Cooling tower notification

Cooling tower notifications

The law requires premises that have wet cooling towers and evaporative condensers to register where they are situated.

They have to register with the council, regardless of who the enforcing authority is (council or Health and Safety Executive) for the premises.

Registration helps with investigations of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks.

Who needs to register

Cooling towers and evaporative condensers are often found in large factories and office blocks that have older 'wet'-style air-conditioning units that use a water evaporative cooling system.

If these units are not maintained properly, there is a risk of spreading Legionnaires' disease. Thus, they must be registered.

Many modern air-conditioning systems contain water that is not exposed to the air and are known as 'dry'. These pose an insignificant risk and do not need registration.

What you need to do

If you are a person responsible for, or from a business using, a water-cooled system, you must:

Carry out a thorough risk assessment.
Prepare a Management control plan, if there is a foreseeable risk, identifying a 'responsible person' and setting out all necessary procedures, including maintenance. This is to ensure that the system is not a risk to public health.
Notify us if the cooling tower becomes redundant or is decommissioned.

For more information, please contact us and provide:

Your name, address and contact details (telephone number/ email address).
Details of your query.

To register, please download Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations Form [HS30].

View the current list of registered cooling towers and evaporative condensers in Enfield.

Do I need a Licence?	If you control non-domestic premises you must ensure that you notify the local authority of any cooling tower or evaporative condenser (notifiable devices) on the premises. Notification must be in writing (including by electronic means) on a form approved by the Health & Safety Executive. You must notify the local authority of any changes to the notification information within one month of the change, in writing. If the device ceases to be a notifiable device you must notify the local authority in writing as soon as possible.
Who should apply?	The person who owns the business or company representative who has responsibility for the cooling tower.
How do I apply?	Please contact the Environmental Health Team for a registration form.
What happens to my application when it is submitted?	The Council will put the information on the Cooling Tower Register.
How long will it take to process my application?	The cooling towers are registered with the Council, there is no application involved.
Will my licence be deemed granted if I do not hear from the licensing authority in the specified time period?	The cooling tower needs registering, there is no licence issued.
Apply on-line	You can do this online here if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below. online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service Please contact your local authority in the first instance.
Forms to download, print, and post.	If you wish to download, print, complete and post your application from please contact the local authority to obtain the forms.
Local Authority Contact Details.	London Borough of Enfield , Environmental Health PO Box 57 Civic Centre Silver Street Enfield EN1 3XH Tel: 0208 379 1000 Fax: 0208 379 5120 Email: environmental.health@enfield.gov.uk
What can I do if my application is not granted?	Please contact Enfield Council in the first instance.
What can a licence holder do if the licence is not granted in the terms it was applied for?	Please contact Enfield Council in the first instance.
What can the public do about the licence decision?	We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK , Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
What are the other means of redress about the operation of licences?	Any issues should be discussed with Enfield Council
Magistrates court contact details	Enfield Magistrates Court , The Court House Lordship Lane Tottenham London N17 6RT http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder
Other sources of information:	No Trade Associations
Where can I access a public register of these licences?	The Public Register can be accessed in hard copy at Enfield Civic Centre Environmental Health Department, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Environmental Health

Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Address: PO Box 57
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XH

Tel: 020 8379 1767

Fax: 020 8379 2190

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