Legionella Risk Mitigation Program
Ackumen Can Help Lower the Potential for Legionella-related Issues in Your Cooling System
Waterborne pathogens have become a topic in the forefront of anyone managing water systems with potential human contact. You are concerned with the health and safety of your employees and visitors to your facility. Additionally, several government agencies have implemented legislation governing water systems in recent years and many others are proposing regulations.
In the ever changing legislative climate, standards and guidelines are continuing to evolve. New technologies are being developed to monitor and control your systems to increase compliance and minimize the potential risks. Employees and visitors want to come to an environment where they feel safe and you want to provide a safer workplace.
What if you could:
Maintain your systems to comply in this ever-changing environment
Have confidence in a resource who understands the legislative and regulatory environment
Rely on a partner to provide guidance
View compliance with standards and regulations in one central location
Legionella Risk Mitigation Program Focused on Your Cooling System
If you wish to treat to a health and safety standard in addition to treating for system efficiency and system longevity, we offer a water safety management program (Legionella Risk Mitigation Program) which is designed to minimize risk for legionellosis associated with open cooling systems, such as cooling towers.
Buckman Digital Water can help you comply with ASHRAE standards by helping you reduce your risk of waterborne pathogens, especially Legionella.
The purpose of ASHRAE Standard 188-21 is to establish minimum legionellosis risk management requirements for building water systems.
Our experienced team members were on the committee that helped develop the standard and we know what it takes to get the job done.
We have partnered with SPL (a part of Pace Labs) who is recognized as an industry leader and resource for Legionella mitigation.
Standards, Guidelines, Regulations
| Document Type | Legionella Testing | HPC Testing | Inspections | Cleaning | Documentation |
| Standard | Not addressed | Not addressed | Recommends developing schedule | Recommends developing schedule | Recommends developing documentation |
| Gudeline | Recommends team decision | Not addressed | Periodic | Specific procedures provided | Provides list of recommended documentation |
| Gudeline | Recommends | Not addressed | Recommends developing schedule | Periodic | Not addressed |
| Law | Required | Monthly | Every 90 days | if shut down > 5 days | Maintained at least 3 years |
| Law | Every 90 days | Weekly | Monthly | Semi-annually | Maintained at least 3 years |
| Gudeline | Recommends | Recommends | Monthly | Specific procedures provided | At least one year |
Taking the Human Error Out of the Equation
Buckman Digital Water’s Legionella Risk Mitigation Program is a proactive automation solution to help minimize the risk of waterborne pathogens in your buildings’ open cooling water systems by catching process and equipment failures earlier and reducing human error, while also complying with ASHRAE standards.
Intuitive Platform to Facilitate Compliance with Your Water Program
Using smart chemistry, 24/7 expert monitoring, predictive maintenance and real-time alarms, Ackumen™ Cooling Management delivers actionable insights for optimal open water system operation.
The Ackumen digital solutions platform uses the cloud-based data it receives to deliver important insights to you in simple, easy-to-read, actionable system visualization graphics, right to your mobile device or desktop. You can clearly see how process indicators are behaving, get alarms, notifications and know at-a-glance whether an action is needed now or later.
Our Insights Lab will reduce the potential for process and equipment failure with expert support, 24/7. Our team of data scientists and engineers deal with events as they happen, assess every alarm, eliminate false ones, and let you know if any action from you is required.
NOTE: At this time, Buckman only provides support for management plans for cooling towers, however, SPL can provide support for additional water systems if needed.
