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This article outlines the basics of legionella management, legionella risk assessments, legionella training and competence for any organization and governance with a focus on the UK. It is very ...

Older properties can provide unique problems when trying to manage water systems. It may also be that the water systems have not been refurbished since the first installation. Refurbishment works on ...

Legionnaires’ disease is the last kind of high-stakes drama Harrah’s Laughlin wants on its gaming floor, but that is exactly ...

Legionnaires’ disease, a rare but potentially deadly form of pneumonia, is making headlines again as New York City battles an outbreak in Central Harlem. The outbreak has sickened more than 100 people ...

Stagnant water systems in commercial buildings temporarily closed during the pandemic may put employees at risk of waterborne-infections like Legionnaires’ disease, according to The New York Times.

Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia, was so named in 1976 after a Pennsylvania outbreak of a mystery illness that sickened over 200 and killed 34 in two weeks. The Centers for Disease ...

“Despite regulations aimed at reducing outbreaks, a critical blind spot persists: many buildings with positive Legionella tests or related cases remain unreported, leaving residents, workers, and ...

The recent New York Legionella outbreak should serve as a critical warning for UK housing providers, writes Greg Rankin, chief executive at Hydrosense.

In what is being hailed as the most significant change to the safety rules dealing with the control of Legionella risks for over a decade, the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have now published ...