Claire has 18 years’ experience in water hygiene undertaking a variety of roles
Including legionella risk assessor, water hygiene technician, microbiology laboratory technician, environmental monitoring/water hygiene/microbiology lab team leader, contract manager, senior contract manager and authorising engineer (water).
Claire has been involved in large scale site management from detection of bacterial issues, managing these through to resolution that has involved the development of disinfection plans, management and overseeing disinfection processes, acid descales of hot water cylinders and rebalancing of hot water systems, through to larger scale redesigns and reconfigurations of water systems to ensure rectification and ongoing resolution of bacterial issues including specification development for full replacement plant install for new boosted tanks to replace a gravity fed system, specification for chlorine dioxide systems and specification requirements for upgrades of water softener systems.
Claire is experienced in delivery of training courses for general awareness and responsible persons, auditing of PPM systems, auditing of management systems, processes and procedures. Aiding in the development of written scheme documentation and water safety plans, scald risk assessments and attendance at water safety groups.
In addition Claire has been actively involved in composition of case study articles published in both the IHEEM Health Estates Journal and the Water Management Societies Waterline Journal.
