Legionella Management
Southampton, Portsmouth And Hampshire
Dynamika UK Ltd offer a range of Legionella Management services throughout Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire to help provide a risk assessment of your property to establish and manage the possibility of legionella bacteria build up.
We will carry out a complete risk assessment on the cold and hot water systems in the building and ensure that adequate measures are implemented to control the risks.
All water systems and water storage should be kept at optimum temperatures to prevent the growth of legionella bacteria within your premises. The following measures should be adopted to ensure that those who use water facilities within the building are nor at risk:
- Ensure that all hot water storage cylinders store water at temperatures above 60°C
- Hot water distribution should remain above 50°C with thermostatic mixer valves installed where there is a risk of scalding
- Cold water distribution and storage should be kept below 20°C
Legionnaires' Disease Prevention
Legionnaires' Disease Prevention in Southampton
Legionella is a bacteria which is most commonly found in water. The bacteria remain dormant below 20°C and are eradicated at temperatures above 60°C. Legionella bacteria will begin to multiply in water where nutrients are available and the temperature is between 20-45°C.
Legionnaires' Disease can be contracted by the inhalation of airborne water droplets which contain the legionella bacteria. The disease is a type of pneumonia which is potentially fatal, especially amongst vulnerable people such as alcoholics, smokers, the elderly and those who have diabetes, cancer, kidney disease or chronic respiratory.
We offer Legionella Management services throughout Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire including the following sectors:
Legionella Risk Assessments
For more information about how Dynamika UK Ltd can help you prevent legionella bacteria build up and about legionella risk assessments in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and the UK, please call us on 03333 22 0800 or use our contact form.
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