Water Hygiene Management Services

Housing 21 is a leading not for profit provider of Retirement Housing and Extra Care for older people of modest means. Housing 21 has over 450 courts and are legally committed to ensuring that resident’s safety is achieved. Water hygiene services must be completed in line with industry standards and risks identified and resolved to ensure safety standards are achieved. Housing 21 has requirements for two key water prevention methods including firstly; suppliers work towards achieving compliance with a monitoring programme of water checks to ensure water within the system is being stored appropriately to reduce risk of legionella and other water-based bacteria’s cultivating. Secondly scheduled surveys of the water system to assess the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria. As part of the service a risk assessment engineer will inspect, assess, and certify the water system and provide a written report on condition and safety.