Legionella Risk Assessments – L8 Compliant Surveys & Reports

Protect Your Water Systems & Stay Compliant

  • Regular reviews & auditing of your water system
  • Ongoing water hygiene management
  • Compliant to relevant WRAS water regulations
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Legionella risk assessments you can rely on

Legionella bacteria pose a serious health risk in workplaces, rental properties, healthcare settings and any building with a water system. 

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) L8, it is your legal duty to assess and control that risk.

Our L8-compliant Legionella risk assessments give you a clear, site-specific report on your water system, the risks it carries, and the practical steps needed to keep staff, tenants and visitors safe. Every assessment is carried out by qualified specialists and follows current HSG274 and WRAS guidance.

Why Choose H2O Comply for Your Legionella Risk Assessment?

  • UKAS accredited - all samples analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory for Legionella, TVC, E. coli and Coliforms
  • Fully L8 and HSG274 compliant reports that stand up to audit and inspection
  • Qualified, experienced assessors who explain findings in plain English
  • Tailored, prioritised action plan with practical recommendations - not just a list of problems
  • Coverage across Kent, London, Essex, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire
  • Ongoing support, monitoring and review to keep you compliant year after year
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Who Needs a Legionella Risk Assessment?

By law, all commercial properties, landlords, and businesses must carry out a Legionella risk assessment if they have a water system. This includes:

🏢 Offices & Commercial Buildings – Protect staff and visitors from Legionella contamination.
🏠 Landlords & Rental Properties – Ensure compliance with UK landlord legionella responsibilities.
🏥 Healthcare Facilities – Protect vulnerable individuals in hospitals, care homes, and clinics.
🏭 Factories & Industrial Sites – Maintain safe water hygiene in large-scale operations.
🍽️Hospitality – Safeguard guests and staff with proper water management.

What's Included in Your Legionella Risk Assessment

Our comprehensive assessment covers:
âś” Site Inspection – Identifying potential Legionella risk factors in your water systems.
âś” Water Temperature Checks – Ensuring hot and cold water systems meet safety standards.
âś” Legionella Sampling (if required) – Testing water samples for Legionella bacteria, analysed at a UKAS-accredited laboratory
âś” Detailed Risk Report – A fully compliant L8 report with actionable recommendations.
âś” Control Measures & Action Plan – Tailored guidance on preventing Legionella growth.

Non-compliance can lead to heavy fines and prosecution. Our team helps you stay on the right side of the regulations and reduce real risk to people on your site.

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Legionella Compliance & UK Regulations

The following regulations outline your legal duty to assess and control Legionella risks:

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002
Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) L8 & HSG274

 

Our process: From quote to compliant report

1. Free quote

Tell us about your site, the type of water systems involved, and how many properties need assessing. We’ll come back with a clear, no-obligation quote — usually the same working day.

2. Site visit and sampling

A qualified assessor visits your premises, surveys the full water system, takes temperature readings, and collects water samples from hot and cold outlets. You’ll know exactly what’s happening at every stage.

3. Laboratory testing

Samples are analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory for Legionella, TVC, E. coli and Coliforms. This is the same standard of testing used across regulated industries, so your results carry full weight with auditors and inspectors.

4. Report and recommendations

You receive a fully L8-compliant, site-specific written report. It includes schematics, photographs, an asset register, and a prioritised action plan telling you exactly what to do next, and in what order.

 

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How Often Should You Get a Legionella Risk Assessment?

  • Every 2 years as a minimum, or whenever there are significant changes to your water system
  • Landlords – a fresh assessment is required when a new tenant moves in
  • Commercial properties – regular reviews to maintain compliance with HSG274 Part 2
  • After any incident, refurbishment, period of low usage, or change of water system use

L8 Legionella risk assessments across Kent, London and the South East

From our base in Kent, we carry out Legionella risk assessments for businesses, landlords and property managers right across the region, including London, Essex, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. Whether it’s a single rental property, a care home, a school, or a multi-site commercial estate, our assessors travel to you and work around your schedule.

Being local means we can usually arrange a site visit within days rather than weeks, and clients with multiple properties benefit from a team that already knows the area, the local water authorities, and the typical system setups in older and newer buildings alike.

If your site falls outside these counties, it’s still worth getting in touch. We regularly cover jobs further afield for existing clients and multi-site portfolios.

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Protect your property and occupants from Legionella risks with our expert risk assessments.

H2O Comply will provide fully compliant, site specific Legionella risk assessment reports of your water system. Our specialists will conduct a thorough survey of the water system and water distribution services within the property and report back to you.

  • Thorough survey provided
  • In line with statutory guidelines
  • Experienced Legionella consultants
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What our customers say

“Excellent service, attended our business, out of hours at the weekend to undertake the required maintenance needed for our GP Practice to remain Health and Safety compliant. Team were knowledgeable, respectful and very clean and tidy. Thank you”

Rated 5 out of 5

Legionella FAQs

At H2O Comply, we understand the importance of water hygiene and preventing Legionella from contaminating your water tanks. Below we’ve answered some Legionella FAQs to offer some guidance, and protect your health. 

H2O Comply proudly serves all those in the South East of Kent, London, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire. Contact us today to get help with your water hygiene needs. 

Yes, H2O Comply is fully UKAS Accredited. So you can rely on our team to deliver a high-quality service. 

We produce a concise, detailed report which will comprehensively cover the following

  • Understanding Legionella Legionnaire’s Disease, and associated risks and legislation
  • Full site-specific assessment and observations of your water system
  • Description of the water services within the premises, including condition, supply, storage and hot water supplies (e.g. calorifiers or boilers), including schematics
  • All outlets within the property and temperature readings were carried out
  • A survey for dead legs, either by installation or by limited usage
  • Inspection of materials and fittings for compliance with the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 (WRAS)
  • Site photographs
  • A complete water asset register for the property
  • Water samples from both hot and cold water systems
  • Executive summary outlining recommendations to alleviate any potential risks identified.
 
Samples collected will be analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory for TVC, E-Coli, Coliform and Legionella.
We will provide a written control scheme for the management, prevention and control of identified risks of Legionella, including a program for regular inspections, water analysis, temperature checks and record-keeping, to demonstrate compliance with L8.
 
H2O Comply will also advise on remedial recommendations, with a prioritised list of recommended remedial work, with budget costings available upon client request.
 
We can also provide a risk-graded priority system for all remedial actions, detailing specified areas of potential risk or non-compliance, on request.

Most site visits take between two and four hours, depending on the size and complexity of your water system. For larger or multi-site properties, we can stagger visits over several days. The written report typically arrives within 7-10 working days of the site visit, with urgent turnaround available on request.