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Disneyland Park cooling towers shut down after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Orange County health officials have identified the iconic Disneyland Park as a common location for nine of the Legionnaires' Disease cases reported during September...
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Company fined £1.8m for Legionella management failings

A large UK Company has been fined £1.8m after Harlow Council prosecuted the company for failing to manage Legionella risks on its sites....
Cooling towers unmanaged for 5 years!

Cooling towers unmanaged for 5 years!

A steel coating company in Wales has been fined for failing to manage the risks from legionella bacteria at two cooling towers over a period of...

New York tightens Cooling Tower regulations

New York tightens Cooling Tower regulations

The New York Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak, which has killed 12 people to date and left 127 hospitalised, is headline news across the world. As expected, one...

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Dry cleaners fined for Cooling Tower mismanagement

A Stourbridge dry cleaning company has been fined after its failure to properly manage and monitor their Cooling Tower for Legionella bacteria, which put both workers...

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Alert for issue with water tank supports

The UK Department of Health Alert (EFA/2013/004) issued on 19th November 2013, has highlighted an issue that we recommend all organisations with cold water storage tanks...

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Cooling tower positive with Legionella Bacteria

During investigations into the cause of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak which has claimed the lives of two people and affected 10 others, a brewing company has...

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HSE Safety Notice: Risks from legionella in cooling towers

Following on from the Edinburgh Legionnaires’ outbreak, the HSE has issued a safety warning about the risks of Legionella in Cooling towers and evaporative condensers. The...

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Gardeners compost a source for legionella bacteria

Gardeners are being advised to wash their hands after handling compost following a series of Legionella cases in Scotland. One person has died and five others...

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Recycling firm prosecuted post Welsh Legionella 2010 outbreak

A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of exposure of its workers and the public...

New York tightens Cooling Tower regulations

When monitoring is king

When Legionella monitoring becomes more important than the risk assessment When your best defence is proactive legionella management, we’re asking why so many organisations just rely...

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