If you’re a business looking to open up again soon, you’ll need start running your water systems through now to make sure they’re safe for staff & customers from the risk of Legionella which causes Legionnaires disease.
Legionnaires’ disease is a lung infection you can get from inhaling droplets of water from things like air conditioning or hot tubs. It’s uncommon but it can be very serious.
How you get Legionnaires’ disease
You can get Legionnaires’ disease if you breathe in tiny droplets of water containing bacteria that causes the infection.
It’s usually caught in places like hotels, hospitals or offices where the bacteria have got into the water supply. It’s less common to catch it at home.
You can get Legionnaires’ disease from things like:
- air conditioning systems
- humidifiers
- spa pools and hot tubs
- taps and showers that are not used often
You cannot usually get it from:
- drinking water that contains the bacteria
- other people with the infection
- places like ponds, lakes and rivers
More Details – legionella-guidance-covid-19.pdf (cieh.org)
