BS 8580-2:2022 PDF

Find out more about the latest standards  BS 8580-2:2022  and  BS 7592:2022  by checking out our Webinar replay:   Reducing the Risk of Waterborne Infections with British Standards Download the free brochure to learn more about all the water quality standards. Click here . What is BS 8580-2 - Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa about? Our experts identified a lack of guidance on how to conduct risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and other opportunistic waterborne pathogens other than Legionella. To fill that gap, BS 8580-2 is a new British Standard recommending a PA risk assessment process and supplying information and support on how to understand microbial hazards, prioritize actions and minimize risks. Who is BS 8580-2 - Risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa for? BS 8580-2 on risk assessments for pseudomonas aeruginosa applies in all types of healthcare provision, including hospitals, and care, nursing and residential homes, together with other settings where water systems and associated equipment can pose a risk. This can include the educational, travel, industrial, leisure and beauty sectors, including health spas, nail bars and tattoo parlours. Users of BS 8580-2 will be building and design engineers and architects; providers of fittings, outlets and components for water systems; installers and commissioners; risk assessors; regulatory bodies; building services engineers; water treatment consul...