The British Association for Chemical Specialists (BACS) held a seminar on Wednesday 2nd April 2014 to discuss “What is new in Water Treatment and Legionella Control” and ALS Environmental were one of the specialist exhibitors at the event. BACS is a UK-based trade association for all aspects of water treatment and Legionella control; the association represents companies in the speciality chemicals supply chain including many companies supplying speciality chemicals, equipment and support services.

The event was aimed at professionals who have a vested interest in water treatment and Legionella control, with some of the key topics covering recent changes to ACOP L8 and the updated guidance in HSG 274. Attended by representatives from the HSE and Industry specialists the seminar provided all delegates with the chance to improve their knowledge in an understandable and easily digested manner. The event had presentations from industry experts on a broad range of topics including:

• Sustainable Compliance

• HSG 274 Parts 1, 2 & 3

• Chemical Responsibility

• Training and Competence

A full copy of the schedule can be downloaded here.

Nick Barsby, Senior Business Development Manager at ALS Environmental, comments

“We have been making great strides in our Legionella and Microbiological offering to the market place over the past 12 months and we now feel that the time is right to bring these developments to the wider market. The BACS event was allowed us to improve our understanding of the recent changes to HSG 274 and the impact they have had on our customers and the market place as a whole.”

The BACS event was attended by Simon Benton, Principal Scientist at ALS, who has over 10 years laboratory experience in the identification of Legionella. On theexhibtion stand was Dr James Taylor, whose doctorate was in Infectious Disease Microbiology and Nick Barsby from our business development team.

ALS Environmental are a member of the Legionella Control Association and have a dedicated Legionella laboratory in Coventry, with an additional microbiology laboratory in Wakefield and a national refrigerated courier network. With UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation for Legionella and DWTS accreditation for our associated Microbiology analysis ALS Environmental are your ideal analytical partners.

If you would like more details on our Legionella and Microbiological offering or our range of accreditation then please contact us or call 02476 42 12 13.