Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3334
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: National legislation, standards and recommendations with respect to water risk management and Legionella prevention
Authors: Leiblein, Thomas
Tucker, Matt
Ashall, Mal
Al Khaddar, Rafid
Lee, Susanne
Gollnisch, Carsten
Gollnisch, Lutz-Peter
Hofer, Susanne
DOI: 10.34749/jfm.2018.2815
10.21256/zhaw-3334
Published in: Journal für Facility Management
Volume(Issue): 2018
Issue: 16
Page(s): 35
Pages to: 51
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Technische Universität Wien
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Wien
ISSN: 2415-1858
2520-5404
Other identifiers: urn:nbn:at:at-ubtuw:4-2815
Language: English
Subjects: Facility management; Water management; Legionella
Subject (DDC): 610: Medicine and health
658.2: Facility Management
Abstract: In this article, risk management and Legionella prevention is discussed from a practice-oriented point of view, which can be assigned to Facility Management in healthcare (FM in HC). Water systems in facilities contaminated with Legionella is a serious issue of hygienic risk which needs to be addressed and not only of economic threat or image loss to a facility. Managers, such as operators or any other duty holders, can be responsible for building-associated facilities (water systems). This paper collects, extracts and discusses FM-relevant duties. It emphasizes important issues with relevance to risk management. First, a tabulated collection of statutes, standards and other documents guiding for design, operation and maintenance to minimise risks caused by Legionella in building (drinking) water systems is presented. This is followed by well-discussed situations reported from practice in the national context of Germany. The topic of Legionella prevention of water systems is not limited to a national context. Differences exist according to legislation and to explanations of generally accepted engineering standards, i.e. norms, recommendations, or technical and guidance documents. For the people responsible, who may be assigned to the professional field of FM, there are undeniably aspects of water hygiene that could enforce criminal and civil law obligations. The results of this context-specific paper may provide support in detecting deficiencies and thus avoid potential lawsuits.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/16469
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC 2.0: Attribution - Non commercial 2.0 Generic
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., Tucker, M., Ashall, M., Al Khaddar, R., Lee, S., Gollnisch, C., Gollnisch, L.-P., & Hofer, S. (2018). National legislation, standards and recommendations with respect to water risk management and Legionella prevention. Journal Für Facility Management, 2018(16), 35–51. https://doi.org/10.34749/jfm.2018.2815
Leiblein, T. et al. (2018) ‘National legislation, standards and recommendations with respect to water risk management and Legionella prevention’, Journal für Facility Management, 2018(16), pp. 35–51. Available at: https://doi.org/10.34749/jfm.2018.2815.
T. Leiblein et al., “National legislation, standards and recommendations with respect to water risk management and Legionella prevention,” Journal für Facility Management, vol. 2018, no. 16, pp. 35–51, 2018, doi: 10.34749/jfm.2018.2815.
LEIBLEIN, Thomas, Matt TUCKER, Mal ASHALL, Rafid AL KHADDAR, Susanne LEE, Carsten GOLLNISCH, Lutz-Peter GOLLNISCH und Susanne HOFER, 2018. National legislation, standards and recommendations with respect to water risk management and Legionella prevention. Journal für Facility Management. 2018. Bd. 2018, Nr. 16, S. 35–51. DOI 10.34749/jfm.2018.2815
Leiblein, Thomas, Matt Tucker, Mal Ashall, Rafid Al Khaddar, Susanne Lee, Carsten Gollnisch, Lutz-Peter Gollnisch, and Susanne Hofer. 2018. “National Legislation, Standards and Recommendations with Respect to Water Risk Management and Legionella Prevention.” Journal Für Facility Management 2018 (16): 35–51. https://doi.org/10.34749/jfm.2018.2815.
Leiblein, Thomas, et al. “National Legislation, Standards and Recommendations with Respect to Water Risk Management and Legionella Prevention.” Journal Für Facility Management, vol. 2018, no. 16, 2018, pp. 35–51, https://doi.org/10.34749/jfm.2018.2815.


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