At Acorn Safety Companies the range of services we provide has continued to grow – and so too features our team of skilled health and safety consultants.
Earlier this year we launched a whole new legionella bacteria service, giving risk assessments and testing to help corporations, charities and enterprises in the public field identify and evaluate their risk of experience of potentially deadly legionella.
Inside July, we were happy to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Safety Services as our own new Legionella and Flames Consultant. Adam will develop this growing area of the business which is dedicated to helping people to try to avoid the effects of legionella germs.
In this blog, Adam describes more about his part and how Acorn Safety Services can support you.
‘Here to assist with all of your health and also safety needs’
I am happy to have joined they at Acorn Safety Providers at such an exciting time. Acorn has striking ambitions for the future, particularly around its legionella germs services, and I can’t hold out to be part of it.
I’ve spent many years working in the river industry, in plumbing related and remedials and more just lately gaining valuable experience carrying out legionella risk assessments.
I’ve already been on the road conference our clients face-to-face, as well as I’m really looking forward to establishing these important connections.
‘What is legionella bacteria and am I at risk?’
Legionella bacteria is microscopic and could be found in streams, waters, reservoirs and ponds, usually in suprisingly low numbers, where that they don’t cause any issues. The difficulty comes if these tiny bacterias get trapped as part of your water system and multiply, potentially resulting in Legionnaires’ Disease.
According to the Federal government, there were 503 cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in the UK in 2019. It’s a significant illness which can be fatal – symptoms to be aware of include fever, headache, cough and lack of breath.
While legionella bacteria may cause problems anywhere in the right conditions, a number of areas such as places where water can be stored or recirculated, where the water temperature is involving 20-45°C or where oxidation, sludge, scale as well as organic matters are mixed together, are considered to be at much higher risk.
People who are more susceptible to an infection, including the elderly and the ones with weakened immunity processes, need to be especially mindful.
‘So, what can I do to protect myself and those around me?’
Employers, your self-employed, facilities managers, protection officers and landlords, are all among those who may have a duty to protect people against the risks associated with legionella bacteria.
The rules all around legionella bacteria are really complex and testing should be carried out by an expert * this is where Acorn Safety Companies can really help.
A full Legionella Chance Assessment carried out by our qualified assessors is the first important step in figuring out and assessing your own personal risk.
The survey can look for any non-Water Regulations Endorsement Scheme approved accessories, assess your chilly water tank and conditions in your hot water tube and accessibility to other areas that require monitoring as well as maintenance by law.
After the assessment, you will receive a full report that may include any advice about remedial work and also repairs and measures you should take up coming.
To make things a whole lot easier for you to manage, we also offer a free online site where our clientele can store their risk assessment papers safely and securely online guaranteeing they are fully available whenever you need these people.
And because Acorn Safety Providers is a fully-independent health and safety consultancy, you can be sure that advice we offer is with your very best interests at heart.
We look forward to working with anyone soon.
For additional information about legionella testing go to see our new resource