The standard report will be structured as follows:
1 RECOMMENDATIONS
Comprehensive site specific recommendations which identify any problems with the water system(s) including:
- Management Procedures -Management Monitoring and Maintenance Issues
- Systems Conditions - Hot and cold water services and storage
- General issues and
- Summary of Recommendations
2 INTRODUCTION
Including Site Description and Background to Legionella.
3 ASSESSMENT OF RISK
- Covering Rationale, Method of Risk Assessment, Legionella,
- Positive Rating Factor, Source Risk Rating and Survey Results.
4 OBSERVATIONS
General Management Compliance information, Systems Conditions of hot and cold water storage vessels, Systems Description detailing which hot and cold storage vessels feed which outlets, mains supply and a full asset register of Hot and Cold Water Service Outlets with their location and supplied water type.
5 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
This section provides general recommendations which should be read in conjunction with the observations of systems conditions, system description, specific recommendations sections. The section deals with Basic Requirements, Cold Water Storage, Domestic Hot Water Storage Calorifiers and Cylinders, Hot and Cold Water Distribution Systems, Routine Inspection and Maintenance, Cold Water Pressurisation Pumps, Direct Fired Domestic Hot Water Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters for Single or Multi-Point Outlets and Thermal Disinfection and Chlorination.
6 REPORT PHOTOS and SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS
Including photographs eluded to in the report and comprehensive site diagrams.
7 LOGBOOK
Following the Introduction which gives general information regarding Record Keeping, Hot and Cold Water Outlets and Storage the document provides a Checklist: Hot and cold water services and log sheets for the following:
- Responsibility Structure
- Customers Annual Risk Assessment Review Sheet
- Mains Water Supply (Analytical Data) Log
- Hot Water Calorifier/Cylinder Log
- Cold Water Storage Cistern Log
- Hot and Cold Water Outlet Log
- Hot and Cold Water Outlet Log. Sentinel Outlets.
- Outlet Log Sheet (Disinfection)
- Closed System Water Testing: Heating System Inhibitor Log
- Closed System Water Testing: Remedial Work Requirement Log
- Certificate of Disinfection
- TVC Graph (Weeks 1 to 52)
- Little Used Outlets Weekly Flushing Regime
- Other Risk Systems Maintenance Log
- Plumbing Maintenance Log
- Hot and Cold Watetr Services Microbiological Activity Action Levels
- Action To Be Taken In The Event of Legionella Contamination
Each log sheet will provide explanatary notes to help you.
Follow up consultancy can be provided to assist the clients to continually manage the findings of the Legionella risk assessments should sufficient expertise not be available within the business.
The risk assessment will allow the site management to qualify or instigate any remedial works and to furnish the Responsible Person with the necessary site information for setting-up all risk control Measures.
The risk assessment will not only concentrate on the physical condition of the associated plant and equipment, the “hardware”, but will also assess any risk posed by the management and execution of the systems and controls systems in place, the “software”.
All recommendations made in the risk assessment reports refer specifically to the site which is surveyed.
Schematic diagrams will be produced for each property surveyed including schematic representation of all hot and cold water pipe work distributions including dead leg pipe works and associated plant installation/configuration.
The schematic diagrams are based on a non-intrusive survey and will be based on pipe-work/plant accessibility.
Digital photographs will be included in the report to illustrate the status and condition of the system surveyed and to highlight particular problems identified during the survey.
From all data and information gathered during the site survey, a risk listing of Legionellosis priority will be produced for each site surveyed and a detailed remedial works priority listing will be produced in order to allow for the correct scheduling of all proposed works.
Steve Mount Associates Ltd. risk assessments reports are presented in paper copy and electronic formats.
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