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Legionella Risk Assessment
Landlords of residential accommodation have responsibilities for combating Legionnaires' Disease within their property. Health and safety legislation requires that landlords carry out risk assessments for the Legionella bacteria which cause Legionnaires' Disease and thereafter maintain control measures to minimise the risk. Most rented premises will be low risk but it is important that risk assessments are carried out and control measures are introduced.
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Scot.Gov state on their website that all landlords need to "make sure you've carried out a Legionella Risk Assessment'.
We can attend your property and carry out a Legionella Risk Assessment. Or why not get us to arrange the full landlord package in one convenient visit including PAT, EICR, Gas, EPC & Lead Testing
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Legionella Risk Assessment £50+ VAT
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We offer Legionella Risk Assessment in Edinburgh, Lothians and surrounding areas in one easy cost effective appointment. It is a legal requirement for Landlords or the person who is responsible for the water system to provide a Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA). If you require a Landlord Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA) based in Edinburgh or Lothians you can benefit from our affordable local pricing as displayed further above. Our Legionella Risk Assessments in Edinburgh & Lothians will give you an efficient, comprehensive picture of your water system and help you to stay legally compliant as a Landlord. Limit the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria and its harmful effects with our Landlord Legionella Risk Assessment. We can also arrange for the below Landlord Certificates to be carried out at your property whilst carrying out the LRA. Including Lead Water Testing required as of 1st March 2024.
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What Certs Do Landlords Need ?
Legionella Risk Assessment ✔️
EPC✔️
EICR✔️
GAS ✔️
PAT Certificate ✔️
Lead Testing ✔️
We can arrange for these additional Landlord Certificates to be carried out whilst carrying out the Legionella Assessment
How do our Legionella Risk Assessments work?
Once you have made contact with us either through our website contact page or by telephone and provided the address of your property. We will then arrange for one of our Domestic Legionella Risk Assessors to attend your property and carry out the Legionella Risk Assessment for you. The inspection will take around 20-30 minutes for a standard size domestic property. The Legionella Risk Assessor will inspect the properties plumbing system, which involves needing access to all bathrooms, water outlets and kitchen within the property. We will also need access to the loft to inspect your cold water tank if indeed there is one present.
Once completed you will then receive a fully compliant Legionella Risk Assessment in electronic pdf format identifying any potential risks and recommending control measures to reduce the risks identified.
Landlord Legionella Guidance
All water systems must be assessed for legionella risk, and private landlords must ensure this is carried out before the property is first let. The legionella risk assessment (LRA) should then be regularly reviewed at intervals of no more than two years. If a review of the risk assessment indicates that there has been a change to the risk factors then a new risk assessment should be carried out. Depending on the system in the property, private landlords may be able to carry this assessment out themselves if competent to do so, or it might be necessary to employ a competent assessor to do it.
In most residential settings, a simple assessment may show that the risks are low and no further action may be necessary. An example of a typical lower risk situation may be found in a house where:
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daily water usage is inevitable and sufficient to turn over the entire system;
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cold water is directly from a wholesome mains supply (no stored water tanks);
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hot water is fed from instantaneous heaters or low volume water heaters (supplying outlets at 50 °C); and
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Where the only outlets are toilets and wash hand basins.
If the assessment shows the risks are low and are being properly managed, the private landlord need take no further action but it is important that the assessment is reviewed regularly in case anything changes in the system.
To help control the risk of exposure to legionella landlords must:
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Flush out the system prior to letting the property, if this has not been done within the previous two years;
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Avoid debris getting into the system by ensuring the cold water tanks, where fitted, have a tight fitting lid;
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Set control parameters where water is stored in the hot water tank at least 60°C; and
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Make sure any redundant pipework and dead ends are identified and removed.
Private landlords must advise tenants of control measures put in place and of their responsibility to help ensure they are maintained. Tenants must be advised:
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Not to adjust the temperature setting of the hot water tank;
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To regularly clean and disinfect showerheads; and
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Inform the landlord if the hot water is not heating properly or if there are any other problems with the system.
In situations where a privately let property is vacant for an extended period, steps must be taken to ensure water is not allowed to stagnate within the water system, by a suitable flushing regime or other measures such as draining the system. Remember a Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA) should be carried out regularly within a minimum of a 2 year period.
Lead Water Testing Edinburgh
The repairing standard requires Landlords to ensure that from 1 March 2024 the water supply in their private rented property is free of lead pipes, lead lined storage tanks and fittings from the boundary stopcock to the kitchen tap. This will mean additional testing requirements for some Landlords. Scottish Water explain that properties built prior to 1970 could have lead pipe work. Therefore if your property is older than 1970 construction or around this date we would recommend having lead testing carried out. Although lead piping and tanks are only likely to be present in older buildings prior to 1970, some plumbers were still using lead solder until relatively recently. To combat this, it was a requirement from around 2000, to a couple of years ago, for all new build properties in Edinburgh to be tested to prove the absence of lead in the water supply, as part of the Habitation Certificate, therefore properties from this period wouldn’t need testing. Other councils may have a slightly different approach to the issue of lead solder, so new build properties from this period outside of Edinburgh may not have already had Lead Testing in a similar way. Please check with your local council for further clarification on their requirement. If a Landlord is uncertain whether there are lead pipes, or are aware of a risk, tenants must be informed and water samples must be taken for laboratory analysis as this is the only way to test whether the water is lead free.
We can attend your rental property taking the sample of your drinking water using our lab approved sample bottles then arrange for the Laboratory to carry out a suitable lead in water analysis for you. Once this has been done and the results are available a certificate of analysis will be issued stating the results. Lead Testing results need to be under 10 micrograms per litre to be considered a pass.
If lead is present above the acceptable levels in your Lead Testing sample (at or above 10 micrograms per litre) then the Landlord would be responsible for locating and removing any lead pipes within the rental property. Scottish Water would investigate any part of their water supply. Short-term precautionary advice to tenants should also be given such as not drinking water that has been standing in pipes for long periods and drawing off water to clear any water which has been standing in the pipes before using it for drinking or cooking. Once the lead pipework has been replaced, Lead Water Testing needs to be carried out again to ensure Lead levels are below 10 micrograms per litre.
If you require Lead Water Testing in Edinburgh or Lothians for your rental property get in touch with Lothian PAT Testing. https://www.lothianpattesting.co.uk/contact
Please find the useful Scottish Government link below regarding the repairing standard. The sections relevant to lead are D.18-D.27
https://www.gov.scot/publications/repairing-standard-statutory-guidance-private-landlords/pages/14/