Provisions the documents cite: Part 2 — types and application of hot and cold water systems; water system design and commissioning; operation and inspection; water treatment and control programmes; microbiological monitoring; cleaning and disinfection; shared premises and residential accommodation (landlords); healthcare and care homes; Appendix 1 (legionella risk assessment) and Appendix 2 (legionella written control scheme). Part 1 (evaporative cooling systems) and Part 3 (other risk systems) are published with it.
What it requires
The technical guidance supporting ACOP L8 for hot and cold water systems: flushing, disinfection, temperature control, monitoring and records. There is a reasonably foreseeable legionella risk in a water system if water is stored or recirculated, the water temperature in all or part of it may be between 20 and 45 °C, there are deposits that can support bacterial growth, water droplets can be produced and dispersed, and employees, contractors, visitors or others could be exposed to contaminated droplets (Part 2 introduction, para 2).
The instrument itself: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg274.htm. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.
How this entry is kept current
- Citation status: cited from the primary source.
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The 20 documents that cite it
Every KubitDocs document prints its statutory basis on the form itself, so the person signing can verify the citation rather than take our word for it.
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- Cold Rooms, Catering and Specialist Plant — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Commissioning and Balancing — Witness — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Ductwork Cleanliness and Leakage Testing — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Ductwork — Supports, Joints, Fire Dampers and Access — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Gas Installation — Tightness, Purge and Commissioning — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Insulation, Vapour Seal and Identification — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Pipework First Fix — Routes, Supports, Sleeves and Identification — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Plant Installation — Bases, Vibration Isolation and Connections — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Pressure Testing — Water, Heating and Gas-Free Systems — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Sanitaryware and Second Fix — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Underfloor Heating — Loops and Pressure Test — Quality Inspection Checklist
- Water Hygiene — Flushing, Chlorination and L8 Records — Quality Inspection Checklist