No Bad Bugs: Protecting Your System from Microbial Contamination 040225

No Bad Bugs: Protecting Your System from Microbial Contamination

Accreditation:

0.6 Hawaii Drinking Water Continuing Education Units awarded

The certificate issued for this course by RCAC is proof of attendance and does not constitute actual CEUs.  The course was pre-approved for 0.6 Drinking Water CEU's by the Hawaii Board of Certification for Public Water System Operators.  Actual CEUs will be awarded by the Hawaii Board.

Certificates will be available through your profile.

Date & Time:

The No Bad Bugs: Protecting Your System from Microbial Contamination training will be held on the following date and time:

April 2 | 8:30AM-3:30PM 

This training is being held in the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone.

Description:

Your water system can easily and effectively spread waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and E. coli. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention documents more than 22 waterborne disease outbreaks annually in U.S. public water supplies. These outbreaks cause over 10,000 cases of illness. Protecting your water system from these microbial contaminants is a fundamental goal of every water system. In this workshop, we will trace the origins of a water system operators’ battle with bad bugs, from Dr. Snow removing the handle on the Broad Street Pump in London to stop the 1854 cholera epidemic, to modern sanitary surveys and disinfection methods. The goal of this workshop is to make the water system operator aware of the pathways of microbial contamination and to provide low-cost strategies to prevent contamination of their system.

Participants will learn:

·       The five most common routes of microbial contamination of a water system

·        How to conduct a simple but effective Sanitary Survey on your water system

·        The importance of chlorine residual as a low-cost and rapid method of detecting microbial contamination

·        How to use operational records to identify water quality problems

The recommended audience includes all water system operators, managers and board members.

Location:

This training will be hosted at the following address:

Hawaiian Shores Community Association

15-2793 Honu Street

Pahoa, Hawaii 96778

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Scholarship & Fees:

No Bad Bugs: Protecting Your System from Microbial Contamination is a free training to attend.

Registration:

Please register on this page.

For registration questions, contact:

RCAC Events
registration@rcac.org
(916) 447-9832 ext. 1429

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