The Public Health Regulation 2012 requires an auditor to assess the compliance of a cooling water system with the requirements of the Risk Management Plan and the Public Health Regulation.
The auditor is a person who has:
- completed training specified by NSW Health
- demonstrated appropriate qualifications and experience
- received approval from the Health Secretary.
The auditor must be independent of the occupier, risk assessor, duly qualified person, and laboratory.
Applying to be an auditor
Auditors must apply for approval to NSW Health using the Application for approval to audit cooling water systems (Approved Form 5). The approval process is currently being finalised.
Before applying, auditors must complete in full the Legionella Control in Cooling Water Systems training program.
List of approved auditors
The name and contact details of approved auditors will be published to this website.