Legionella bacteria can be lethal, but Adam and his staff can help you to stay safe and sound
At Acorn Safety Companies the range of services our company offers has continued to grow : and so too has our team of skilled health and safety consultants.
Captured we launched a new legionella bacteria service, providing risk assessments and testing to help businesses, charities and companies in the public field identify and determine their risk of contact with potentially deadly legionella.
Throughout July, we were happy to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Protection Services as the new Legionella and Hearth Consultant. Adam will develop this growing area of our business which is committed to helping people to protect themselves from the effects of legionella bacterias.
In this blog, Adam explains more about his function and how Acorn Safety Companies can support you.
‘Here to help with all of your health along with safety needs’
I am happy to have joined the group at Acorn Safety Solutions at such an exciting time. Acorn has striking ambitions for the future, specially around its legionella germs services, and I can’t wait around to be part of it.
I’ve spent many years working in the water industry, in plumbing related and remedials and more lately gaining valuable expertise carrying out legionella risk tests.
I’ve already been on the road achieving our clients face-to-face, and also I’m really looking forward to building these important associations.
‘What is legionella bacteria and am I at risk?’
Legionella bacterias is microscopic and could be found in streams, rivers, reservoirs and fish ponds, usually in minimal numbers, where that they don’t cause any problems. The difficulty comes when these tiny germs get trapped within your water system along with multiply, potentially resulting in Legionnaires’ Disease.
According to the Federal government, there were 503 cases of Legionnaires’ Illness in the UK in 2019. It’s a critical illness which can be fatal – symptoms to be familiar with include fever, headaches, cough and difficulty breathing.
While legionella bacteria can cause problems anywhere given the right conditions, a number of areas such as spots where water is actually stored or recirculated, in which the water temperature is between 20-45°C or where corrosion, sludge, scale and also organic matters exist, are considered to be in much higher risk.
Those people who are more susceptible to infection, including the elderly the ones with weakened immunity processes, need to be especially watchful.
‘So, what can I do to protect myself and those close to me?’
Employers, the self-employed, facilities managers, safety and health officers and property managers, are all among those that have a duty to protect people against the risks related to legionella bacteria.
The rules about legionella bacteria are really complex and testing needs to be carried out by an expert — this is where Acorn Safety Services can really help.
A full Legionella Chance Assessment carried out by a qualified assessors is the very first important step in determining and assessing your very own risk.
The survey will look for any non-Water Regulations Acceptance Scheme approved furnishing, assess your cold water tank and scenarios in your hot water canister and accessibility to all areas that require monitoring and maintenance by law.
At the conclusion of the assessment, you will receive a full report which will include any advice about remedial work along with repairs and methods you should take following.
To make things that much easier for you to manage, in addition we offer a free online web site where our clientele can store their own risk assessment files safely and securely online making sure they are fully accessible whenever you need all of them.
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 very best self interests at heart.
We look forward to working with you soon.
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