Victorian Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (LEGIONELLA) REGULATIONS 2001

S.R. No. 13/2001
Version as at 7 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provisions
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Revocation
   5.      Definitions
   6.      Meaning of cooling tower
   7.      Meaning of cooling tower system

   PART 2-MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS

   8.      Maintenance
   9.      Water quality and treatment
   10.     Disinfection, cleaning and re-disinfection
   11.     Routine inspections and testing
   12.     High heterotrophic colony count detected in cooling tower system
   13.     Legionella detected in cooling tower system

   PART 3-MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF WARM
   WATER SYSTEMS

   14.     Application
   15.     Maintenance
   16.     Start up procedures
   17.     Routine disinfection
   18.     Routine testing
   19.     Additional testing for premises where overnight
           accommodation and health or welfare services are provided
   20.     Warm water outlets
   21.     Thermostatic mixing valves
   22.     Legionella detected in warm water systems

   PART 4-GENERAL PROVISIONS

   23.     Records
   24.     Secretary may approve a different method of maintenance, testing and keeping of records
   25.     Water system suspected or implicated as the source of
           infection
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details