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Hi folks,
I recently had a rep from the local water authority in doing an inspection, and a few things need to be addressed to keep us compliant.
The only paperwork item is a need for an L20 report, i am not very sure what this entails, having never done one before. Can i assume its the same as Legionella duties under law from the HSE guidance, i.e. identify Risk sources, have a procedure for controlling risk, implement the scheme, keep records of checks etc.
I just wasn't sure if it was another name for a standard legionella procedure etc.
all advice welcome.
thanks all.
Rick
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L8 would make sense, being the HSE's Legionella ACoP. Never heard of L20 though.
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Well i will crack on with the HSE guidelines, as its looks the most common sense approach and covers what i would expect it to cover.
If its not appropriate for the water authority, i am sure it can be tailored to suit.
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I think you will find that the visit was to advise you of the Water Supply Regulations, we had such a visit last year from the local Water Authority, the main concern was that all fittings connected to the mains water complied with these regulations.
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Yes, thats what the visit was, we have a few pipework modifications required, however the rep also stated we needed a legionella plan, and it was called a L20.
However i am simply doing a risk assessment and putting controls in place, which is all i would expect is required.
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You need to get a copy of L8 to comply with the requirements for legionella. Just simply doing a risk assessment will not meet the requirements.
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farrell wrote:You need to get a copy of L8 to comply with the requirements for legionella. Just simply doing a risk assessment will not meet the requirements. Of course the more information you can give the better, i.e. how large is the company you work for, number of employees, processes etc.
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Its not just a risk assessment, i have found 1 area that could be a Legionella source, a sink\taps that are rarely used, so need to ensure they are used every now and then each week to keep water flowing. But my Fab shop doesn't have a lot of water sources, no aircon, only 5 tap outlets, and the only other issues of standing water are being removed in the required upgrades for the water authority.
So its more a Legionella procedure with the risks being assessed as part of it. Its not just a quick risk assessment, however upon assessing the risks, we have almost none.
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Hmm......L20 is apparently a microbial designation for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Could be that what you do to control legionella in accordance with L8 will also deal with these pesky L20 blighters too.
That said, I think the best thing would be to ask the person requesting the action.
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Thats the issue, he is off on holiday (typically haha).
I am drawing up the controls for legionella according to HSE L8 guidelines, if he wants something different i will alter it. At least this way i have some form of controls in place and have worked towards correct compliance.
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