Legionella Responsible Person Training Course
1-Day Classroom Course – £265
Venue: Hydro-X Training HQ, Solihull or Hemel Hempstead
1/2-Day Live Virtual Classroom – £245
Price includes City & Guilds Certification
Legionella Responsible Person Training Course
1-Day Classroom Course – £265
Venue: Hydro-X Training HQ, Solihull or Hemel Hempstead
1/2-Day Live Virtual Classroom – £245
Price includes City & Guilds Certification
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Legionella Responsible Person Training Course
City & Guilds accredited | HXT-W02 | ACoP L8 and HSG274
Legionella Responsible Person Training (HXT-W02) is a City & Guilds accredited course for people appointed to manage Legionella risk. It teaches you to control Legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems in line with HSE guidance, ACoP L8 and HSG274, and includes a final assessment. The classroom course takes 1 day and the live virtual classroom takes 3 hours. No previous training is required.
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FOR ONLINE LEGIONELLA TRAINING & EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS
If you are booking a Live Virtual Classroom Course and have evaporative cooling systems, please book this course, Legionella Responsible Person Training Course (HXT-W02) AND Legionella Responsible Person Training Including Cooling Systems (HXT-W03).
To gain your City & Guilds Accredited Programme Certificate for hot and cold water systems with cooling towers, you will need to complete BOTH the HXT-W02 and HXT-W03 sessions. You must complete this course before the HXT-W03.
If you DO NOT have evaporative cooling systems, you will only need to complete this course: Legionella Responsible Person Training (HXT-W02).
Thank you. Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
What Is Legionella Responsible Person Training?
Legionella Responsible Person Training provides a detailed insight into Legionella management, including how to evaluate and implement water treatment options for hot and cold water systems. It gives you the skills for responsible oversight of Legionella risk, so you can ensure compliance and safety in your water systems.
The course is also known as an L8 Responsible Person course or Legionella Duty Holder training.
What Will You Learn on the Course?
- How to manage Legionella effectively, including evaluating water treatment options for hot and cold water systems
- The moral, legal and financial consequences of poor Legionella control
- Practical resources to control Legionella bacteria in line with HSE guidance, ACoP L8 and HSG274
- How to fulfil your Legionella management responsibilities, confirmed by a final assessment
Our team supports you throughout, helping you put robust health and safety practices in place after the course.
Why Do I Need Legionella Responsible Person Training?
A Responsible Person manages the risk of Legionella bacteria in water systems and needs a strong awareness of the dangers it poses to people. HSE guidance identifies lack of safety training as a key factor in Legionella outbreaks, and following the approved code of practice requires an appropriate L8 Responsible Person course.
Completing the course shows you are managing safety proactively for your premises and everyone connected to them.
Legionella Training Enquiry
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Why do I need to take Legionella Responsible Person Training?
The role of a responsible person is to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in water systems. Along with this, they must have a strong awareness of the dangers legionella bacteria can impose on individuals.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has guidelines that state the lack of safety training is a key factor of legionella outbreaks. Therefore, it is essential to have training in controlling the risks associated with managing water systems. As a result, to successfully follow the approved code of practice, you must complete an appropriate L8 Responsible Person Course.
By undertaking Legionella Responsible Person Training, you are offering proactive safety management for your premises and individuals associated.
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Do You Have Cooling Towers or Evaporative Cooling Systems?
If you manage cooling towers or evaporative cooling systems, you need to complete two courses to earn the City & Guilds accredited certificate for Legionella Responsible Person: Hot & Cold Water Systems with Cooling Towers.
- Step 1: Legionella Responsible Person Training (HXT-W02), this course
- Step 2: Legionella Responsible Person with Cooling Towers (HXT-W03), the top-up course
You must complete HXT-W02 before HXT-W03. If you do not have evaporative cooling systems, you only need this course. If you book the live virtual classroom and have evaporative cooling systems, book both courses.
How Does Online Legionella Responsible Person Training Work?
Our online course runs in an interactive live virtual classroom that you can access on a tablet, laptop or PC. An expert trainer guides you through every step, and because the training is live rather than pre-recorded, you can ask questions and get answers in real time.
We also provide support before and after the course, so you have guidance from our Legionella specialists throughout.
Benefits of online Legionella training
- No travel costs: save time and expense by training from any location
- Expert-level training: the same high-quality L8 Responsible Person training as our classroom course
- Cost-effective: online delivery reduces overall training costs
- Interactive support: trainers answer your questions in real time
- City & Guilds certification: an accredited certificate identical to the classroom course
For delegates short on time, our 3-hour online course covers the same content as the classroom course, led by experienced trainers from your home or office.
Frequently Asked Questions
A Legionella Responsible Person is the person appointed to manage the risk of Legionella bacteria in a building’s water systems. They must understand the dangers Legionella poses and how to control it.
HSE guidance identifies lack of training as a key factor in Legionella outbreaks, and following ACoP L8 requires an appropriate Responsible Person course. Training shows you are managing the risk proactively.
No. No previous Legionella training is required, although it can be an advantage. If you want to pre-learn the basics, take our Legionella Awareness course (HXT-W01), which is also available online.
Yes. The live virtual course meets the same standards as our City & Guilds accredited classroom course, and delegates who complete it receive the same City & Guilds accredited programme certificate.
The classroom course runs for 1 day. The live virtual course takes 3 hours, led by an expert trainer, and covers the same content.
You need both HXT-W02 and HXT-W03. Complete this course first, then the W03 top-up, to earn the City & Guilds accredited certificate for hot and cold water systems with cooling towers. Without evaporative cooling systems, you only need HXT-W02.
Awareness training is the entry-level course for people who help control Legionella without overall compliance responsibility. Responsible Person training is for those appointed to manage Legionella risk, including Responsible Persons, Deputies and Duty Holders.