Legionella management in schools
Your school must have a ‘responsible person’ in charge of legionella management. Use this course to help them understand legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, and how to manage the risks.
Who it's for
The 'responsible person' in charge of legionella management
We've updated this assessment based on user feedback to improve the user experience.
This course covers:
- What legionella and Legionnaires’ disease are
- How to identify legionella risks in your school
- How to manage legionella risk, based on your role and responsibilities
This course is designed for the ‘responsible person’ in your school in charge of legionella management. This is most likely to be the headteacher and/or a member of premises staff.
For other members of staff, what they need to know about legionella is covered in our course about control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).
We want our training to be a positive experience for all learners. If you have any access needs (for example, a visual impairment or dyslexia), please let us know to see how we can help by contacting [email protected].
We'd love to hear your feedback
If you've completed this course, we'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Our feedback form takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete.
Sources
- Legionella and legionnaires' disease, Health and Safety Executive
- Jo Marchant, the head of estates in a MAT, who has expertise in all areas of school business leadership, including premises management, health and safety, and finance
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