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Publication type: | Conference paper |
Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
Title: | Risk management of water systems in residential homes : The ‘process’ of Legionella prevention |
Authors: | Leiblein, Thomas W. Füchslin, Hans Peter Keserue, Hans Anton Tucker, Matthew Hofer, Susanne |
DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-1270 |
Proceedings: | Research papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain |
Editors of the parent work: | Balslev Nielsen, Susanne Anker Jensen, Per Brinkø, Rikke |
Page(s): | 78 |
Pages to: | 90 |
Conference details: | EFMC 2017, Madrid, Spain, 25-28 April 2017 |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Polyteknisk Forlag |
Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Lyngby |
ISBN: | 9788750211129 |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | Risk management; Process; prevention; Water system; Legionella |
Subject (DDC): | 363: Environmental and security problems 658.2: Facility Management |
Abstract: | In the present study data was collect and analysed to gain evidence for the present situation of Legionella risk management and prevention of water systems in different buildings in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. These buildings comprise retirement homes, care homes and dwellings for people with a disability. According to given legislation, standards and technical rules, duty holders are liable for the quality of drinking water distributed by the water system in a building. Showers represent a frequently used, aerosol-generating device in the domestic setting and have been proposed as a source of Legionnaires’ disease, caused by Legionella bacteria. This study investigated the prevalence of Legionella in showers which are recognised as a potential source of risk of contamination for users. During a field campaign, data from ten buildings were collected. Water was sampled from showers and analysed with reproducible sampling procedures. As a second source of data, information concerning technical specifications and operating parameters of the (hot) water systems and shower facilities was collected from the operating manager through a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on the microbiological results provided by the classical culture method, a Legionella contamination was detected in two objects. Three additional care facilities showed raised results according to a different method applied. Evaluation of the responses given in the questionnaire revealed that control functions and documentation seem to be either unsatisfactory within the institutions, or are missing completely. Although the small size of the sample in this study does not permit generalizable statements, the results provide a solid foundation upon which further investigations can be based. |
URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1272 |
Fulltext version: | Published version |
License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
Organisational Unit: | Institute of Facility Management (IFM) |
Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Leiblein, T. W., Füchslin, H. P., Keserue, H. A., Tucker, M., & Hofer, S. (2017). Risk management of water systems in residential homes : The ‘process’ of Legionella prevention [Conference paper]. In S. Balslev Nielsen, P. Anker Jensen, & R. Brinkø (Eds.), Research papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain (pp. 78–90). Polyteknisk Forlag. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1270
Leiblein, T.W. et al. (2017) ‘Risk management of water systems in residential homes : The ‘process’ of Legionella prevention’, in S. Balslev Nielsen, P. Anker Jensen, and R. Brinkø (eds) Research papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain. Lyngby: Polyteknisk Forlag, pp. 78–90. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1270.
T. W. Leiblein, H. P. Füchslin, H. A. Keserue, M. Tucker, and S. Hofer, “Risk management of water systems in residential homes : The ‘process’ of Legionella prevention,” in Research papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain, 2017, pp. 78–90. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1270.
LEIBLEIN, Thomas W., Hans Peter FÜCHSLIN, Hans Anton KESERUE, Matthew TUCKER und Susanne HOFER, 2017. Risk management of water systems in residential homes : The ‘process’ of Legionella prevention. In: Susanne BALSLEV NIELSEN, Per ANKER JENSEN und Rikke BRINKØ (Hrsg.), Research papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain. Conference paper. Lyngby: Polyteknisk Forlag. 2017. S. 78–90. ISBN 9788750211129
Leiblein, Thomas W., Hans Peter Füchslin, Hans Anton Keserue, Matthew Tucker, and Susanne Hofer. 2017. “Risk Management of Water Systems in Residential Homes : The ‘Process’ of Legionella Prevention.” Conference paper. In Research Papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain, edited by Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Per Anker Jensen, and Rikke Brinkø, 78–90. Lyngby: Polyteknisk Forlag. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1270.
Leiblein, Thomas W., et al. “Risk Management of Water Systems in Residential Homes : The ‘Process’ of Legionella Prevention.” Research Papers for EuroFM’S 16th Research Symposium EFMC2017, 25-28 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain, edited by Susanne Balslev Nielsen et al., Polyteknisk Forlag, 2017, pp. 78–90, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1270.
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