Health and Safety: Guidance Booklets 274 Legionnaires' disease: technical guidance. Part 1: the control of legionella bacteria in evaporative cooling systems
Publication Year
2014
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Aimed at dutyholders, which includes employers, those in control of premises and those with health and safety responsibilities for others, to assist them in complying with their legal duties. 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 responsible for others.
Document History
Superseded by HSG274 'Legionnaires' disease: technical guidance. Part 1: the control of legionella bacteria in evaporative cooling systems. 2nd edition' (HSE, 2024). HSG274 Part 1 published 2013 - produced February 2014.
Publisher Information
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive work to protect the health and safety of people in the workplace by minimising risks. They achieve this through research, information and advice, promoting training, new or revised regulations and codes of practice, inspection, investigation and enforcement.
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