National Water Hygiene

Who Should Attend

Any personnel working on any part of the drinking water distribution system must be Hygiene qualified

Prerequisites

None

Aims

To provide an understanding of the need for good hygiene when working with potable water.  Successful completion of training and assessment allows candidates to be placed on the Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR)

Structure

There are 3 elements to the training:-

• A health screening questionnaire
• Participation on the training course
• Successful completion of the National Water Hygiene test

Objectives

On completion of the course, delegates should be able to:

• Candidates will be able to identify ways in which contamination can be potentially introduced into the potable water system.
• Candidates, who carry out restricted operations, will be able to identify their roles and responsibilities to prevent contamination.
• Candidates will have attained the nationally agreed level of training, testing and medical clearance. This quantified through the successful completion of the National Water Hygiene assessment at the end of the course.

Duration

½ Day