title: How to manage water hygiene successfully.
abstract: According to Alan Hambidge, who has over 22 years' experience in health and safety risk management, and is an expert in legionellosis and water hygiene, 'recent developments and research' have resulted in 'an increase in the Health and Safety Executive's expectations' on the standards adopted by healthcare organisations in looking after their water systems. In our latest technical guidance article, he explores 'some of the developments, pitfalls, and traps, that indicate the requirement for improvement in competence'.
authors.affiliation: Empathy Environmental Consultancy.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hambidge
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D061214:Patient Safety; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*