Articles Tagged with ''legionella and HVAC''

An effective water management program is necessary to prevent Legionella in building water systems. In the 60-minute webcast, “Lessons to Learn from UCSF Medical Center on Executing a Water Management Program,” Matt Freije of HC Info will interview officials from UCSF Medical Center about its program.

More effective water management might have prevented most of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) investigated from 2000 through 2014, according to a new CDC report.

To aid building owners and operators in creating a Legionella water management plan to comply with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 or New York laws, Matt Freije of HC Info is offering a webcast where he will configure a water management plan for a sample New York City office building.

Guidance on how to reduce the risk of Legionnaires’ disease via a recently published ASHRAE standard will be shared in a new course at the 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference. The course is one of 20 being presented at the conference and the 2016 AHR Expo.

BSRIA has announced the release of its second topic guide on the subject of Legionella, which is available to download for free from its website. The guide is aimed at those looking for basic information about Legionella including definition, history, and prevalence.

No building should be making people sick; however, because of poor maintenance and cleaning efforts, the water in cooling towers has the ability to serve as the breeding ground for a variety of bacteria. One such bacterium is Legionella, the root cause of the recent major Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City.

The recent major Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City that sickened at least 127 people and killed 12 could have been prevented through regular cooling tower service and maintenance. But, it’s not just cooling towers that need to be maintained.

HC Info has announced a live 60-minute webcast, “Seven Keys for Success in Setting up a Water Management Program,” presented by Matt Freije, scheduled for Nov. 3, 2015 at 8 a.m. PST (11 a.m. EST). He will discuss seven crucial decisions for a successful program.