Cistermiser has launched LinkThru, a temperature-monitoring platform that could change the way hospitals and healthcare facilities manage infection control.
Approved Code of Practice and Guidance L8 (fourth edition), published by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in 2013 with technical guidance published separately in HSG274, states that all duty-holders, including employers, those in charge of premises and those with health and safety responsibilities for others, have a responsibility to manage and prevent the onset of Legionnaires’ disease from potential legionella contamination of a building’s water systems.
The report seeks to combat legionella in a practical manner, laying out a set of guidelines for those in a position of responsibility to follow. Now Cistermiser has introduced a device to take this a step further.
Using a specialist PropTech solution from Spica Technologies, LinkThru automatically checks the water temperature and flow activity in pipework systems every ten seconds, transmitting the results into a secure cloud application. Users can quickly access the information from anywhere via a device such as a computer, tablet or smartphone and take corrective action if needed.
This invaluable ‘real-time’ data replaces the need for a labour-intensive monitoring system where estates personnel are required to take frequent manual temperature checks around a building’s system. Getting this vital data quickly and efficiently is a significant time-saving over manual systems.
The information gathered is then used to alert users to high-risk water temperatures, which can be a critical indicator for the potential for growth of water-borne bacterium such as pseudomonas aeruginosa and legionellosis (legionella). The solution also provides a holistic overall view of the water system, highlighting such issues as scalding risk, low-usage outlets, calorifier efficiency issues, etc.