S.L. 465.3 Art. 15Risk assessment. Control measures. External audit.

(1) The responsible person shall:

(a) carry out a risk assessment to identify and assess the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria from work activities and the water systems on the premises under his control as identified in the guidelines; and

(b) identify any necessary precautionary measures which may need to be adopted; and

(c) review the assessment either annually or when the situation changes or when the original assessment may no longer be valid; and

(d) keep a fully documented record of the risk assessment.

(2) When the risk assessment reveals that there is a foreseeable risk which cannot be eliminated, the responsible person shall adopt a scheme specifying the measures to be taken to minimise the risk of exposure.

(3) The risk assessment and operation of the control measures shall be audited by an independent competent person at least every two years.

(4) All maintenance and risk assessment records shall be retained for at least five years.