COMPETENT PERSON ASSESSMENT

Competent Person Assessment:
Ensuring Compliance with Water Hygiene
Standards in Healthcare

Safeguard Patient Safety with Comprehensive Water
Hygiene Competency

In healthcare settings, maintaining impeccable water hygiene is not just a
recommendation—it’s a legal requirement. Our Competent Person Assessment is
designed to ensure that your team understands and can implement the crucial
practices necessary to protect patient safety by preventing water contamination.

Why Competency in Water Hygiene Matters
Water hygiene plays a pivotal role in preventing contamination within healthcare
environments. Poor practices can lead to significant risks, including the spread of waterborne pathogens that can compromise patient safety.

Assessment Focus
Our Competent Person Assessment is aligned with HTM 04-01 Part B 6.27 – 6.30. It is designed to evaluate whether your staff:

Understand the need for water hygiene: Ensuring that every member of the team is aware of the importance of maintaining hygiene standards in water systems.

Can Identify and implement appropriate control measures: to prevent the contamination of water supplies and outlets.

Comply with legal standards: Ensuring that practices meet the legal requirements asstated in HTM 04-01, safeguarding your facility against regulatory breaches.

Ensure Compliance with HTM 04-01: The Department of Health mandates that all NHS and healthcare staff involved with water systems—including domestic, housekeeping, and estates contractors—must comply with HTM 04-01 guidance. This includes having a thorough understanding of water hygiene to ensure that patient safety is never compromised.

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Harper Water have over 20 years of experience and provide independent City & Guilds
accredited training, our Responsible Person and Competent Person assessments are
recognised across NHS Trusts for ensuring water hygiene competence.