What are you already doing? Risk Factor taking all controls (Current Control measures, What further action is necessary? Action by into consideration What are the Who Might be harmed and Action by Done including those for people at (Further Control Measures) whom Hazards? how? when special risk) Likelihood Risk Severity (Who is at special risk?) Poor control of Anyone who accidentally Signage provided advising entry to swimming swallows pool water children /adults with diarrhoea pool may lead to contaminated by a faecal must not swim or for 48 –then, Cryptosporidium matter may contract hours after they are clear oocytes being Cryptosporidiosis present in swimming pool Clear signage advising those water who have been diagnosed with Children under 5 years and cryptosporidiosis or it is people with weakened suspected may have immune systems are likely to contracted it must not swim for be most seriously affected. 14 days after diarrhoea has stopped. Parents sent written information on cryptosporidium and the requirement that their children should not swim if they have diarrhoea Regular meetings with hirers to explain emergency procedures for faecal contamination and the importance of advising their bathers not to swim if they have had diarrhoea
What are the Hazards? Who Might be harmed and how? (Who is at special risk?) What are you already doing? (Current Control measures, including those for people at special risk) What further action is necessary? (Further Control Measures) Action by whom Action by when Done Risk Factor taking all controls into consideration Likelihood Severity Risk Poor control of entry to swimming pool may lead to Cryptosporidium oocytes being present in swimming pool water Anyone who accidentally swallows pool water contaminated by a faecal matter may contract Cryptosporidiosis Children under 5 years and people with weakened immune systems are likely to be most seriously affected. Signage provided advising children /adults with diarrhoea must not swim –then, or for 48 hours after they are clear Clear signage advising those who have been diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis or it is suspected may have contracted it must not swim for 14 days after diarrhoea has stopped. Parents sent written information on cryptosporidium and the requirement that their children should not swim if they have diarrhoea Regular meetings with hirers to explain emergency procedures for faecal contamination and the importance of advising their bathers not to swim if they have had diarrhoea
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