The Legionella SpecialistDIY Assessment Surveys
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Follow our simple step-by-step guide and carry out your own fully compliant Legionella Risk Assessment and save both time and money.
DIY Assessment Reports are suitable for domestic rented properties and smaller hot and cold water systems serviced by a mains cold water supply. They are a cheaper method for Landlords to help them meet their social, insurance and legal obligations. However, should the property in question have systems fitted such as either "air or ground source heat pumps" or "solar water heating" or any other renewable energy water system, then a DIY Assessment is not suitable. In this instance you would require an experienced Assessor as specialist knowledge is required to produce the Report.
To be able to carry out the assessment Health & Safety guidance require you to be a competent person (please see Option 1 on our pricing page).
Current legislation also requires the assessment to be evidence based so you will need for any subsequent Reports that you carry out yourself a camera and/or mobile phone that displays clear and in-focus pictures.
In addition you will need a basic probe style thermometer, or similar, that has a temperature range of between 0 to 100 degrees.
The only other requirement is a loft ladder should you need it. Whilst most combi boilers are not sited in the loft, a regular boiler invariably has a cold water header tank located in the roof space area. In this instance, a photo of the tank and the cleanliness of it’s contents would be required.
Once the Assessment has been completed you will be required to email all photograpy taken for us to compile the Report.
Some people assume that a Legionnaires’ Survey is complex although this is not the case at all. However, it does need to cover those important issues that could pose a risk to people in line with the Law and Health & Safety Executive guidelines.
Once received by us a qualified and accredited Legionella Risk Assessor will then inspect, check and create the Report via a professional and dedicated software package ensuring you have followed our guidance notes.
The Report will include a “Schematic Drawing” of the layout of the water systems to the subject property. This is produced from a very basic sketch identifying where the various rooms throughout the property with water outlets are located. For example, ground floor kitchen with sink, first floor bathroom with bath, wash hand basin and w.c. (template available).
A “Certificate of Compliance” is also included within the Report which provides Professional Indemnity cover for £5 million as protection should a subsequent claim be made by a Tenant(s).
We then register your completed Legionella Risk Assessment.
Please be aware, that the Assessment of Risk is an ongoing process and not merely a paper exercise.
The Health & Safety Executive and the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP L8) confirms and explains that risk assessments should be reviewed at least once every two years in line with legislation and "HSG274" requirements.
The fact that the Report may confirm that the property in question is "low risk" is of no relevance.
You will then receive:-
An automatic email will be sent to you in two years time reminding you for the requirement of a new assessment.
There is nothing complicated. Just follow our easy step-by-step guidance notes which are available upon registration and payment.
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At a later date should you wish to further your knowledge, skill and competency then an Advanced Awareness Course is available. Please email us direct for further information.
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