Legionella - Legionnaires in Construction
With Matt Morse and Nick Barsby
About the event
This webinar will cover the following subjects:
- Coroners recommendations for improvements in design to RIBA after a Legionnaires’ disease death
- What is legionella and what is Legionnaires’ disease
- When to assess risk for legionella
- Designing in a legionella risk
- Construction case study for a new build PFI leading to a Legionnaires’ disease death
- Where the design failed
- Where the construction failed
- Where the commissioning failed
- How it was put right
CPD
You will receive a certificate for 2 CPD points when you attend this webinar live.
About the speaker
Matt Morse

Matt Morse has worked in legionella control and water treatment for over twenty years for service providers and as an independent consultant and works part time as the Manager of the Legionella Control Association.
Matt has contributed to industry work including representation for industry bodies and the development of guidance and standards.
• Past chairman of the Legionella Control Association
• Member of the British Chemical Association water treatment group
• BSI committee member
• Contributor to HSG274 and ACOP L8 2013
• Working group member for the latest revision of BS 8580-1:2019 Risk Assessments for Legionella Control
• Working group member for BS8680:2020 Water Safety Planning
• Working group member for BS7592:2022 Sampling for Legionella bacteria in water systems
• Working group member for BS 8580-2:2022 Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other waterborne
pathogens
Nick Barsby

Having worked for some of the biggest laboratories in the world in various commercial and technical roles Nick has also worked closely with Legionella Control suppliers and software solutions to give him a unique overview of both the commercial and technical aspects. Now working as an independent consultant as NJB Associates Nick provides a range of support services to Water Safety Groups and Legionella control firms alike.
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