Main Training Objectives
This program will:
- Give deeper meaning to your role: “Honor Legionnaires and Victims. Prevent an Outbreak.”
- Show the difference between reckless risk-taking and courageous risk management.
- Change the way you see cooling tower design, operation, water treatment, and maintenance.
- Expose blind spots and hazards you may not even know exist.
- Teach a multi-barrier risk management process aligned with ISO and ASHRAE standards.
- Provide ready-to-use tools and templates so you can start protecting people immediately.
- Guide you to become a Legionnaires' TOP GUN
Training Structure
Introduction: The 1976 Philadelphia outbreak & our mission as Legionnaires’ TOP GUN™.
SECTION 1: THE RISK
- Lesson 1: The Risk Formula (Risk = Probability × Consequence).
- Lesson 2: Q&A on Legionnaires’ Disease. Real victims’ stories, how outbreaks are traced.
- Lesson 3: The Price of Negligence. How courts judge negligence. The real cost: reputation damage, shutdowns, lawsuits, bankruptcy.
SECTION 2: THE SYSTEM
- Lesson 4: Cooling Tower Fundamentals. Air-Water contact. Types of Cooling Towers. Critical components for Legionella prevention.
- Lesson 5: Cooling Tower Systems. Open vs. closed loops, energy savings, water conservation, and Legionella risk.
- Lesson 6: Water Treatment — Before & After Legionella. Biocides & Biodispersants. Alternative strategies.
- Lesson 7: Preventive Maintenance. Inspections, cleaning protocols, staff safety — done right.
SECTION 3: THE PROGRAM
- Lesson 8: The Risk Management Process. Identify and treat risk factors for Legionella.
- Lesson 9: ISO 31000 & the Multi-Barrier Model. How layered protection builds resilience.
- Lesson 10: ASHRAE Standard 188 — From Theory to Action. Step-by-step program building: Team formation. System schematics. Control measures & monitoring. Legionella testing. Documentation & accountability
- Lesson 11: Build Your Own Preventive Program. Save time with a ready-to-use template.
Conclusion: “TOP GUN Graduate — Lead with purpose. Fight with confidence. Never surrender.”
Your Instructor Mario Bellavance — B.Eng., M.Eng.Mgt.
Founder, Blue Heron Cooling Tower Inc. Since 1995, I’ve worked in the cooling tower industry — repairing, testing, upgrading, and even designing towers. Like many, I once underestimated the danger of Legionnaires’ Disease — until tragedy knocked at my door. A few weeks after attending a seminar on Legionnaires’ Disease at the ASHRAE Expo in 2010, a friend who had been there too told me: « My cousin had contracted Legionnaires’ Disease. » I, first, didn’t believe her. However, shortly after, her cousin passed away. I went to the funeral home and felt the grief of a husband, children, grandchildren — the sorrow of an entire family mourning their loving pillar. Then something became clear: I couldn’t stay indifferent to this tragedy. I MUST fight back, I MUST prevent Legionnaires’ Disease.
In 2012, a massive outbreak in Quebec City infected 181 people and killed 14. From that day, my mission reached a higher scale: Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease and share my knowledge with the world. I’ve implemented multiple risk management programs, delivered seminars worldwide, published books, and spoken in front of leading experts in the field. A respected microbiologist once called me a “good soldier” against Legionella. Now, I want to share this honor with you — so you can become a Legionnaires’ TOP GUN™.
The Training in Brief
Get registered and gain access to 13 concise video lessons (each under 20 minutes) organized into three core sections:
The Risk — The System — The Program, plus a powerful Introduction and Conclusion.
Learn directly from a professional who has dedicated his career to cooling tower systems and the prevention of Legionnaires’ Disease.
You’ll hear real stories, uncover critical moments, and gain the insight needed to become a true Legionnaires’ Top Gun.
On top of that, enjoy an exceptionally low introductory price and exclusive bonuses designed to accelerate your mastery.