BACTERIAL TESTING OF COOLING TOWERS PROCEDURE June 2014
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1 AS/NZS 4801 OHSAS OHS20309 SAI Global BACTERIAL TESTING OF COOLING TOWERS PROCEDURE June 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PURPOSE SCOPE ABBREVIATIONS DEFINITIONS TOTAL BACTERIA COUNT/HETEROTROPHIC COLONY COUNT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MAINTENANCE AND MINOR WORKS (M&MW) MONASH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY (OH&S) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED ACTION LEVELS FOR BACTERIAL/LEGIONELLA TESTING OF COOLING TOWER WATER CONFIRMED CASES(S) OF LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE RECORDS TOOLS REFERENCES LEGISLATION AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS MONASH UNIVERSITY OHS DOCUMENTS OHS INTERNAL PROCEDURES OTHER DOCUMENTS DOCUMENT HISTORY... 7 Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 1 of 7
2 1. PURPOSE This procedure set out the requirements for the treatment and notification of Legionella bacteria and elevated bacterial levels in cooling tower water and confirmed cases of Legionnaires disease at Monash University in accordance with the Health (Legionella) Regulations SCOPE This procedure applies to the management of all information associated with the notification of Legionella bacteria and elevated bacteria levels in cooling tower water and to confirmed cases of Legionnaires disease at Monash University. 3. ABBREVIATIONS CFU/mL DHS BPD OHS OH&S M&MW TBC/HCC Colony forming unit per millilitre of sample Department of Health Buildings and Property Division Occupational health and safety Monash Occupational Health & Safety Maintenance and Minor Works Total bacteria count/heterotrophic colony count 4. DEFINITIONS 5. A comprehensive list of definitions is provided in the Definitions tool. Definitions specific to this procedure are provided below. 5.1 TOTAL BACTERIA COUNT/HETEROTROPHIC COLONY COUNT Heterotrophic colony count is an estimate of the number of viable units of bacteria per millilitre of water made using the pour plate, spread plate or membrane filter test. It is used as an indicator of water quality in cooling water systems. HCC is also known as total bacteria count (TBC), total plate count or viable bacteria count test. It is reported as the number of colony forming units per millilitre of sample (CFU/mL). For the remainder of these procedures, bacteria levels will be referred to as TBC/HCC. 6. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES 7. A comprehensive list of OHS responsibilities is provided in the document OHS Roles, Committees and Responsibilities Procedure. A summary of the specific responsibilities relevant to these procedures is provided below: 7.1 MAINTENANCE AND MINOR WORKS (M&MW) M&MW staff must: Manage the testing of TBC/HCC in the cooling tower water in order to detect the levels of Legionella species and TBC/HCC; Notify Monash Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) if: 3 consecutive detections of Legionella species ( 10CFU/mL); or 3 consecutive elevated TBC/HCC ( 100,000CFU/mL) are detected in cooling tower water (from the same tower); Advise OH&S of the need to re-test cooling tower/s water following notification from the Department of Health (DHS) of confirmed case/s of Legionnaires disease. Notify all staff and contractors who may have been exposed to the infected cooling tower of the potential health risk. Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 2 of 7
3 7.2 MONASH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY (OH&S) OH&S must: When notified by M&MW staff of Legionella detection and/or elevated TBC/HCC in cooling tower water, communicate with all relevant parties within the university as detailed in these procedures; When notified by M&MW staff of three consecutive detections of Legionella species ( 10CFU/mL), communicate with DHS, as detailed in these procedures; Send notification reports of three consecutive detections of Legionella bacteria in cooling tower water to DHS; When notified by DHS of confirmed case(s) of Legionnaires disease, communicate with the relevant department, and Dean of faculty, if multiple cases are reported; Update these notification procedures, as required. Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 3 of 7
4 8. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 8.1 PRESCRIBED ACTION LEVELS FOR BACTERIAL/LEGIONELLA TESTING OF COOLING TOWER WATER Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 4 of 7
5 8.2 CONFIRMED CASES(S) OF LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 5 of 7
6 9. RECORDS Record to be kept by Records To be kept for: OH&S Notification reports to DHS regarding detection of Legionella bacteria ( 10CFU/mL) in cooling tower water Hardcopy TBC/HCC results from water testing contractor Hardcopy Legionella results from water testing contractor Facilities & Services Cooling tower registration, test, inspection & maintenance records 10. TOOLS The following tools are associated with this procedure: Legionella and cooling towers OHS information sheet Risk management of cooling towers OHS information sheet 11. REFERENCES 11.1 LEGISLATION Building (Legionella) Act 2000 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 Building (Legionella Risk Management) Regulations 2001 Health Act 1958 Health (Legionella) Regulations 2001 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS AS/NZS : 2005 Safety in Laboratories Part 1 - Planning and operational aspects : 2006 Safety in Laboratories Part 2 - Chemical aspects AS/NZS 3666 Air-handling and water systems of buildings - Microbial Growth : 2002 Design, installation and commissioning : 2002 Operation and maintenance : 2000 Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems AS/NZS : 2007 Water microbiology - General information and procedures AS/NZS 3896: 1998 Waters-Examination for legionellae including Legionella pneumophila AS/NZS : 2001 Selection of containers and preservation of water samples for microbiological analysis AS/NZS 4360: 2004 Risk Management 11.3 MONASH UNIVERSITY OHS DOCUMENTS ( Legionella and cooling towers OHS information sheet Risk management of cooling towers OHS information sheet Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 6 of 7
7 11.4 OHS INTERNAL PROCEDURES Testing of the Monash Cooling Tower Systems Procedure No. 6 Cooling Tower Risk Assessment Procedure No OTHER DOCUMENTS Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heating (Inc.) DA 17 Cooling Towers and DA 18 Water treatment Guidelines for the Control of Legionnaire s Disease 1989 (Vic. Government) Legionnaire s Disease and Cooling Towers, Information for Owners and Managers 1996 (Vic. Government) Evaporative Coolers, An Operation and Maintenance Guide for Owners 1997 (Vic. Government) A Guide to Developing Risk Management Plans for Cooling Tower Systems Public Health Division, Department of Human Services, Victoria, DOCUMENT HISTORY Version Date of Issue Changes made to document number 3 April 2009 Notification procedures for prescribed action levels for bacterial/legionella testing of cooling tower water, and confirmed case/s of Legionella Disease, v3 4 June Changed title to Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure 2. Added link to definitions document 3. Updated responsibilities section to name maintenance and minor work as the responsible section of FSD for testing. 4. Added tools associated with this document. 4.1 May Updated flowchart with contact details 2. Changed names to reflect changes in organisational structure Bacterial Testing of Cooling Towers Procedure, v4.1 Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS Page 7 of 7
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