by qube_admin | Advice, Legionella
How does Legionella get in water? 20th October 2019 People can get Legionnaires‘ disease or Pontiac fever when they breathe in small droplets of water in the air that contain the bacteria. Less commonly, people can get sick by aspiration of drinking water containing...
by qube_admin | Advice, Legionella
What are my duties as a landlord? 15th October 2019 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...
by qube_admin | Advice, Asbestos
Who is most likely to disturb asbestos? 10th October 2019 Workers who carry out maintenance and repair jobs such as cutting or drilling into walls, ceilings or partitions, repairing boilers, laying cables. Such workers include: Construction and demolition contractors,...
by qube_admin | Advice, Legionella
Hot Tub & Spa Pool Legionella Compliance 8th October 2019 Spa-pool systems are a recognised source of legionnaires’ disease, primarily Legionella pneumpohila. There have been a number of outbreaks linked to spa pools in leisure centres, hotels, holiday homes, on...
by qube_admin | Advice, Legionella
Bournemouth health spa probed after Legionella outbreak 6th October 2019 *A health spa is the “likely source” of an outbreak of Legionella infection which has left nine people in hospital, Public Health England (PHE) has said. Fourteen people who attended Healax...
