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Why Legionella Testing For Dental Practices Is Recommended?
Legionella bacteria can be found in a variety of environments: hotels, care homes, and hospitals. Dental clinics are certainly no exception. Here are a few reasons why Legionella testing for dental practices is recommended. What causes Legionnaires’ disease?...
Legionella Testing For Landlords: Why is it Necessary?
As of August 2017, two residents of the Rego Park Apartment in New York, US, were admitted to nearby hospitals after contracting Legionnaires’ disease. The cases happened within a 6 month period in the same address. Officials said they notified the tenants of the...
Shower Head Disinfection & Descaling Techniques
Learning simple Legionella shower head disinfection and descaling tips can help protect you and your family from developing this respiratory ailment while using the water in your home. Legionnaires’ disease is a condition that affects the respiratory system. The lung...
Testing For Legionella in Areas With Stainless Steel Sinks
According to recent studies, stainless steel kitchen fixtures such as sinks and taps could raise your risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease. Studies show that a particular strain of the bacteria is more commonly prevalent on surfaces that develop rust. A safety...
Legionella Testing for Heated Birthing Pools
Why would heated birthing pools benefit from legionella testing? Over the last few years, water births have steadily increased in popularity. According to its’ advocates, giving birth in water is gentler for the baby since it has been living in an amniotic fluid sac....
Why Legionella Testing Kits are Important for Healthcare Facilities
America's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Legionella bacteria are widespread in long-term care facilities in the country. But with effective water management and the use of legionella testing kits, 75 percent of such cases can be easily...
Experts Recommend the Regular Use of Water Quality Testing Kits in Hospitals?
One of the UK's earliest outbreak of legionnaires' disease took place in 1985 at the Stafford District General Hospital. There were 68 confirmed cases of which 22 people died and this prompted experts to recommend the regular use of water quality testing kits in...
Legionella Testing for Care Homes: Tips for Water Collection and Pick Up
Legionella Testing for Care Homes: Tips for Water Collection and Pick Up Implementing routine Legionella testing for care homes far outweighs any potential health and legal risks involved from not carrying it out. Regular testing will help prevent potential and...
Risk Assessment and Legionella Testing for Landlords
As a landlord, it is your legal obligation to ensure the health and well-being of your tenants. That includes assessing and controlling risks for exposure to the harmful bacteria including Legionella bacteria which is responsible for Legionnaires' disease. Although...
How Online Legionella Training Can Benefit You
How Taking Up Online Courses from a Legionella Testing Company Can Benefit You One of the primary concerns of all business owners should be to uphold the health and safety of their customers. Whether your business is in the hospitality, food and beverage, health and...