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James Dipping: Chemical and non-chemical additives for Legionella control

Specialty components to further reduce the risk of Legionella.
James dipping
James Dipping
January 6, 2023
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Many of the topics I have discussed in my column to this point have been about temperature considerations within the supply and return system based on recommendations in the community and right-sizing domestic water piping to reduce the overall volume of water in the building’s piping system.


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ASSE International publishes new Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) for Legionella reduction and treatment devices

September 12, 2022
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This standard defines the performance requirements for those devices in order to reduce the downstream risk due to Legionella bacteria.


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ASPE announces intent to develop new standard on thermal disinfection system design

July 28, 2022
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This standard will provide direction on how to effectively implement and manage the thermal disinfection process.


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James Dipping: The facts about Legionella, and why we should care

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease are rising significantly.
James dipping
James Dipping
July 7, 2022
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Here are four facts about Legionella and why we as plumbing engineers should care.


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Best practices for Legionella mitigation

Best practices for Legionella mitigation

Rising Legionella outbreaks underlay the need for better plumbing design, mitigation efforts.
Nicole krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
May 16, 2022
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There’s no doubt the plumbing industry has had a hyper-focus on Legionella and prevention over the past few years. Yet a simple search on Google reveals outbreaks in an Illinois prison, a Hawaiian hotel and in Riverside County, California — all within the past two months.


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Considerations for designing plumbing systems in health care facilities

Legionella and scald prevention top plumbing trends in health care settings.
Nicole krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
September 16, 2021
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Plumbing and HVAC systems inside health care facilities tend to be much more complex than your everyday run of the mill commercial building. 


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Mechanical Code

IAPMO UMC: Working toward addressing Legionella in mechanical systems

The Legionella Task Group will provide recommendations to the UMC Technical Committee for consideration to the 2024 edition of the UMC.
Zalmie Hussein
July 16, 2021
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Legionnaires’ disease, first identified in 1976, is caused by water contaminated with Legionella pneumophilia which, when disseminated in droplets into the atmosphere and inhaled, may infect a person. 


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Watts offers premium course on mitigating Legionella risk

May 12, 2021
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By completing all eight modules, engineers can receive 0.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), and all participants who complete the modules will receive a Certificate of Completion for the course


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CDC to address COVID-19 impact on Legionnaires’ Disease, present new prevention tools at Legionella Conference

February 17, 2021
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The two-day special session, hosted by NSF Health Sciences, an NSF International company, and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), will also address how industries such as health care, water utilities, manufacturing and hospitality, as well as health departments and regulators, can better respond to water-related challenges during a major health crisis.


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