ONLINE City & Guilds Legionella Operative Course (Remote Learning)

If you've already completed the Legionella Awareness course, the Online Legionella Operative Course (Remote Learning) is your next step in effectively maintaining safe hot or cold-water systems. Left unchecked, water systems can quickly become toxic, and legionella bacteria is particularly dangerous, with infection leading to a serious form of pneumonia, Legionnaire's Disease. This City & Guilds training course builds on your industry experience and equips you with practical skills to manage legionella within your working environment.

You'll learn remotely but will be able to discuss scenarios with expert tutors and ask questions as you work through the training. By following the course guidance, you'll meet the necessary regulatory standards as described in the "L8 Fourth Edition" Approved Code of Practice and HSG274 Technical Guidance for legionella management. Since COSHH regulations underpin much of the legal framework covered here too, delegates wanting a deeper technical grounding often pair this course with the COSHH Online Course.

A good understanding of spoken and written English is necessary to attend and complete the course successfully, and students are required to complete their training on a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone and speaker; tablets aren't supported.

At the end of this online course, you'll master the practical side of legionella control and management in water systems, which covers the following tasks:

• Servicing a Thermostatic Mixing Valve (TMV)
• Inspecting and cleaning calorifiers
• Cold water storage tank inspections
• Basic microbiological sampling
• Purging of expansion vessels

This virtual course offers a deeper, practical awareness of legionella bacteria. You'll cover the following topics:

• Controlling legionella contamination in water systems
• Risk assessments
• How assessing risk is an effective tool in legionella management
• Safety and compliance: the written scheme
• Identifying high-risk areas
• Best practice for inspecting hot and cold-water systems
• Monitoring the water system for contamination
• Temperature compliance
• System flushing for hygiene
• Commissioning and maintaining thermostatic mixing valves (TMVs)
• Safe calorifier drain purging
• Disinfect and descale shower heads, taps and other water fittings
• Identifying problems in the water system
• Dealing with legionella contamination
• Safe cleaning practices to maintain high standards

There is no formal assessment, however on successful completion you'll receive a City & Guilds Accredited Certificate.

If your role involves inspecting and maintaining safe water systems, this course will give you practical advice on tackling contamination and preventing future outbreaks. You'll not only comply with health and safety regulations, but you'll learn about a range of technical hot and cold-water systems and how to maintain them effectively. If you're a facilities manager, a designated Responsible Person, business owner, health and safety inspector or water systems maintenance worker, this course is an ideal source of information.

A good understanding of spoken and written English is necessary to attend and successfully complete the Online Legionella Operative Course (Remote Learning). Students are required to complete their training on a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone and speaker; tablets are not supported.