{"id":36299,"date":"2026-05-28T00:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fader.de\/legionella-detected-risk-analysis-and-next-steps\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:56:26","slug":"legionella-detected-risk-analysis-and-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/legionella-detected-risk-analysis-and-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Legionella detected: Risk analysis and next steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36299\" class=\"elementor elementor-36299 elementor-36279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3148a19e e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3148a19e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5d92b4 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5d92b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If legionella is detected in the drinking water installation above the technical action value, the health authority often requires a risk assessment. This practical example shows how a risk assessment is carried out. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bef73e3 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bef73e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initial situation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3717cf28 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3717cf28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legionella was detected in a drinking water installation above the technical action value (TMW). The public health department is now requesting a risk assessment or hazard analysis. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29935d9 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e29935d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4845ff0 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4845ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the risk assessment, the affected drinking water installation is inspected and evaluated. This includes an on-site inspection, the recording of system components such as storage tanks, circulation, risers and tapping points based on technical documents and inspections, as well as the assessment of possible risks of legionella contamination, taking into account the mode of operation, technical condition and general hygiene conditions. This results in an expert opinion with identification of the weak points and specific recommendations for action.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a351b4 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54a351b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Result<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74478a24 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74478a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You get clarity: What is the cause, how high is the risk and which measures should be implemented with what priority, i.e. immediately, in the medium term or in the long term?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legionella above the technical action value: Risk assessment procedure with on-site inspection, evaluation and expert report with recommendations for action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seowing_meta_title":"","_seowing_meta_description":"","_seowing_focus_keyword":"","_seowing_canonical_url":"","_seowing_robots":"","_seowing_robots_noindex":false,"_seowing_robots_nofollow":false,"_seowing_seo_score":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-case-studies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}