Implementing a water risk management plan

This information assists healthcare and residential aged care facilities to implement a water risk management plan, as required under the Public Health Act 2005.

• Operational monitoring
• Corrective actions
• Verification monitoring
• Record keeping
• Review of water risk management plan
• Monitoring temperature
• Monitoring disinfection residual
• Monitoring stagnation
• Ice and chilled water dispensing machines
• Water sample collection for verification monitoring purposes
• Prescribed Legionella water tests

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.