Training
Tailored training and general water treatment courses ranging from a few hours to 2 days covering Water Hygiene, Treatment of Steam Boilers, Cooling Towers, Chilled, Heating and Waste Systems are offered for existing and potential customers. Courses can be carried out either at AquaChem’s training centre in Dunboyne Co. Meath just 10 miles from Dublin, on customers sites or in a local hotel.
Water Hygiene Courses
The most popular general training courses relate to minimising the risk of Legionnaires Disease or diseases caused by other water borne pathogens such as E. coli, Cryptosporidium or Giardia organisms. This course will teach you how to assess and minimise the risk of Legionella and other waterborne pathogens in hospitals, factories and other large buildings. It is for facility managers, health & safety officers, public health officials, and professionals that offer services related to water treatment, plumbing systems, cooling towers and industrial hygiene.
Who Should Attend, and Why
Facility managers and engineers, site owners, Health & Safety Officers, Environmental Health Officers, maintenance engineers and personnel and anyone responsible for the safe operation of a site.
Course Content
All material is explained in easy-to-understand terms.
We also show a video produced by The Health and Safety Executive on Legionnaires' disease.
Facts about Legionnaires' disease and Legionella
Definitions; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Incidence; How contracted; Susceptibility; Death rate; Sources of contamination
Guidelines
Government regulations
Industry guidelines
Compliance: what's optional and what isn?t
European Lawsuits and what’s Next for Ireland
Prevalence
Critical factors in cases, with examples
Risk management strategies
Reactive vs. proactive approaches
Routine environmental sampling: controversy; costs; use of the information; guidelines; legal implications
Wrong approaches: myths, blunders, and money wasters
Strategy options
Getting started
Preventive Measures for Hot and Cold Water Systems
Legionella vs. other pathogens
Overall objectives
Water temperatures
Mixing valves: strategies; comparisons
Dead-legs: options; examples
Policies to implement
Maintenance & operation
Good and bad plumbing design
Hot water tanks: operations, maintenance, piping, purchasing
Instantaneous water heaters
Policies for idle areas
Checking water quality
Preparing for potable water disruptions
Preventive Measures for Cooling Towers
Physical cleaning
Water treatment: overall objectives, biocides, monitoring and feeding, industry recommendations
Disinfection
Maintenance
Preventing Legionella habitats
Monitoring cooling water
Preventing transmission
Preventive Measures for Other HVAC Equipment
Humidifiers
Ductwork
HVAC units
Air filters
Preventive Measures for Other Equipment
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Domestic Water Disinfection Methods
Temporary versus continuous methods
Comparison of temporary methods
When not to use temporary methods
Advantages and disadvantages of Heat and flush; Chlorination; Ultraviolet light; Ozone; Copper-silver ionization; Chlorine dioxide
Monochloramine
