Guide to developing cooling tower Risk Management Plans Sections 1-11

The guidance information to assist industry to develop risk management plans for cooling tower systems has 11 sections.

Sections

Information to assist industry to develop risk management plans to control Legionella growth in cooling towers.

Information about Legionnaires’ disease.

Information to help landowners, and owners and managers of cooling towers to comply with their responsibilities under Victorian law.

Legal responsibilities - Section 4

Information for landowners who have a cooling tower system on their property and every business that owns or operates a cooling tower system to understand their responsibilities under Victorian law and consider the risks relating to their cooling tower system and business.

Risk management - Section 5

Information about risk management and good management practice that should be used when developing cooling tower risk management plans.

Legionella risks - Section 6

Characteristics about Legionella and cooling towers that need to be considered when developing a risk management plan for cooling tower.

Critical risk evaluation - Section 7

Information on how to evaluate identified critical risks. The result of a risk evaluation is a recommendation on how to classify the cooling tower system.

Risk treatment - Section 8

Information on treating the critical risks in cooling towers.

Monitoring and review - Section 9

Information on reviewing and updating cooling tower risk management plans.

Adverse events communication - Section 10

Information for owners and managers on what to do and who to notify in the case of an adverse event.

Auditing - Section 11

Information about cooling tower system risk management plan auditing and preparing for an audit.

Reviewed 28 October 2021