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2008

NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM 2008

  • 25th January 2008

    Staffordshire University

    The bacteria which causes legionnaires disease has been found in a Staffordshire University building.
    The university said the water system of the Cadman Building, in College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, would now be cleaned through chemical treatment.
    It said the legionella bacteria was found during regular checks.
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it was still safe to visit and work in the building and the university would continue to operate normally.

    Read more on the BBC Website

  • 31st July 2008

    Cheltenham General Hospital

    Test results show that a patient diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease is likely to have contracted it while at Cheltenham General Hospital.
    A spokesman for Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said there was a small amount of legionella bacteria in a water system.
    The system supplies four wards in the hospital and has since been cleaned.
    Water samples taken since the cleaning process have confirmed the system is now safe.

    Read more on the BBC website

  • 31st July 2008

    Nottingham Probation Office

    A water tank at a Notts Probation Service office has been disinfected after legionella bacteria was discovered.
    The alert was raised after a routine inspection at the service's Derby Road office in Nottingham on Friday.
    Over the weekend the cold water storage tank and other outlets in the building were cleaned and disinfected.
    Legionella can cause the potentially fatal legionnaires' disease, particularly in the elderly and vulnerable.
    A spokesman for the probation service said none of the office's 112 staff had become ill as a result of the bug.
    She said: "The precautions in place are that the hot water taps and hot water boilers are not being used. The matter has been reported to the Health and Safety Executive."
    Staff were told about the bacteria by e-mail on Friday.
    One worker said: "It has not gone down well at all. It should not have happened."
    The Health and Safety Executive is not investigating the incident.

    Read the story in the Nottingham Post

  • 30th November 2008

    BS7592 : 2008

    This standard gives recommendations and guidance on how to take water samples from various sources, including taps, storage cisterns etc.
    It lists various methods and best practices for sampling and monitoring as well as methods in outbreak scenarios.

    Purchase your copy from the BSI website

2009