disease
Legionella only becomes your problem when warm water sits still and then gets breathed in — understand those two conditions and the whole subject gets simpler.
Basics & science · 5 min read
- 02UK Legionella compliance 101: laws and responsibilities
There is no single Legionella law; the duties come from general health and safety law and land on whoever controls the building, so the real question is who is accountable and what proves control.
Law & compliance · 6 min read
- 03Legionella risk assessment basics: what it is and why you need it
A Legionella risk assessment is a decision document, not a certificate; its job is to rank what could grow, who is exposed, and what to fix first.
Risk assessment · 7 min read
- 04Temperature control basics for Legionella prevention
Look past single readings and judge whether the whole water system can hold control.
Temperature control · 7 min read
- 05Routine monitoring and flushing: the basics
Flushing and monitoring are the two day-to-day halves of Legionella control; do them as a managed routine, not a tick-box, and you cover most of the everyday risk.
Monitoring & sampling · 7 min read
- 06Legionella logbooks: an introduction to record keeping
A logbook's only job is to turn the work you did into proof you can hand to an auditor, an inspector, or whoever inherits the building - and the proof lives in the exceptions, not the green ticks.
Record keeping · 6 min read
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