Handyman Insurance, New York City Law Calls for Cooling Tower Inspections
The New York City Council on Aug. 13 passed legislation aimed at preventing the spread of diseases such as the outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in the Bronx that has killed at least a dozen people.
The legislation requires cooling towers in the city to be registered with the city’s Dept. of Buildings and inspected on a quarterly basis. If a test comes back positive for microbes, such as the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease, the owner of the tower would have to clean and disinfect the system in accordance with Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene regulations.