Cooling Towers

This dataset comprises point data providing the locations of Cooling Towers within Bristol.The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations (1992) came into force on 2nd November 1992.The regulations require that local authorities are notified of any premises (Health and Safety Executive or local authority enforced) containing cooling towers or evaporative condensers. Bristol City Council record the information provided by the person in control of the premises in a register. This is to help the Council and the Health Protection Agency investigate community outbreaks of legionnaire's disease which have been linked to installations such as cooling towers and evaporative condensers. The information on the location of these 'notifiable devices' is particularly valuable in the early stages of an investigation into an outbreak of disease where speed could be important in minimising the number of people affected by the disease.

本数据集包含了布里斯托尔地区冷却塔的位置点数据。根据《冷却塔及蒸发冷凝器通知条例》（1992年）的规定，自1992年11月2日起生效，要求地方当局通知任何含有冷却塔或蒸发冷凝器的场所（包括由健康与安全执行局或地方当局执行的场所）。布里斯托尔市政府将场所负责人提供的信息记录在登记册中，以便该市政府和卫生保护局调查与冷却塔和蒸发冷凝器等设施相关的军团菌病社区爆发事件。这些‘应报告设备’的位置信息在疾病爆发调查的早期阶段尤为重要，因为速度可能对于减少疾病受影响人数至关重要。