Building (Legionella Risk Management) Regulations 2001

i Building (Legionella Risk Management) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 14/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Authorising provision 1 4. Specified risks 1 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 3 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 14/2001 Building Act 1993 Building (Legionella Risk Management) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 February 2001 Responsible Minister: JOHN THWAITES Minister for Health HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to specify the matters to be included in risk management plans prepared in accordance with Part 5B of the Building Act 1993. 2. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2001. 3. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 75H of the Building Act 1993. 4. Specified risks For the purposes of Part 5B of the Building Act 1993, the risks that a risk management plan must address are the risks associated with— -- 2 of 3 -- S.R. No. 14/2001 Building (Legionella Risk Management) Regulations 2001 2 (a) stagnant water, including the lack of water recirculation in a cooling tower system and the presence of dead-end pipework and other fittings in a cooling tower system; and (b) nutrient growth, including— (i) the presence of biofilm, algae and protozoa in a cooling tower system; and (ii) water temperature within a range that will support rapid growth of micro- organisms in a cooling tower system; and (iii) the exposure of the water of a cooling tower system to direct sunlight; and (c) poor water quality, including the presence of solids, Legionella and high levels of micro- organisms in a cooling tower system; and (d) deficiencies in a cooling tower system, including deficiencies in the physical design, condition and maintenance of the system; and (e) the location of, and access to, a cooling tower or cooling tower system, including the potential for environmental contamination of the system and the potential for exposure of people to the aerosols of the system. ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 3 of 3 --