environmental Strategist, between the lines: As we have reported in the past, Legionnaires Disease is a bacteria that can create an environmental liability for those using central air conditioning systems, fountains, room-air humidifiers, ice-making machines, whirlpool spas, water heating systems, showers, misting systems typically found in grocery-store produce sections, cooling towers used in industrial cooling systems, evaporative coolers, nebulizers, humidifiers….
A little background: Legionnaires is a bacteria that got its name after a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia. 221 people contracted the bacteria and 34 died.
What risk management strategy are you implementing to address exposure to Legionnaires Disease for your client’s? Pollution liability insurance can protect property owners or those with an insurable interest for their exposure to Legionnaires.
Guests leave Las Vegas’ Rio hotel with Legionnaires’ disease
