Hamilton Cooling Tower Registry By-Law

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Course Type: Complimentary Breakfast
Province: Ontario
Price: $0
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Legionella Control in Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers

What you need to know.

If you are a building owner operating any facility with a cooling tower in the City of Hamilton, you should attend this seminar.

Hamilton’s proposed by-law, slated to pass in early 2011, requires building owners in the City of Hamilton to:

  • Register on an annual basis with Hamilton Public Health Services, all cooling towers and evaporative condensers that operate seasonally or year round.
  • Provide evidence that a Risk Management Plan is in effect for these towers.
  • Ensure all maintenance activities are implemented and recorded

The Pinchin complimentary seminar will provide you with:

  • An understanding of the requirements of this new By-law.
  • Reference to currents standards on this issue. 
  • Awareness of risk factors for Legionella growth.
  • Information on sampling and testing for Legionella

Exposure to Legionella pneumophila can result in serious consequences. In 2005, a Legionella outbreak in a long-term care facility in Scarborough, Ontario, resulted in a total of 135 infections and 23 deaths. The source of the Legionella is believed to have been the building’s cooling tower. Other Ontario outbreaks have occurred in 2006 and 2008.

Have a Question for our Breakfast or Course Leader ?

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