Legionella Sampling Workshop in November 2017

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13 September 2017 | Environmental, health & safety, Environmental testing | Announcement
ALS will be hosting a Sampling Workshop during the National Legionella Conference at the Gold Coast
Register for the Conference

As Gold Sponsors, ALS are proud to be hosting a Sampling Workshop during the National Legionella Conference.

The National Legionella Conference is being held at Sea Word Resort on the Gold Coast on 13 & 14 November 2017.

This is a valuable conference for any of the following professionals:

  • Hospital administrators
  • Health industry workers
  • Local government
  • Plumbing industry professionals
  • Students
  • Aged Care Facility owners and managers
  • Scientists
  • Engineers
  • Plumbers
  • Hydraulic consultants
  • Plumbing inspectors
  • Product designers

This is a great opportunity to find out everything you wanted to know and more. To attend the Sampling Workshop, click here to register for the Conference, and be sure to tick ‘Yes’ to the Day 1 Sample Taking Workshop.

Register for the workshop by ticking that you will be attending the Day 1 - Sample Taking Workshop

Legionella Workshop Content

Join the laboratory experts from ALS at the Sampling Workshop and you’ll get access to industry expertise in the following areas:
  1. Introductory overview regarding Legionella Monitoring:
    • - risks in warm water systems
      • verification monitoring only - to make sure that the controls you have put in place from the Water Management Plans are working 
  2. General sampling considerations: such as what is a sample, the purpose, importance, safety, etc.
  3. General sampling techniques: including aseptic protocols, sampling for chemical analysis, field tests, as well as practical demonstrations.
  4. Legionella specific sampling techniques: including the difference between a first-flush sample and second sample after flushing for a period, the benefits/purpose of each, as well as practical demonstrations. 
  5. Sample integrity: guidance on specific bottle types, sample temperature during storage and transport to the laboratory, sample holding times and the requirement to analyse within these to ensure an accurate result, the purpose and importance of the Chain of Custody (COC) when submitting a sample to the Laboratory.
  6. Stakeholder consideration and management: access protocols, sensitivities around patients and processes in hospitals and healthcare facilities
  7. Update on current test methods: overview, and the recommended use of each type including:
    • An overview of the update to the Australian Standard for Legionella analysis AS3896 and how this will affect reporting requirements
    • An overview of the ‘low-level’ ISO Legionella analysis method
    • An introduction to MALDI-TOF technology and the ability to shorten analysis times using this method of confirmation
    • Fit for purpose on which analysis method to use – cooling towers vs. Healthcare
  8. How to interpret results:  what to do if you get a ‘positive’ Legionella test.