Blue Heron CTI trains Building Managers to prevent Legionnaires' Disease and accompanies them in the writing of a Risk Management Program to facilitate their task.
How to prevent the transmission of Legionnaires' Disease?
1. Get training about how to prevent the transmission of Legionnaires' Disease. To avoid accidents in an industrial plant, workers need training. To prevent a Legionnaires Disease outbreak, you need the same.
2. Build a multidisciplinary team! -ASHRAE Standard 188 « Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems »
3. Design a system schematic! We must manage the whole system not solely the cooling tower.
4. To manage the risk,
- first, identify the risk;
- then, treat the risk, eliminate or reduce it!
5. Write a program of activities to do to avoid an outbreak!
5. Confirm the program!
- Prove that you did what you have programmed (verification);
- Prove that your program is efficient in controlling Legionella (Legionella Test)!
6. Document all your activities to prove that you haven't been negligent in managing the risk and keep records!
Of course, I simplified it, but here is the truth: you need a Risk Management Program to prevent the transmission of Legionnaires' Disease. There is no other way. You cannot simply say: « I have water treatments and a good maintenance program.» If so, you may get into trouble like many before.
To learn more on how you can prevent the transmission of Legionnaires' Disease, contact Mr. Bellavance for a 1-hour free exploratory session!
Who we are?
Mario Bellavance, ing.
Founder & CEO
+1 (450) 880-0934
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Meet Mario Bellavance, a mechanical engineer with a Master's degree in Engineering Management who founded Blue Heron Cooling Tower Inc. in 2001, specializing in designing, upgrading, and maintaining cooling towers. After a close friend's relative died from Legionnaires' Disease in 2010, he devoted himself to preventing such tragedies by organizing seminars worldwide, including one in Algiers in March 2014, and authoring books on the topic. Thanks to the guidance of his mentors, the late Robert Burger and Marcel Lefevre, Mr. Bellavance has become a reliable teacher, mentor, and coach for anyone looking to learn more about cooling towers. In his books, he shares his knowledge and experience, promoting health and safety in the operation of a cooling tower. Some of his customers date over 10 years. So, you can pay confidence in Mr. Bellavance. He is married to Marie-Rose Kouadjo, a composer, singer, and multi-instrumentist from Ivory Coast. If you want to expand your knowledge on cooling towers and Legionnaires' Disease prevention, don't hesitate to ask for a 1-hour free exploratory session! He'll be happy to share his expertise with you.
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