Outbreak of Legionnaires ‘disease in the Midlands
2020-09-17T16:15:45+00:00Public Health England (PHE), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Sandwell Council are currently looking into 3 confirmed cases of Legionnaire's [...]
1000% Increase in Hot Tub Sales
2020-08-06T15:48:25+00:00Ebay and Argos saw a rise of 1080% in the sale of hot tubs during lockdown in April. The exceptionally good weather [...]
Social Distancing and Isolating Water Outlets
2020-07-09T14:30:08+00:00Many sites are isolating drinking fountains and taping up some basins to provide social distancing. This is appropriate from a COVID 19 [...]
Spa Hotel Exposes Customer to Legionnaires’ Disease
2020-02-26T15:36:17+00:00Mary Kelleher spent 54 days in hospital, three weeks of which were in an induced coma and when she did finally leave [...]
Increase number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Vale of Glamorgan
2019-06-27T15:45:35+00:00According to a recent report from ITV News Public Health Wales said it has been investigating a 'higher than usual' number of [...]
The updated BS 8580-1:2019
2019-05-02T15:47:29+00:00BS 8580 was first published in 2010 and provided a guide to risk assessments performed with the intention to identify and manage [...]
Two Cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at a Chicago Hospital
2019-04-29T16:03:12+00:00The Illinois Department of Public Health are working with the Chicago Department of Public Health to carry out tests on the water [...]
Legionella bacteria infect 4 people in Sydney, Australia
2019-01-24T16:02:56+00:00Building owners in Sydney have been reminded to check their water systems following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.
Hospital bans use of showers due to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
2018-12-12T16:42:11+00:00Patients have tested positive for Legionnaires ‘disease in and American hospital in Madison. 11 people have contracted the disease and one person [...]
Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in the Guildford area of Surrey, Canada
2018-09-04T16:24:59+00:00The health authority is investigating a cluster of cases of Legionnaire’s Disease. It is too early to establish the source of the [...]