Managing water-related hazards

This information assists healthcare and residential aged care facilities to manage a Legionella detection or other water-related hazards and consider possible remediation options.

• Routine flushing
• Remedial flushing - operational exceedance
• Remedial flushing for Legionella
• Chlorine dosing
• Thermal treatment - pasteurisation
• Superchlorination – hyperchlorination
• Chemical clean

Queensland Health acknowledges the assistance of Hindmarsh Water Treatment in preparing this information.

National guidelines

• National enHealth guidelines for Legionella control (PDF 577 kB)
• National risk management plan template (DOCX 164 kB)

Queensland Health resources

• Queensland Health Capital Infrastructure Requirements (PDF 3176 kB) Volume 1 gives an overview of the documents that contain the specific infrastructure requirements for healthcare facilities.
• Design Guidelines for Queensland Residential Aged Care Facilities (PDF 1403 kB) for construction or renovation of aged care facilities.