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Why take water samples and test for legionella?
The need to manage & maintaining the safety of your water system, requires you to take water samples to test for legionella, other bacterial contaminations & water borne pathogens
Testing can be an essential part of the risk management process. Each water system must be risk assessed for safety, so appropriate measures can be taken to reduce the risks posed by Legionella bacteria. Testing water samples is, therefore, a good way to make sure all relevant measures are working as they should. It can also provide crucial information should an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occur.
Regular monitoring, maintenance, including testing should all combine to ensure that the risk of an outbreak is kept as low as possible.
Sampling techniques for legionella This short film (7.17 mins) provides a useful summary of the procedures used when taking water samples for legionella testing. It provides basic guidance for sampling taps and showers, dip and swab samples, and explains how to send samples to the lab.
Legionella Water Testing Postal Kits
£68 + Vat