AIHA takes preventive approach in new Legionella guideline
Legionnaires’ disease bacterium can thrive in homes, hospitals and hotels
The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) announces the release of its new guideline on Legionella titled Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Legionella in Building Water Systems. This technical document for industry professionals is an expansion of information provided in AIHA’s publication, Field Guide for the Determination of Biological Contaminants in Environmental Samples, 2nd edition. The new guideline was authored and edited by William Kerbel, CIH; J. David Krause, PhD, MSPH, CIH; Brian G. Shelton, MPH; and John P. Springston, CIH, CSP, FAIHA.
“Other guidelines and standards are targeted at industry guidelines,” said Shelton. “We came at this from a public health standpoint. This is the first guideline that takes a new, preventive approach, based on proven industrial hygiene principles to controlling the spread of Legionella.”