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The One About The Legionella Chill Pill
Episode 264
Nation, for the 2nd week of this year's Legionella Awareness Month, I am bringing back Dr. Janet Stout to talk about what we, as Water Treaters, need to know about Legionella, what's new in Legionella risk management, ASSE-12080 Certification Training, and many more. Buckle your seatbelts because this is going to be one groundbreaking conversation!
Dr. Janet E. Stout is the Executive Vice President and founder of Special Pathogens Laboratory, A Pace laboratory. She is also a research associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Stout is a globally-recognized infection disease microbiologist sought out for her seminal discoveries and pioneering research in Legionella. Her expertise includes prevention and control strategies for Legionnaires' Disease in building water systems.
In more than 30 years that Dr. Stout has been doing research, her research has been published in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals. She has also authored textbook chapters on Legionella and Legionnaires' Disease, one of which is the Legionella chapter in the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Text. Dr. Stout also assisted in developing the first Legionella prevention guideline in the United States (published in 1993). It has continued to serve as a framework for future national and global health agencies and organizations.
Dr. Stout currently serves on the ASHRAE Legionella Standard Committee Guideline 12 and the Committee for ANSI/ ASHRAE Standard 188-2015, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, which was the first US standard for Legionella risk management. Special Pathogens Laboratory, together with the American Society of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE) and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) created the first certification for Legionella risk management, ASSE-12080, and Dr. Stout is the first certified instructor of the ASSE-12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist Certification Training.
Bottom line: Dr. Janet E. Stout will share with us what water treaters need to know about Legionella.
Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.
-Trace
Timestamps:
Continuing the celebration of Legionella Awareness Month and other events in Water Treatment [01:29]
Thinking On Water With James [06:02]
Welcoming back Legionella Expert, Dr. Janet E. Stout [07:40]
Integrating ASHRAE 188 with Public Health Law and how to stay on top of Legislation [11:27]
Helping Water Treaters know what they need to know about Legionella [17:03]
What is the ASSE-12080 Certification process and who should take the class? [24:12]
What is new in Legionella Testing? [27:43]
What do we need to know about Percent of Positivity and Legionnaires Disease? [32:05]]
Legionella sterilization vs. disinfection [34:00]
What did we learn when buildings reopened after the COVID shutdown? [39:15]
Helping Organizations through the Entrepreneurial Operating System, Masterminds, and by having an assistant [41:24]
Say "Hello" to Janet and her team at AWT! [50:30]
Lightning round questions [52:35]
Thinking On Water With James:
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