At Acorn Safety Companies the range of services we offer has continued to grow : and so too has our team of specialist health and safety consultants.

A few months ago we launched a new legionella bacteria service, giving risk assessments as well as testing to help businesses, charities and enterprises in the public field identify and assess their risk of exposure to potentially deadly legionella.

Throughout July, we were delighted to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Basic safety Services as our new Legionella and Hearth Consultant. Adam will develop this kind of growing area of our own business which is focused on helping people to protect themselves from the effects of legionella bacterias.

In this blog, Adam describes more about his position and how Acorn Safety Providers can support you.

‘Here to help you with all of your health along with safety needs’

I am happy to have joined they at Acorn Safety Services at such an fascinating time. Acorn has striking ambitions for the future, specifically around its legionella bacterias services, and I can’t wait around to be part of it.

I’ve put in many years working in the lake industry, in domestic plumbing and remedials and more not too long ago gaining valuable experience carrying out legionella risk assessments.

I’ve already been on the road conference our clients face-to-face, along with I’m really looking forward to creating these important interactions.
‘What is legionella bacteria and also am I at risk?’

Legionella bacteria is microscopic and can be found in streams, waters, reservoirs and waters, usually in really low numbers, where they will don’t cause any troubles. The difficulty comes in case these tiny bacterias get trapped within your water system as well as multiply, potentially resulting in Legionnaires’ Disease.

According to the Government, there were 503 cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in the UK in 2019. It’s a significant illness which can be lethal – symptoms to understand include fever, headaches, cough and shortness of breath.

While legionella bacteria can cause problems anywhere because of the right conditions, a number of areas such as locations where water can be stored or recirculated, in which the water temperature is between 20-45°C or where oxidation, sludge, scale as well as organic matters exist, are considered to be from much higher risk.

Those people who are more susceptible to an infection, including the elderly the ones with weakened natural defenses, need to be especially careful.
‘So, what can I do to safeguard myself and those about me?’

Employers, the self-employed, facilities managers, safe practices officers and landlords, are all among those who’ve a duty to protect individuals against the risks linked to legionella bacteria.

The rules around legionella bacteria are really complicated and testing has to be carried out by an expert * this is where Acorn Safety Services can really help.

A full Legionella Chance Assessment carried out by one of our qualified assessors is the initial important step in figuring out and assessing your individual risk.

The survey will be for any non-Water Regulations Acceptance Scheme approved fixtures, assess your chilly water tank and scenarios in your hot water cyndrical tube and accessibility to other areas that require monitoring and maintenance by law.

At the end of the assessment, you will get a full report that can include any advice about remedial work along with repairs and measures you should take following.

To make things a whole lot easier for you to manage, additionally we offer a free online portal where our clientele can store their risk assessment documents safely and securely online ensuring they are fully available whenever you need these people.

And because Acorn Safety Companies is a fully-independent health and safety consultancy, you can be sure that advice we offer is with your better interests at heart.

We look forward to working with anyone soon.

More details about legionella testing check our new website: web link