Eastwood Park’s water hygiene course portfolio has been refreshed to deliver what the training establishment says is ‘a more clearly defined and concise learning opportunity, equipping healthcare estates teams with practical water hygiene skills in a shorter timeframe’.
Both the cost of the training, and the amount of time that delegates will need to spend away from the office, will be reduced.
Two new shorter 3-day courses have been introduced to meet the individual requirements of the Responsible and Authorised Person and that of the Competent Person:
• Practical water hygiene compliance – Authorised and Responsible Person.
• Maintaining safe water systems – Competent Person.
Both courses are City & Guilds accredited, and based around the core requirements of the HSE’s Approved Code of Practice L8 and HTM04-01 for the appropriate safe operation, maintenance, and monitoring, of water systems in order to control water hygiene.
Eastwood Park’s courses deal both with Legionella, and ‘emerging threats’ such as Pseudomonas, and are tailored to healthcare and general industry.
Two Eastwood Park tutors, health and safety risk management expert, Alan Hambidge, who specialises in legionellosis and water hygiene, and renowned water safety expert and ex-HSE inspector, David Harper, have combined to create ‘a current and stimulating learning experience’.
Alan Hambidge emphasised: “It is about practical guidance in the workplace, and being able to swiftly assess current levels of compliance and what needs addressing. We will be equipping staff with an essential skill set for healthcare estates personnel as well as craftsmen or tradespeople with responsibilities for general water systems.”
These new 3-day courses complement Eastwood Park’s existing one-day courses covering:
• Water supply (water fittings) regulations.
• Disinfection of water systems.
• Cooling towers.
• Water hygiene governance (for duty holders and senior management).
For more information, and details on availability on these and all other Eastwood Park training, visit :eastwoodparktraining.co.uk, or telephone: 01454 262777.
