Legionnaires' Disease eTool 8
Legionnaires' Disease eTool 8 :
What Actions are Required When an Outbreak has Been Confirmed? An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease exists when two or more cases of the disease can be attributed to a building, or some portion of a building, within a six-week period. If at least one of the cases was within the last 30 days, assume that an outbreak is still in progress. An outbreak requires a high-priority investigation and immediately initiating control measures to prevent additional exposures to all water systems that have a reasonable potential for contamination and worker exposure. Outbreak Response: The following actions are used to abate the threat of further infection in a building in which an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has occurred:. See more from topic source: https://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html
