Studying for an Eastwood Park degree: Alison's experience
Glad to be back!
We have now reopened our training facility for the delivery of specialist engineering, estates & facilities management and decontamination.
Need training? Call +44 (0)1454 262777 or email us to get in touch with a member our team.
Our water hygiene training covers the most relevant and up to date guidance, including HTM 04-01, ACoP L8 and HSG 274.
We offer courses for healthcare and non-healthcare staff, including (but not limited to) Technicians, Appointed Responsible Persons, those responsible for the control of Legionella and those responsible for managing, maintaining and monitoring hot & cold water systems in healthcare and non-healthcare premises.
Regulatory compliance
HSE’s ACoP L8 and HSG 274 states employers must provide suitable information, instruction and training to employees (applicable to designers and installers too) likely to risk exposure to Legionella.
Not just here as a one off...
We'll support you throughout your career with the necessary refresher training to keep your skills and knowledge current, regardless of who you have trained with previously.
| Course Title | Code | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Responsible | Authorised person practical water safety for healthcare premises | PWS | 5 days |
| Responsible | Authorised person practical water safety for healthcare premises refresher | PWSr | 2 days |
| Water safety for healthcare technicians | PWT | 3 days |
| Water safety & hygiene for water safety group | WSG | 1 day |
| Water hygiene for capital projects | WCP | 3 days |
| Water safety plans for healthcare organisations | WSP | 1 day |
| Water hygiene awareness for healthcare | WHA | 1 day |
Water Hygiene trainers
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Mervyn Phipps
Water Hygiene, Medical Gases and Estates & Facilities Management
With over 30 years experience in all aspects of water safety & hygiene and estates management in the healthcare sector, Mervyn has led the development of Eastwood Park's new portfolio of water courses for both healthcare and non-healthcare organisations.
Following a successful career in the NHS, he set up his own consultancy company, Synergistic Solutions Consultancy Ltd. providing NHS and private healthcare organisations with expert consultancy services as an Authorising Engineer (Water) and bespoke training. He also delivers training at Eastwood Park Training.
He is a Fellow of IHEEM as well as a member of IHEEM's Authorising Engineers (Water) register and chair of the water technical platform; a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute; Member of the Water Management Society ands the Royal Society for Public Health. His working experience in the healthcare sector enables him to offer his skills in water safety and the wider estate management fields.
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Alan Hambidge
Water Hygiene and Health & Safety
Alan Hambidge has almost 30 years’ experience in the field of health and safety risk management and is a leading expert in Legionellosis and water hygiene.
He is lead trainer on Eastwood Park’s health and safety portfolio, as well as developing and delivering the current portfolio of water hygiene training courses.
Alan is an IA / AE on water and health and safety, and is an active member of various organisations and institutes such as IHEEM, HefmA and IFHE. He is also a three times winner of the IHEEM John Bolton Memorial Prize and runs his own company, Empathy Environmental Consultancy. He runs the on-line "Safety Solutions" web site resource, and has published hundreds of articles and a health and safety book.
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Mike Quest
Water Hygiene
With over 25 years in the water industry, Mike brings vast experience and in-depth knowledge to our water hygiene courses. Mike founded his own company in 2005, providing Legionella services to a wide range of sectors including healthcare and housing. Mike became an independent consultant in 2014, spending his time training, auditing and supporting a number of NHS organisations as an Authorising Engineer.
His recent experience includes 5 years as a committee member of the Legionella Control Association and he is now one of their Company Auditors, working with member organisations to ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct and raising standards across the industry. He is also a Senior Member of the Water Management Society and a Member of IHEEM, and has given technical papers at numerous events across the UK.
Mike’s qualifications include a HND in Engineering and an honours degree in Water Management; he is a Chartered Environmentalist and an Incorporated Engineer, and believes that higher standards of competence are founded on the provision of high quality training and self-driven professional development.
