Legionnaire’s disease at chemical sites

Do you know what’s growing in your wet cooling system? This free leaflet gives information on how to keep your wet cooling system free from Legionnaire’s disease. Outbreaks linked to poor management of wet cooling systems still occur; often leading to prosecutions by HSE, eg in the West Midlands and Cumbria. Indeed August 2006 saw 127 reported cases of Legionnaire’s disease, a twofold increase on the figure for August 2005. Although such a seasonal increase is normal, not so many of these were associated with foreign travel as would be expected. In addition up to the end of August 2006, there were 273 reported cases as opposed to 205 for the corresponding period in 2005.

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