At Acorn Safety Providers the range of services you can expect has continued to grow : and so too has our team of expert health and safety consultants.
Captured we launched a whole new legionella bacteria service, giving risk assessments and testing to help organizations, charities and firms in the public field identify and examine their risk of exposure to potentially deadly legionella.
In July, we were delighted to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Safety Services as our own new Legionella and Hearth Consultant. Adam will develop this specific growing area of each of our business which is committed to helping people to protect themselves from the effects of legionella bacterias.
In this blog, Adam describes more about his role and how Acorn Safety Services can support you.
‘Here to help with all of your health and safety needs’
I am happy to have joined they at Acorn Safety Companies at such an interesting time. Acorn has striking ambitions for the future, especially around its legionella bacteria services, and I can’t delay to be part of it.
I’ve invested many years working in the lake industry, in plumbing related and remedials and more recently gaining valuable expertise carrying out legionella risk assessments.
I’ve already been on the road achieving our clients face-to-face, and also I’m really looking forward to creating these important relationships.
‘What is legionella bacteria along with am I at risk?’
Legionella bacteria is microscopic and can be found in streams, waters, reservoirs and ponds, usually in really low numbers, where they will don’t cause any troubles. The difficulty comes in case these tiny bacteria get trapped with your water system along with multiply, potentially bringing about Legionnaires’ Disease.
According to the Authorities, there were 503 cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in the UK in 2019. It’s a critical illness which can be deadly – symptoms to be familiar with include fever, headache, cough and breathlessness.
While legionella bacteria may cause problems anywhere in the right conditions, some areas such as spots where water is actually stored or recirculated, the location where the water temperature is involving 20-45°C or where rust, sludge, scale and organic matters can be found, are considered to be at much higher risk.
People who are more susceptible to an infection, including the elderly the ones with weakened immune systems, need to be especially mindful.
‘So, what can I do to shield myself and those close to me?’
Employers, the particular self-employed, facilities managers, protection officers and land lords, are all among those who may have a duty to protect people against the risks related to legionella bacteria.
The rules close to legionella bacteria are really sophisticated and testing should be carried out by an expert : this is where Acorn Safety Services can really help.
A full Legionella Danger Assessment carried out by one of our qualified assessors is the 1st important step in determining and assessing your own personal risk.
The survey will be for any non-Water Regulations Approval Scheme approved accessories, assess your chilly water tank and types of conditions in your hot water cylinder and accessibility to all aspects that require monitoring and maintenance by law.
Following the assessment, you will get a full report that can include any assistance with remedial work along with repairs and measures you should take following.
To make things even easier for you to manage, we also offer a free online site where our clientele can store their own risk assessment documents safely and securely online guaranteeing they are fully obtainable 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 suggestions we offer is with your easiest interests at heart.
We look forward to working with an individual soon.
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