Legionella Awareness

What is Legionella Awareness?

Legionella bacteria can cause serious harm to health if not properly controlled. Outbreaks of the bacterium Legionella can occur where water is maintained at a temperature high enough to encourage growth. Therefore, harmful Legionella bacteria can develop in many buildings containing water storage or distribution systems. Organisations responsible for buildings must meet the requirements of the revised Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) on Legionnaires’ disease. If you are a building owner, premises manager, or maintenance worker, it is your legal obligation to keep staff away from these deadly bacteria. Taking our Legionella awareness e-learning course is the first step in understanding the risks and preventive measures you can take when dealing with Legionella.

Who is the Legionella Awareness Course Suitable For?

• Building owners
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Maintenance workers
• Landlords
• Letting agents

What's Included in the Legionella Awareness Course?

Course Programme

• What is Legionella?
• Signs and symptoms
• Legislation and legal responsibilities
• Control processes, prevention, and risk management

Learning Outcomes

• Understand where Legionella bacteria come from, how it affects people’s health and what Legionnaire’s disease is
• Understand where Legionella can commonly be found and how to risk assess these environments
• Be aware of water hygiene safety measures to reduce the risk of a Legionella outbreak

Assessment

There is a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course, with results provided immediately.

FAQ

When and how will I receive my results and certificate?

Once you complete the course and assessment, a confirmation of results is available immediately. This certificate can be printed or saved as proof of completion.

What’s the duration of the course?

The course should take 30 minutes to complete.

What happens if I fail the assessment?

You can retake the assessment.  

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed over weekends or bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.