Mechanical design 15161—2013 control of Legionella in mechanical systems

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: General
  • 1.1 Purpose
  • 1.2 Scope
  • 1.3 Definitions
  • 1.4 Acronyms
  • 1.5 Roles and responsibilities
  • 1.6 Legionella bacteria control management program
  • 1.7 Personal protective equipment
• Chapter 2: Legionella risk and hazard assessment
  • 2.1 General
  • 2.2 System risk assessment
  • 2.3 Facility risk assessment
• Chapter 3: Cooling towers and evaporative condensers
  • 3.1 General
  • 3.2 Design
  • 3.3 Start-up, shut-down, and commissioning
  • 3.4 Operation & maintenance
  • 3.5 Minimum bacterial testing requirements
  • 3.6 Operation, maintenance and testing schedule
• Chapter 4: Open water systems
  • 4.1 General
  • 4.2 Design requirements
  • 4.3 Operation and maintenance
  • 4.4 Minimum bacterial testing requirements
  • 4.5 Operation, maintenance and testing schedule
• Chapter 5: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and components
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.2 Air filters
  • 5.3 Humidifiers
  • 5.4 Operation, maintenance and testing schedule for humidifiers
  • 5.5 Drain Pans
  • 5.6 Operation and maintenance schedule for drain pans
• Chapter 6: Domestic water systems
  • 6.1 General
  • 6.2 Cold water systems
  • 6.3 Operation, maintenance and testing schedule for cold water systems
  • 6.4 Hot water systems
  • 6.5 Operation, maintenance and testing schedule for hot water systems
• Chapter 7: References
  • 7.1 Bibliography
  • 7.2 Web-based resources
• Appendix A: Legionnaires' disease overview
• Appendix B: The use of biocides for Legionella control
• Appendix C: Legionella test methods
• Appendix D: Legionella testing protocols
• Appendix E: Checklists and forms for legionella bacteria control management program

List of tables

• Table 1.1: Roles and responsibilities
• Table 2.1: System risk and hazard assessment guidelines
• Table 2.2: Facility risk assessment
• Table 3.1: Cooling towers operation and maintenance and testing summary
• Table 4.1: Open water systems operation and maintenance and testing summary
• Table 5.1: Humidifiers operation and maintenance and testing summary
• Table 5.2: Drain pans operation and maintenance summary
• Table 6.1: Maximum pipe system length
• Table 6.2: Cold water systems operation and maintenance and testing summary
• Table 6.3: Hot water systems operation and maintenance and testing summary