Legionella E-news -- 17 January 2002

**IN THIS ISSUE**

1. Responding to a Legionnaires' Outbreak in an Industrial Plant: A

Case Study

2. Legionella Prevention Training Course

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1. RESPONDING TO A LEGIONNAIRES' OUTBREAK IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT: A

CASE STUDY

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This article describes an outbreak that occurred in 1998 among

employees of a plastic injection molding plant in Baltimore (USA). The

article highlights plant management's response to the illnesses, and

OSHA's response to management. The information is based on Maryland

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSH) Case Files. Many

thanks to Scott Burgoon, Senior Industrial Hygienist with General

Physics Corp., for sharing information on this outbreak, which he

researched for his Master's thesis, "Legionnaires' Disease: Lessons for

Industry."

Since the article contains three typed pages, we have posted it at

http://hcinfo.com/industrialoutbreak.htm instead of including it in

this e-mail.

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2. LEGIONELLA PREVENTION TRAINING COURSE

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Course locations for the first half to 2002:

* Dallas: 30-31 January

* Montreal: 7-8 March

* New York City: 21-22 March

* Chicago: 1-2 May

To register for the seminars, or get more information, visit

http://hcinfo.com/legionellaseminar.htm, telephone 1-800-801-8050 (1-

760-494-3063 outside the USA and Canada), or e-mail

hcinfo@hcinfo.com.

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