Introduction

All UK water companies require individuals entering clean water sites or working on the clean water network – known as ‘Restricted Operations’, to hold a National Water Hygiene EUSR registration.

Sites classified as ‘Restricted Operations’ can include works on service reservoirs, pumping stations, water treatment works, springs, wells and boreholes, and the national water mains and service pipes network.  

The Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR) - the online register of training and skills for the energy and utility sector - accredits this course, which, in partnership with CSCS, sets out to nurture and maintain a skilled and sustainable workforce in our industry. 

This EUSR National Water Hygiene certification delivers the necessary hygiene knowledge and understanding for anyone working with potable water.  

Course Outline

In theory-based exercises and tutorials, delegates will cover four core modules of water works in utility services and learn best hygiene practices, including: 

• Module 1: The importance of water in our industry
• Module 2: How water acts as a carrier of disease
• Module 3: Potential contamination and the consequences
• Module 4: How to prevent contamination  

Our Energy & Utility Skills approved trainers coach delegates on this course, completing the session with a short answer question paper. In addition, delegates must complete all four modules and pass the Water Hygiene assessment to receive the SHEA Water registration, valid for three years. 

Course Programme

This training is essential for all levels of employees working with potable water. Delegates will review legal requirements, ensure safety compliance, and understand procedures, appropriate documentation and classifications. 

The course content includes: 

• Understanding how water is a food product and public expectations of water treatment and quality 
• The importance of personal hygiene and identifying potential sources of contamination  
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements in water treatment  
• Vehicle cleanliness and maintenance relating to water, including awareness of vehicle location before entering the treatment works, e.g. fields, sewage treatment works etc.  
• Multi-functional working - water and sewerage
• Fuel, diesel and chemical contamination
• Pets and water-borne diseases, e.g. dogs, cats, horses etc.
• Chlorine and disinfection, in and out of water
• Awareness and usage of approved products
• Sampling and audit processes 

On Completion

On successfully completing the course, delegates qualify for their EUSR-accredited National Water Hygiene registration. The registration and card are valid for three years and provide on-site evidence that the delegate has appropriate knowledge and awareness of hygiene issues. It is also a prerequisite for other industry competence requirements and EUSR registration schemes.  

Who Should Attend?

This EUSR National Water Hygiene certification is for anyone working with potable water, including operatives, supervisors and management.

Course Duration

This half-day comprehensive course delivers theoretical knowledge and understanding of water hazards and hygiene. 

Why Citrus?

We dedicate our efforts to unrivalled quality and the customer experience at Citrus Training. As a result, we are the leading UK-based provider of health, safety and technical training and assessment services to the Built Environment and Utility sectors.

Citrus Training serves 85 of the top 100 building services companies in the market. With nearly 20-years of sector-specific experience, we’ve gained invaluable training experiences and knowledge to pass on to our delegates.

Our Health and Safety At Work training is accredited, regulated, and has exceptionally high standards. Assessing short and long-term workplace risks,  we teach and promote current industry and legislative requirements to ensure delegates take them forward into their daily working lives.

Our occupationally experienced Health and Safety educators have successfully trained over 60,000 delegates across the Health and Safety At Work training category. Delivering courses at our nationwide, industry-leading and accredited training centres and offering the very best of training standards and quality assurance. We only use trained and competent face fit testers who work following the latest legislation and regulations.

Things You Need to Know

This EUSR-certified training has practical elements, so delegates must inform their trainer if they have any serious health issues, physical problems, special considerations, or are taking any medication, which may create difficulties in this training course.

Delegates must provide a passport photograph on the day of training for the issue of ID Cards.

For training held at your location, please ensure that the classroom you make available has a 240v power supply and is a suitable size for the number of delegates attending. In addition, please ensure that the practical area has been risk-assessed, is free from harm, and is ideal for training.