Legionella Awareness On-Site Training Course
1 Day Training On-Site – £POA
Price includes City & Guilds Certification
Legionella Awareness On-Site Training Course
1 Day On-Site Training – £POA
Price includes City & Guilds Certification
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Legionella Awareness On-Site Training Course
Our City & Guilds accredited Legionella Awareness Training is designed for individuals working with hot and cold water systems who need a foundational understanding of Legionella, Legionnaires’ Disease, and related risks in accordance with HSE’s ACoP L8 and HSG274 guidance.
On-Site Training for Practical Learning
This course is delivered directly at your business premises by one of our expert water hygiene instructors. This approach ensures high-quality, hands-on training using the actual equipment delegates work with daily, making the learning experience more relevant and practical.
Key Benefits of On-Site Training:
✔ Real-world application – Train with familiar equipment in your work environment
✔ Cost-effective for teams – Pricing covers up to 5 delegates, with discounts for additional learners
✔ Official certification – Successful delegates receive a City & Guilds Accredited Programme Certificate
Important Note: This course does not provide sufficient training for those appointed as Responsible Persons or Duty Holders. For advanced qualifications, consider our Legionella Responsible Person Training or Legionella Responsible Person with Cooling Towers courses.
Legionella Training Enquiry
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Legionella Awareness On-Site Training Aims
This City & Guilds Accredited Programme on Legionella Awareness provides essential knowledge on Legionella bacteria, risk factors, and control measures. Delegates will gain a comprehensive understanding of water system safety and compliance with HSE’s ACoP L8 and HSG274 guidance.
Key Learning Objectives:
✔ Understanding Legionella Bacteria – How it enters water systems and causes Legionnaires’ Disease
✔ Health Risks & Symptoms – Recognizing illnesses, symptoms, and high-risk individuals
✔ Transmission Routes – How Legionella spreads and its impact on the lungs
✔ Growth Conditions – Understanding factors that promote Legionella proliferation
✔ Aerosol Generation – How contaminated droplets contribute to transmission
✔ Regulatory Guidance – Basics of ACoP L8 and HSG274 for legal compliance
✔ Management & Risk Control – Importance of clear management pathways and risk assessments
✔ Written Schemes – Why they are essential for Legionella control
✔ System Monitoring – Identifying high-risk systems and best practices for hot and cold water inspections
This training ensures delegates leave with the knowledge required to manage and reduce Legionella risks effectively.
Course Information
- Health and safety
- Case studies
- Legionella bacteria
- Illnesses, symptoms and susceptibility
- Routes of transmission
- Medical aspects
- Conditions that favour proliferation
- Forms of aerosol generation
- Introduction to ACoP L8 and HSG 274
- Importance of management pathway
- Introduction to the risk assessment
- Importance of the written scheme
- Systems that represent a reasonably foreseeable risk
- Inspection and monitoring of hot and cold water systems
- How legionella bacteria enter water systems and how we may contract legionnaires’ disease
- Understand legionella bacteria
- Legionella illnesses, symptoms and susceptibility
- Routes of transmission
- Understand pneumonia and legionella’s impact within the lung
- Know conditions that Legionella favour for proliferation
- Understand aerosol generation
- The basics behind the ACOP L8 and HSG 274
- The importance of management pathway
- Know the basics behind a Legionella Risk Assessment
- The importance of the written scheme
- Know the systems that represent a reasonably foreseeable risk
- Inspection and monitoring of hot and cold water systems
At the end of the legionella training, each delegate undertakes a multiple choice assessment. This consists of 20 questions with 15 correct answers achieving a pass grade (75%).
If you are taking the Virtual Classroom course, assessments will be completed online to enable faster processing of results and certification.
On successful completion of this Legionella Awareness Training, you will receive a City and Guilds Accredited Programme Certificate.
E-Learning Only
A digital certificate will be made available to download. This is usually available within 48hrs of successfully completing this course.
Open Courses, Virtual Classroom, and On-Site
Certificates will be emailed to the delegate within 7 working Days
Paper copies of certificates can be supplied subject to a small administration fee.
This will need renewing every 2 years.
Why Complete Legionella Awareness Training?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights lack of training as a key cause of Legionella outbreaks, as stated in ACoP L8 and HSG274. Proper training is critical in preventing Legionnaires’ disease and ensuring compliance with legal safety requirements.
By completing this City & Guilds Accredited Legionella Awareness Training, delegates will:
✔ Understand how Legionella bacteria spread and cause Legionnaires’ disease
✔ Learn how to identify and manage risks in hot and cold water systems
✔ Gain knowledge of legal requirements and industry standards (ACoP L8, HSG274)
✔ Help prevent costly outbreaks, legal consequences, and health risks
✔ Improve workplace safety, compliance, and water hygiene management
This course is essential for anyone responsible for water system safety or those potentially exposed to Legionella risks.
Why Choose HX Training for Your ACoP L8 Course?
HX Training is the UK’s No.1 Legionella Training Provider and a recognised Legionella specialist. We are the only UK training provider offering both City & Guilds accredited LIVE virtual classrooms and e-learning Legionella courses, ensuring flexibility and accessibility for all learners.
We provide a comprehensive range of Legionella training courses (also referred to as ACoP L8 Courses or Water Hygiene Courses) designed for employees, managers, directors, and business owners. If you have responsibilities for managing or controlling Legionella risks, our expert-led courses will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease.
Compliance & Accreditation
All HX Training Legionella courses comply with:
✔ Approved Code of Practice (ACoP L8) – Fourth Edition
✔ HSG 274 – Technical Guidance Document
✔ HTM 04-01 – Healthcare Guidance Document (where relevant)
With our expert training and industry-leading course delivery, HX Training ensures you are fully compliant, confident, and prepared to manage Legionella risks effectively.
Do I need Legionella Awareness Training?
Do you have the responsibility of working with water systems that could contain legionella bacteria? And therefore the responsibility of taking measures to prevent an outbreak of legionnaires disease? You must complete an appropriate ACoP L8 course and safety training to successfully undertake and perform your duties.
