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Healthcare Construction Hazard: Legionella in Water Systems Both new construction and renovation in healthcare facilities can increase the risk of Legionella. This is the case even for facilities with secondary […]

New Jersey Passes Bill to Strengthen Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention New Jersey has enacted Senate Bill 2188, signed into law on September 12, 2024, to minimize the risk of Legionnaires’ disease […]

Water Management Programs: A Critical Requirement for Ohio Residential Care Facilities Ohio Administrative Code (Rule 3701-16-12) introduced a mandatory requirement for residential care facilities (RCFs) to establish and implement effective […]

Revolutionizing Legionella Prevention: Introducing Legionella Control Systems’ Patented Water Softener System designed for Healthcare and Commercial Buildings INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Legionella Control Systems proudly announces the launch of its innovative, […]

What to Do When You Receive Notice of an Audit, Survey, Inspection, or Legionnaire’s Outbreak When you receive notice of an inspection from the health department, The Joint Commission, or […]

The Myth of Testing for Legionella Without Mitigation: Why Testing Alone Isn’t Enough Testing for Legionella bacteria in water systems is a critical component of a water management plan (WMP), but relying solely on […]

Can Copper Silver Ionization Contribute to Corrosion? Copper-silver ionization (CSI) is a method used for disinfecting water systems, particularly in controlling Legionella and other gram-negative bacteria. The process involves releasing […]

ASHRAE 188 and Legionella Testing ASHRAE Standard 188, titled “Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems,” provides comprehensive guidelines for managing the risk of Legionnaires’ disease in building water systems. […]

Legionella the Overwhelming Cause of Hospitalizations and Deaths in Drinking Water Disease Outbreaks Waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States are not uncommon, with dozens reported each year. These outbreaks […]

Does Copper Piping Increase Biofilm and Legionella Due to Increased Surface Roughness? The best facility plumbing designs will attempt to minimize the growth of biofilm. This may be done by […]

What is a Class Two Legionella or Pathogen Water Filter and When Should It Be Used? Generally speaking, Class I Medical devices are considered low risk while Class II Medical Devices are considered medium risk and are required to undergo […]

GSA Legionella Testing in Federal Buildings The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is requiring testing for Legionella and other water tests in many federal buildings. Learn how you can quickly […]

Combating Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens with a Multi-Barrier Approach The challenge of eradicating waterborne opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) such as Legionella, Mycobacterium, and Pseudomonas, requires innovative strategies beyond testing […]

How Do Piping Materials and Water Temperature Affect Legionella Growth? As independent Legionella consultants who find the best, most cost-effective Legionella control solution for our clients, we carefully follow the […]

Why It Can Be Difficult to Kill Legionella If you have read our Legionella news for U.S. states, you will notice that many facilities struggle to kill Legionella. A classic […]

Copper-Silver Ionization (CSI) for Legionella: Good or Bad? When it comes to Legionella control, is copper-silver ionization effective or ineffective? The answer is “Yes.” This ambiguous answer is a reflection […]

Legionella Testing, Planning, and Remediation: How a Healthcare Facility Got Two Out of Three Wrong At Legionella Control Systems, we find it very satisfying to work with facility managers on […]

When Do You Need a Follow-Up Legionella Risk Assessment? Any facility that utilizes water and has human occupants or visitors should have a Legionella risk assessment completed periodically. A Legionella […]

Legionella Risk Factors for Healthcare Facilities If you operate a building or facility of any type and haven’t taken the CDC Legionella Risk Assessment, you should do so right now. […]

Will Insurance Cover Our Legionella and Legionnaire’s Legal Costs? Will your insurance cover your legal costs if your facility, products, or services expose people to Legionella bacteria? This was not […]

Super-Chlorination for Legionella Control: Why It May Not Be Enough On this, our Legionella control systems website, we have discussed whether hyperchlorination, also called super-chlorination, is an effective Legionella treatment. […]

