At Acorn Safety Providers the range of services you can expect has continued to grow – and so too has our team of professional health and safety consultants.
Earlier this year we launched a brand new legionella bacteria service, giving risk assessments along with testing to help businesses, charities and enterprises in the public sector identify and determine their risk of experience of potentially deadly legionella.
Throughout July, we were delighted to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Safety Services as each of our new Legionella and Hearth Consultant. Adam will develop this specific growing area of the business which is dedicated to helping people to try to avoid the effects of legionella germs.
In this blog, Adam explains more about his role and how Acorn Safety Providers can support you.
‘Here to assist with all of your health as well as safety needs’
I am happy to have joined the group at Acorn Safety Services at such an interesting time. Acorn has strong ambitions for the future, especially around its legionella bacterias services, and I can’t delay to be part of it.
I’ve put in many years working in the river industry, in plumbing related and remedials and more just lately gaining valuable encounter carrying out legionella risk assessments.
I’ve already been on the road meeting our clients face-to-face, along with I’m really looking forward to creating these important associations.
‘What is legionella bacteria along with am I at risk?’
Legionella germs is microscopic and is found in streams, rivers, reservoirs and wetlands, usually in minimal numbers, where these people don’t cause any problems. The difficulty comes in case these tiny bacteria get trapped within your water system as well as multiply, potentially ultimately causing Legionnaires’ Disease.
According to the Govt, there were 503 cases of Legionnaires’ Ailment in the UK in 2019. It’s a critical illness which can be fatal – symptoms to know include fever, head ache, cough and breathlessness.
While legionella bacteria could cause problems anywhere due to the right conditions, a number of areas such as areas where water will be stored or recirculated, the place that the water temperature is involving 20-45°C or where rust, sludge, scale along with organic matters exist, are considered to be with much higher risk.
Those people who are more susceptible to disease, including the elderly and the ones with weakened natural defenses, need to be especially cautious.
‘So, what can I do to guard myself and those about me?’
Employers, the actual self-employed, facilities managers, safe practices officers and land lords, are all among those who have a duty to protect folks against the risks associated with legionella bacteria.
The rules all around legionella bacteria are really intricate and testing should be carried out by an expert — this is where Acorn Safety Companies can really help.
A full Legionella Threat Assessment carried out by our qualified assessors is the first important step in identifying and assessing your own risk.
The survey can look for any non-Water Regulations Acceptance Scheme approved furnishing, assess your cold water tank and conditions in your hot water tube and accessibility to other areas that require monitoring along with maintenance by law.
At the end of the assessment, you will receive a full report that will include any advice about remedial work and also repairs and steps you should take up coming.
To make things that much easier for you to manage, we offer a free online site where our clientele can store his or her risk assessment papers safely and securely online making sure they are fully available whenever you need these.
And because Acorn Safety Services is a fully-independent health and safety working as a consultant, you can be sure that assistance we offer is with your better interests at heart.
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