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The new one was published on July 2nd. Royal Decree of Legionella 614/2024, which modifies Royal Decree 487/2022 on the requirements for the prevention and control of legionellosis that must to comply with mandatory requirements for any installation that uses water in its operation and is likely to produce aerosols that could pose a health risk. We previously shared the most important points of this modification with you, but now it's important to highlight and expand upon them.
What are the key changes in the Royal Decree? Legionella?
- The Royal Decree of Legionella The 2024 plan establishes the design and implementation of preventive measures as key elements. Control Plans in the face of Legionella, already mandatory since January 2, 2024, which includes the implementation and modification of the Health Plans in response to Legionella (PSL) y Prevention and Control Plan Legionella (PPCL).
- The previous Royal Decree 487/2022 defined the owner of the installation as the natural or legal person, public or private, who owns the installation. This definition did not cover cases where the operator of the installation is different from the owner, making it necessary to unequivocally identify who bears this responsibility. It is also possible for the owner and operator to have shared responsibilities. In this situation, the new Royal Decree... Legionella It is modified as follows: “In the event that the installation is operated by a natural or legal person other than the owner of the installation, this The operating person will be responsible for the purposes of compliance with the responsibilities and obligations of this Royal Decreeunless it can be reliably proven that the owner has said responsibility.”
- Due to the economic and energy situation, it is advised that, if possible and if it does not result in a health risk, facilities where large quantities of water are used should have facilitate its recirculation and prevent its emptying.
- The physical systems versus Legionella They should not pose risks for the installation, nor for the health and safety of the operators or other people who may be exposed. Therefore, it is necessary to verify that they are functioning correctly on a regular basis and are used according to the technical or operating specifications indicated by the manufacturer, who must provide all the necessary information to ensure compliance with this requirement.
- Both storage tanks between 250 and 750 liters, and double-tank inter-accumulators with storage volumes less than 750 liters in domestic hot water (DHW) installations, must adapt their design characteristics to the UNE-EN 12897:2017+A1:2020 standard. This is a series of specifications for indirect heating storage water heaters without ventilation (closed), after their replacement.
The potential of digitization for the proper implementation of the Royal Decree on Legionella out of 2024
The Royal Decree of Legionella by 2024 has become a direct cause of why specific automation systems such as the WIM They are disrupting the industrial management of water.
Having this resource already implies greater security, ease of operation, and, in general, a significant optimization of processes. And now, to all these factors we must add a strictly legislative reason.
Under this new legislation, all these plants must monitor daily the temperature, residual free chlorine, and pH level both at points and in the cistern. A process that until now was often handled manually by maintenance personnel, with the limitations that this implies in terms of distance and availability.
In addition to solving this by installing a control panel, the system installation WIM It allows you to have knowledge of all this data and any anomalies through a computer.
