WHAT IS THE EUSR NATIONAL WATER HYGIENE SCHEME?

The EUSR National Water Hygiene (‘Blue Card’) Scheme plays a vital part in ensuring the protection of public health and promoting good water hygiene practices. The scheme has been developed in collaboration with all UK water companies. 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. ‘Restricted Operations’ includes working on service reservoirs, water pumping stations, water treatment works, wells, springs, boreholes as well as working on the network of water mains and service pipes.

In addition to water company employees, if you are working on a ‘Restricted Operation’ on behalf of a water company subcontractor or other organisation, such as Self-Lay Organisation (SLOs), then you need a National Water Hygiene EUSR registration.

The National Water Hygiene scheme is developed in collaboration with all UK water companies and key stakeholders from across the water industry, so you can be confident that the content covers all the required knowledge and awareness of good water hygiene practices:

Module 1: The importance of water

Module 2: Water as a carrier of disease

Module 3: Potential contamination and its consequences

Module 4: Preventing contamination

Registration on EUSR

National Water Hygiene Scheme registration is valid for three years.