Training Courses on Legionella and Other Waterborne Pathogens

Protect your employees, patients, residents, and guests.
Improve patient care.
Reduce your legal risk.

The information below pertains to classroom courses. For information on online training, to go our home page www.hcinfo.com.

We can teach a private seminar for your group on the topics you're interested in.

Be sure to check out our online courses also.

Overview of Prevention Strategies
Deciding which waterborne pathogens to address
Government and industry guidelines
Legal issues
Reactive vs. proactive approaches

Routine environmental sampling: Which pathogens? What about Legionella?
Wrong approaches: myths, blunders, and money wasters
Overview of management strategies for various building types

Preventive Measures for Domestic Water
Water temperatures: myths vs. facts
Dead-legs: why some are worse than others; examples; remedies

Policies to implement

Maintenance & operation
Good and bad plumbing design
Hot water tanks and instantaneous water heaters
Minimizing stagnation: dead leg examples and remedies

Preventive Measures for Cooling Towers
Physical cleaning 
Water treatment: overall objectives, biocides, monitoring and feeding, industry recommendations
Maintenance
Preventing Legionella habitats
Monitoring cooling water
Location
Preventing transmission

Brief Overview of Other Potential Sources of Contamination
HVAC equipment
Manufacturing equipment
Decorative fountains
Dental unit water lines

Whirlpool spas and bathtubs
Misters
Humidifiers

Environmental Sampling
Sampling plan for various building types: where to sample, number of samples, frequency of screenings
Interpreting results

Responding to Outbreaks
Government guidelines
Dealing with the press and the health department
Protecting patients
Conducting an investigation

Domestic (Potable) Water Disinfection or Filtration
Temporary methods: heat flush and hyperchlorination
When not to use temporary methods  
Overview of continuous methods: Chlorination, Ultraviolet light, Ozone, Copper-silver ionization, Chlorine dioxide, Monochloramine
New technology
Smart buying: what to look for; what to ask  

Case Studies

Our videos are especially popular.

All material is explained in easy-to-understand terms.

What past attendees said about our courses   Top

“Excellent course.” Dave Purkiss, General Manager, Water Distribution Systems, NSF International

“The information is directly related to our jobs.” Gordon Delchamps, hospital facility manager, Okla. City Area Indian Health Service

Quality of material both presented and handed out was excellent.” John Loop, Environmental Health & Safety Officer, University of Ottawa

“The regulations and guidelines were very helpful.” Carlus Frank, hotel manager

"Very informative. Cleared up misinformation.” Kimberly Parks, Mechanical Engineer, US Army

“Excellent course.” Dave Purkiss, General Manager, Water Distribution Systems, NSF International

“Very good presentation – I feel much more confident to evaluate potential Legionella risk.” Walter Tyler, Technical Director, Cascade Water Services, Hicksville, N.Y.

“Useful info presented by a very knowledgeable instructor.” Robert Hubbard, Facility Manager, Haskell Health Center, Lawrence, Kans.

“Information was helpful in educating how to prevent colonies—especially in piping design with deadlegs.” Michael Wenczkowski, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

“Very good course—provided valuable risk assessment/control information.” Denise Copperthite, industrial hygienist, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Md.

 “Extremely beneficial. I recommend it to all my colleagues.” Rich Knestaut, Hydro-Logic Inc., Gloucester, N.J. 

“A very informative seminar…presentation was great.” Juan Salazar, hospital director of plant operations

“Course was very good—provided insight into Legionella and risk assessment.” Jay Farmerie, Cyrus Rice Water Consultants, Moon Township, Penn. 

“The speaker made it applicable & appropriate for all levels of experience. He didn’t talk at a level over your head.” Melissa Freedman, Plumbing & HVAC engineer, Detroit

“Instructor very knowledgeable...presented a very descriptive seminar.” Timothy Jim, hospital facility manager, Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service

"I had read extensively on the subject, but this added information I had not come across.” Matt Copthorne, Chemtech, Inc.

“This course is an excellent resource for hospital management and their consultants.” Joe Ficek, Grumman/Butkus Associates, Evanston, Ill.

“Very good seminar.” Mark Zipperer, hospital utility systems chairman

"I would recommend this to all of my colleagues!” Joe Russell, President, Watertech of America Inc., Hales Corners, Wisc.

“It was complete and we had the opportunity to discuss practical applications.” Infection Control Coordinator, Montreal

“Very informative, extremely helpful” Daniel Wong, Chem-Aqua, Inc.

“Quality of material both presented and handed out was excellent.” John Loop, Environmental Health & Safety Officer, University of Ottawa

“Very good presentation – I feel much more confident to evaluate potential Legionella risk.” Walter Tyler, Technical Director, Cascade Water Services, Hicksville, N.Y.

"The environmental sampling procedures and methodology recommended were extensive and useful.” Lap-chi Shek, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, EMSD Energy Efficiency Office, Hong Kong

“The seminar addressed everything I can think of. I feel very comfortable with future dealings with this problem.” Steve Gauer, water treatment specialist, Huntington Beach, Calif. 

“Great course…will not hesitate to recommend to customers.”  Rafael Gonzalez, President, Xelera Inc. (water treatment), Salem, VA

“Really enjoyed this excellent treatment and presentation of a very large subject matter.” Bill Pearson, Southeastern Labs, Raleigh, NC

“Excellent discussion at understandable level.” David Woodard, healthcare consultant

“Very useful to my company’s business development” Roderick Thorpe, MSc, CIAQP, Enviroperfect Inc., Montreal

“Lots of good information to take home for digestion & referral.” R. Stewart, infection control professional and laboratorian  

“Special effort was made to make sure we understood all materials & concepts.”  Patrick Flood, hospital lead technician

“Content and expertise of the speaker was excellent.” Jeff Fuze, Water Sciences Inc., Fort Wayne, IN

“It’s been a very helpful seminar, additional to the excellent manuals you made.” Jim Schalekamp, Municipal Health Department, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

“I came here looking for a comprehensive overview so that I could supply my customers with useful information regarding Legionella…I really feel I have accomplished this.” Patrick Smith, Klenzoid Co. Ltd., Toronto

“Very informative and worthwhile – Good Job!” Douglas Lowe, Plumbing engineer, Detroit  

“The research and real world experience were very beneficial.” Frank Lloyd, Technical Specialties Corporation (water treatment), Atlanta, GA

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)  Top

Our courses qualify for CEUs according to the guidelines set forth by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). 

Many licensing boards and professional societies may grant continuing education credit for this seminar toward specific credential requirements if you submit the course outline and your Certificate of Attendance. Organizations that have approved CEUs are listed below:

  • American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

  • Association of Water Technologies (AWT)
    Toward CWT recertification

  • American Hospital Association (AHA)
    Toward the renewal requirement for Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) certification

  • American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

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We are able to present a completely unbiased view because we have no affiliation with suppliers or manufacturers. 

Questions? Email hcinfo@hcinfo.com

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