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Plumbing News
Viega Announces 2016 Water
Quality Seminars.
Training course on reducing the risk of microbial growth in
commercial plumbing system offered in three locations.
Viega is extending its training course on reducing the risk of
microbial growth in commercial plumbing systems in three locations
throughout the U.S.
The training course is part of Viega’s water quality campaign, a
domestic and global initiative aimed at educating the industry and
providing system solutions to help maintain water quality for
commercial potable water systems. To date, more than 500 people have
attended Viega’s water quality seminars.
“These seminars are an excellent opportunity for engineers to learn
about waterborne pathogens and new design strategies to reduce the
risk of microbial growth for commercial potable water systems,” said
Derek Bower, product director, metal systems, Viega. “This is all
part of Viega’s commitment to promote safe water throughout the U.S.
and around the planet.”
Viega’s water quality campaign focuses on the Viega system to help
the engineering community design systems that minimize the risk of
waterborne pathogens. Promoting hot water recirculation and keeping
water at the correct temperature can help reduce the opportunity for
bacteria to colonize. Different types of common bacteria such as
Legionella, found in drinking water systems, can cause illness or
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Titled, “Pathogen Control
by Design,” the one-day training course is co-presented by
Viega’s Technical Managers and Tim Keane, consultant with
Legionella Risk Management Inc., who is one of the country’s
leading experts in methods to control and minimize the risk
of Legionella. Keane has 25 years of experience in
industrial and commercial water treatment consulting,
focusing on waterborne pathogen control, and regularly makes
presentations on ground breaking issues related to
Legionnaires’ disease.
He has presented at the American
Water Works Association (AWWA) 2012 Water Quality Technology
Conference, the International Emerging Technology Symposium and the
2014 American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention.
The course covers case studies of
Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, Legionella guidelines and standards
from a liability perspective, and design factors that impact
pathogen control. Where applicable, continuing education credits are
available.
The seminars will take place at
the following locations:
March 31, 2016 in San Francisco at the San Francisco Airport
Marriott Waterfront, register at
https://bit.ly/ViegaWaterQualitySF
June 23, 2016 in Boston, register
at
https://bit.ly/ViegaWaterQualityBos
October 6, 2016 in Nashville,
register at
https://bit.ly/ViegaWaterQualityNash
For more information, visit:
Viega.us/training.
About Viega: Founded in
1899, the Viega Group is the global leader in press technology
systems for industrial, commercial and residential industries. Viega
LLC, headquartered in Wichita, KS, offers more than 3,000 products,
including Viega ProPress® for copper and stainless, Viega MegaPress®
for black iron pipe in hydronic systems, Viega MegaPressG for gas
and Viega PEX Press systems in Zero Lead™ bronze and
high-performance polymer. For more information, visit www.viega.us.
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