National Water Hygiene Scheme

Standard requirement for all persons who come in to contact with potable water.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Compliance with Water UK standards.

Module 1: The importance of water Asks individuals to reflect on the definition of wholesome water, drawing attention to its importance as a food source and the implications of a world without clean water. It aims to provide the individual with an understanding of the scarcity of clean water and the role that water plays in maintaining a healthy and functioning society. Module 2: Water as a carrier of disease Aims to develop an individual's understanding of how water can be a carrier of disease; exploring the historic cases which established a better understanding of waterborne disease and developing best practice, looking at the various illnesses that can be contracted through the ingestion of contaminated water and the diseases that still prove challenging today. Module 3: Potential contamination and its consequences Explores the potential sources of water contamination across all areas of the UK water industry and the consequences should contamination occur. Module 4: Preventing contamination Explores the steps that an individual can take to prevent contamination of the clean water supply. Broader and overarching actions that the individual can take to safeguard water quality as well as providing specific examples of working practices that can be adopted in a small number of high-risk scenarios.