by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
HSE Release New Guidelines Regarding Legionella The Legionella bacteriais responsible for a set of several different pneumonia-like lung diseases that are collectively known as legionellosis. The most serious type of disease is referred to as Legionaires’...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Contaminated Drinking Water in the UK As recently as November 29, 2012, Legionella, the bacteria known to cause Legionnaire’s disease, was discovered in the drinking water of an assisted living facility in Lincolnshire, UK. The Lincolnshire City Council immediately...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Potential for Serious Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak in London A recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report in England leaked information regarding a serious health concern to the people of London. As a result of mismanaged cooling towers and evaporative...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Hotels, a home away from home for business people and vacationers, with over 4 million hotels in the world, over a million people coming and going from them every day, who would think that they would get sick or even die from a hotel stay. It does happen though. This...
by News | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Background Basildon Hospital in Essex is facing prosecution for allegedly failing to protect the public from Legionella pneumophila, the pathogenic agent responsible for causing Legionnaire’s Disease. The Health and Safety Executive has charged the hospital...
