May has been a busy month here at Legionella Edinburgh. Despite the cold and miserable weather we’ve been having, we’ve had a fantastic time meeting with a number of new letting agent clients both in Edinburgh and further afield. But the most rewarding parts of our month have been the legionella risk management training sessions we’ve held with our new clients.
Inevitably, the letting agents we deal with all know a bit about legionella. They’ve read articles in landlord magazines, heard a bit about it at conferences, and understand that there’s now a legal duty on landlords to do something about legionella. However, with the dearth of good quality information out there, when we meet them they’re normally pretty confused about what they actually need to do about legionella.
That’s where we’ve been coming in. At our training sessions, we cover everything our clients need to know to ensure that they and their landlords are meeting their legal duty. Most importantly, by the end of the session they understand what they need to do on an ongoing basis to manage the risk from legionella. We explain that the risk assessment we carry out on each property is only the first step, and take them through our six steps of legionella risk management. By the end of the session we leave our clients confident that they can explain this new area to their landlords. We were delighted when one of the attendees recently said that after our session they felt much happier about legionella – they’d thought introducing this to their properties was going to be a nightmare, but now realised it wasn’t so bad. Music to our ears!
The sessions are aimed at property managers and senior members of the company, and can be delivered in person, or via Skype. And because we understand how much people enjoy hearing about health and safety, we always try to bring donuts! If you’d like to arrange a free legionella training session for your letting agency, or would like to know more about this service, don’t hesitate to pick up the phone or email us at info@legionellaedinburgh.com.