Legionella Training Course Certified Legionella Course Online Ireland

Legionella bacteria never announce themselves. They multiply quietly in warm, stagnant water, inside a calorifier set too low, a shower head nobody descaled, an outlet in a vacant property that has not run for weeks. Then someone inhales a fine mist of droplets, and what looked like a plumbing detail becomes Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia that puts people in hospital. The course takes that risk apart step by step, then shows you the controls that remove it. Five modules walk you through the whole subject from a duty holder's point of view: what legionella is and how people develop Legionnaires' disease, your legal responsibilities under Irish law, the man-made water systems that pose risks, from cooling towers to hot and cold water systems and spa pools, how to carry out a legionella risk assessment step by step, and the control measures that keep water safe, from storage temperatures and weekly flushing to cleaning, disinfection and record keeping. Real systems and clear photographs keep every lesson practical.

Sections 8 and 19 is the short answer. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires every employer and person in control of a premises to identify hazards, assess risks and put controls in place, and to provide the information, instruction and training people need to stay safe. Water systems that can expose people to legionella fall squarely under that duty. Our course is written directly against that wording, which is why it satisfies the duty rather than merely gesturing at it.

Anyone in charge of premises with water systems that could pose legionella risks: employers, self-employed people, landlords, letting agents, facilities and maintenance managers, and building owners in settings like offices, hotels, gyms, care homes, schools and rental properties. It is written at an introductory level, so no previous knowledge is required.

The Legionella Training Course is €35.00 per person, and that is the full price. Team bookings get a volume discount applied automatically, and any 5 different courses cost just €100 flat (except our premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses, which keep their own price), with one invoice and one account for all your records.

Yes, the whole course is online and works on any phone, tablet or laptop. There is no classroom day and no fixed start time: register, log in and begin the Legionella Training Course whenever it suits you, at home or on a break at work. Progress saves automatically as you go.

About 2 hours, and you do not have to do it in one sitting. Progress saves as you go, so you can stop after a lesson and pick it back up on another device. Your certificate is ready to download the moment you pass.

You download your Legionella Training Course certificate as a PDF the moment you pass the exam, day or night. It shows your name, the course, the date and a verification link, so an employer or inspector can confirm it in seconds. A copy stays in your account whenever you need to print it again.

Renewal is recommended every three years, or sooner if your water systems, premises or the law changes. We track the date for you and send a reminder before it lapses, so no certificate in your team expires without anyone noticing. The refresher is the same short online course, so staying compliant never costs a working day.

Nothing bad. You can retake the exam as many times as you need at no extra cost, and you can revisit any lesson before trying again. Most learners pass first time, because the questions test exactly what the course just taught.

This course is assessed by examination rather than by a practical, because the competence it builds is judgement rather than technique. You get unlimited attempts at the exam, at no extra cost.

Yes, and the platform is built for it. One company account covers every employee, shows you at a glance who has finished and who has not, stores every certificate in one place and gives you a single invoice for the lot. Group bookings get the volume discount applied automatically in your cart, and any 5 different courses cost just €100 flat (except our premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses, which keep their own price).

They do. We are an official accredited provider and the certificate carries a verification link an inspector can check in seconds. It is accepted by employers in Ireland, the UK and across the EU, and behind it stand our accreditations: Irish Legislation Aligned, QQI Assessed, CPD and RoSPA Accredited.

Everything a duty holder needs to understand, assess and control legionella risks, across five modules: what legionella is, how people contract Legionnaires' disease and who is most at risk; the legal responsibilities of duty holders under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the Chemical Agents Regulations 2001 and the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Legionellosis; the man-made water systems that pose risks, from evaporative cooling systems to hot and cold water systems and spa pools; the five step legionella risk assessment; and the control measures that keep water systems safe, from storage temperatures and flushing to cleaning, disinfection, monitoring and record keeping.

Duty holders in Ireland must identify and control biological hazards such as legionella under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Chemical Agents Regulations 2001, and the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Legionellosis sets out how: a risk assessment, a written control scheme and competent, trained people running it. The Act also requires employers to provide the information, instruction and training staff need to work safely. This course delivers and proves exactly that training.

The final test has 15 multiple choice questions drawn from all five modules, each with three answers to choose from. The pass mark is 75 percent, which means 12 correct answers out of 15. There is no clock running, and if the first attempt falls short you can revisit any module and retake the exam free of charge as many times as you need. The certificate is issued the moment you pass.

Instantly. The moment you pass the final test, the certificate is generated automatically, emailed to your inbox and saved on the Certificates page of your account. Most learners go from enrolment to a verifiable certificate in a single sitting of about 2 hours, and the certificate stays valid for 3 years.

Anyone in control of premises with water systems, no matter how big or small: employers, self-employed people, landlords and letting agents, facilities and maintenance teams, and owners or managers of hotels, gyms, spas, care homes, schools and offices. If your premises has hot and cold water systems, showers, a cooling tower, a spa pool or even decorative fountains, you are a duty holder and this course explains exactly what the law expects from you.

Yes. Landlords and letting agents are duty holders too, and the course covers the risks in domestic hot and cold water systems, why stagnant water in vacant properties is one of the biggest risk factors, the weekly flushing routine that keeps outlets safe, sensible temperature settings for calorifiers and taps, and the simple checks and records that keep a rental property compliant between tenancies.

Yes. The training is delivered 100 percent online, so a landlord in Tralee gets exactly the same accredited course and the same recognised certificate as a facilities manager in Dublin. Start it on a laptop at work, continue on your phone on the commute and finish at home; progress follows you automatically between devices, and the certificate is accepted by employers across Ireland, the UK and the EU.

The free Employer Dashboard is made for exactly that: enrol staff in bulk, assign the Legionella Training Course to each person, follow live progress and keep every certificate in one screen, ready for any audit. Checkout applies the discounts automatically, no codes needed: 15 percent off any 3 different courses, 10 percent off 10 or more courses, 20 percent off 50 or more, and any 5 different courses for a flat 100 euro (excludes the premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses).