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Health and Safety: Legal Series L 8 Legionnaires' disease. The control of Legionella bacteria in water systems. Approved Code of Practice and guidance on regulations. 4th edition
Publication Year
2013
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Useful to dutyholders, including employers, those in control of premises and those with health and safety responsibilities for others, to assist them in complying with their legal duties in relation to Legionella. These include identifying and assessing sources of risk, preparing a scheme to prevent or control risk, implementing, managing and monitoring precautions, keeping records of precautions and appointing a manager to be responsible for others.
Document History
L8 (fourth edition) published 2013 - produced November 2013. First published 1991. Second edition 1995. Third edition 2000. Fourth edition 2013. This fourth edition of the ACOP and guidance on regulations contains revisions to simplify and clarify the text. The main changes are removing Part 2, the technical guidance, which is to be published separately. Approved for use in Northern Ireland.
ISBN
9780717666157
Publisher Information
Health and Safety Executive
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