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LEGIONELLAWARNING ASWATERSYSTEMSARE RESTARTED
A s the severity of the threat of Covid-19 diminishes and workers in hotels, offices, leisure facilities and other buildings begin the gradual return to work, another threat is looming on the horizon which, if left untreated, could have deadly consequences, warns the Scotland and Northern
Martyn Raine, Technical and Skills Manager at SNIPEF
Off-Loading Point of Liquid PACL Sludge at the Purcellsinch Wastewater Treatment Works
I rish Water’s Kilkenny Sludge Project has been recognised at the prestigious Water Industry Awards, which promotes excellence in the water industry across the UK and Ireland. The Kilkenny Project was awarded Asset Optimisation Initiative of the Year at a digital award ceremony during the summer while another Irish Water project, the Decking, Grating and Plate-Covering Initiative, was also shortlisted in the Health and Safety category. The Kilkenny Sludge Project involved taking a combined approach to sludge management across the Troyswood Water Treatment Plant and the Purcellsinch Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project has resulted in financial savings of over €140,000 per annum, as well as significantly reducing energy consumption, chemical use and the amount of sludge going to landfill. The project was a result of collaboration between Irish Water’s Process Optimisation and Regional Operations teams and Kilkenny County Council. While the awards are in their 14th year, Irish Water is the first winner of the Asset Optimisation Initiative of the Year category. L ike most companies government IRISHWATERKILKENNYSLUDGE PROJECTWINSATWATER INDUSTRY AWARDS
Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF). It arises from the fact that, during the shutdown, water systems in many buildings – which are designed for constant use – experienced low to no flow, loss of disinfectant residual and tepid-to- warm water temperatures. Unfortunately, these are exactly the conditions that allow harmful bacteria such as Legionella to grow. Legionella amplification can cause Legionellosis, a collection of infections which emerged in the second half of the 20th century. Martyn Raine, Technical and Skills Manager at SNIPEF, said, “It is extremely important to risk assess water systems as buildings open up for business again.” The fundamental requirement as the economy restarts and buildings start to function again, said Mr Raine, is to review your water system risk assessment that provides a broad overview of the water system and any control measures required. For further information, visit: www.snipef.org
NIKOBATHROOMSANDUPPERCROSS LIFTSPIRITS
how the players on your team play,” says Sarah O’Loughlin, Marketing Manager at Uppercross Enterprises, “Our league name is ‘Niko/Uppercross 2020’, and our scoring will start from game week two (19th September).” The league will see their customers make one team per store and compete against each other. The employees of the stores build a team with a budget of €100 million of fantasy money. The store with the most points will win a One for All voucher at the end of every month worth €100 and then the overall winner will win a €500 voucher. “When we first released the news to our sales force they immediately wanted to join the league, but this would have defeated the purpose of the customer league as we have some
restrictions have limited Niko Bathrooms and Uppercross Enterprise’s sales team from engaging with their customers in the normal face-to-face setting. This proved extremely difficult as it upset the entire culture of how their sales force operate and interact with their customers. As some of the restrictions were lifted in the past couple of months, they decided something had to be done to try and lift the spirits of their customers and employees. “We came up with the idea of creating a Fantasy Football League which is based from player performances in the English Premier League, then your team is awarded points depending
serious fantasy players among our ranks! So, we built an internal league where all our employees can join and
compete for similar prizes.” Contact the sales office on 00353 (0) 1 4000 000
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