When Legionella Remediation is a Waste of Money Let’s imagine that your facility’s water has tested positive for Legionella. This is serious. Legionella bacteria can cause Legionnaires’ Disease, a dangerous condition that can […]

Can Our Air Conditioner Condensate Expose Someone to Legionella and Legionnaire’s Disease?   There is mixed opinion as to whether Legionnaire’s disease can be contracted from an air conditioner’s condensate […]

Legionella & Legionnaires’ Disease Remediation Without Shutting Down Your Building Legionella Control Systems offers many ways to mitigate Legionella and prevent Legionnaires’ Disease, but let’s presume that before you ever […]

Not If, But When: 3 Reasons Most U.S. Buildings Are Prone to Waterborne Pathogen and Legionella Growth If you manage a U.S. building or facility and you don’t have a […]

What is the Difference Between Oxidizers and Disinfectants? The terms oxidizer and disinfectant are often confused and used inaccurately. Here is the difference between oxidizers and disinfectants. This is useful information […]

Tap Water is Clean Enough to Drink, So Why Do We Need to Worry About Legionella? Everyone knows that you shouldn’t drink untreated water from a lake or stream. In […]

Why Are Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Rising So Rapidly? Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease caused by the Legionella pathogen have increased 900% in the United States since 2000. This is a staggering […]

Legionella and Legionnaires’ Disease in Hotels and Resorts: The Danger of Recreational Water Illnesses Hotel and resort managers need to be particularly diligent about Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs). Recreational water […]

Curbing Legionella Growth Risk in Public Hot Tubs Three of the main causes for legionella growth are temperature, water age and stagnation. These become huge red flags if hot tubs […]

Do We Really Need a Water Management Program (WMP)? Why is a water management program (WMP), also referred to as a defensible water management plan, so important for your organization […]

What Are the Suggested Response Activities for Legionella Control Following a Legionella Test? If your Legionella test shows that you do not have Legionella under control, the CDC offers several […]

What Do Our Legionella Test Results Mean? If you’ve received your Legionella test results, you might have questions. What do the Legionella test results mean. Is the water safe with […]

What is the Best Legionella Test for Our Facility? Legionella testing methods could vary by the type of water system and the reason for testing. Sample volumes processed, plate types, […]

How is Legionella Testing Sample Collection Done? How do you test for Legionella? Before beginning Legionella testing sampling, it is important to remember that Legionella tests for public health investigations […]

Do We Need to Test for Legionella? Do you need to test for Legionella? If you are a facility manager, building owner, healthcare/hospital engineer, or senior community director, you should […]

Legionella Control Isn’t Just for Healthcare Anymore: Factories, Warehouse Facilities, and Low-Population Buildings Pose High Risk Is the risk of Legionella and Legionnaires’ Disease limited to hospitals, nursing homes and […]

Reduce Risk Re-Opening Water Systems for Commercial and Industrial Facilities It is vital to properly re-open you facility’s water systems for protecting health and safety. Contact Legionella Control Systems at […]

Is Heat and Flush an Effective Legionella Treatment? Heat and flush may not be successful as a Legionella treatment and may give only limited control over a short period. This […]

Legionella Species and Their Risk to Humans Bacteria of the genus Legionella cause Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever, and, more rarely, extrapulmonary infections, collectively referred to as legionellosis. According to […]

Legionella Draft New Standards and Elements of Performance (EPs) from The Joint Commission Below are the draft Legionella standards from The Joint Commission for healthcare facilities that are schedule to […]

Is Sediment a Risk Factor for Legionella Control? Sediment can be an important factor in Legionnaire’s Disease prevention because it affects the growth of Legionella, the bacteria the causes Legionnaire’s […]

Legionnaires’ Disease and Legionella in Healthcare Facilities and Nursing Homes Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are at a higher risk when it comes to Legionnaires’ disease cases and outbreaks. It […]