Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. If infected between 10-30% of people die unless treated early and quickly.
"Between 1996 and 2006, more than 32 incidents of ship associated Legionnaires’ disease have been reported worldwide, involving 72 cases and eight fatalities. The majority of cases occurred on board ships sailing within European waters (Mouchtouri et al., 2007)." - quote from ShipSan Manual Annex 35
There are approximately 200-250 cases of Legionella infection annually in the UK and around 12% of these prove fatal. Half are associated with foreign travel and the rest with cooling towers and hot & cold water systems in hotels, hospitals, factories, residential homes, ships, spa baths etc.
We have Highfield Qualifications Trainers accredited to teach and assess learners in Legionella Awareness and Legionella Control. See below for details.