Legionella Risk Assessment
Ensure legal compliance and protect your workplace from Legionnaires' disease with Element's comprehensive Legionella risk assessment services. Our ISO 17025-accredited laboratories and qualified occupational hygienists provide expert testing, monitoring, and documentation to help you meet regulatory requirements while safeguarding health and safety.
What is Legionella Risk Assessment at Element?
A Legionella risk assessment evaluates water sources for bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease. Element's occupational hygienists conduct thorough assessments of your water systems, providing detailed reports and recommendations for control measures and water treatment programs to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
What can Element offer you for Legionella Risk Assessment?
Products and systems we test
Products and systems we test
Water systems across various facilities, including cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and hot/cold water distribution systems. Element's comprehensive testing covers both open sources requiring quarterly assessment and basic systems with lower risk profiles.
Key services offered
Key services offered
Legiolert testing method for accurate bacteria detection, Total Viable Count (TVC) water sampling, customized risk assessment reports, and detailed documentation including schematics, asset lists, and monitoring procedures. Services include temperature measurements and contamination analysis.
Which labs offer this service
Which labs offer this service
Laboratory testing specifications
Laboratory testing specifications
Our laboratories follow precise testing protocols using the Legiolert method, with a reporting limit of 10 MPN/100 mL (Most Probable Number). We ensure strict sample handling conditions including proper refrigeration and use of specialized sterile containers with sodium thiosulfate for accurate results within the critical 30-hour window.
Standards we test to and products we test
- Cooling towers
- Evaporative condensers
- Hot water systems
- Cold water systems
- Lakes and ponds
- Streams
- Building water systems
Your Challenges, Our Solutions
Legal Compliance Complexity
Critical Health Risk Management
Complex Testing Requirements Standardized
Resource Constraints
Why Choose Element
Global Coverage
Technical Authority
Comprehensive Solutions
Quality Assured
Frequently asked questions
How often should a legionella risk assessment be undertaken?
Frequency varies by risk level: quarterly for open sources like cooling towers and evaporative condensers, up to 2-yearly for basic systems with low risk. Significant changes require immediate review and updates.
What are the specific requirements for Legionella sample handling?
Samples must be stored and transported under specific conditions: refrigerated at < 10°C but not frozen, with a 30-hour maximum timeframe from collection to incubation. Samples require a 100 mL sterile container containing sodium thiosulfate to neutralize up to 5 mg/L chlorine.
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