At Acorn Safety Services the range of services we provide has continued to grow — and so too has our team of professional health and safety consultants.

Captured we launched a new legionella bacteria service, giving risk assessments and testing to help organizations, charities and organisations in the public field identify and assess their risk of experience of potentially deadly legionella.

Inside July, we were delighted to welcome Adam Midson to Acorn Protection Services as the new Legionella and Flames Consultant. Adam will develop this particular growing area of our own business which is specialized in helping people to protect themselves from the effects of legionella bacterias.

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

‘Here to help with all of your health and also safety needs’

I am happy to have joined they at Acorn Safety Services at such an fascinating time. Acorn has strong ambitions for the future, particularly around its legionella bacteria services, and I can’t hold out to be part of it.

I’ve invested many years working in the lake industry, in domestic plumbing and remedials and more just lately gaining valuable expertise carrying out legionella risk assessments.

I’ve already been on the road conference our clients face-to-face, and I’m really looking forward to developing these important connections.
‘What is legionella bacteria as well as am I at risk?’

Legionella microorganisms is microscopic and can be found in streams, waters, reservoirs and ponds, usually in minimal numbers, where they don’t cause any difficulties. The difficulty comes when these tiny microorganisms get trapped as part of your water system along with 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 serious illness which can be fatal – symptoms to know include fever, headache, cough and breathlessness.

While legionella bacteria may cause problems anywhere because of the right conditions, several areas such as locations where water will be stored or recirculated, in which the water temperature is among 20-45°C or where rust, sludge, scale along with organic matters exist, are considered to be from much higher risk.

Those people who are more susceptible to an infection, including the elderly and the ones with weakened immune systems, need to be especially cautious.
‘So, what can I do to guard myself and those all around me?’

Employers, the actual self-employed, facilities managers, safe practices officers and land lords, are all among those who’ve a duty to protect people against the risks associated with legionella bacteria.

The rules around legionella bacteria are really intricate and testing needs to be carried out by an expert – this is where Acorn Safety Providers can really help.

A full Legionella Risk Assessment carried out by a qualified assessors is the first important step in determining and assessing your own risk.

The survey will look for any non-Water Regulations Endorsement Scheme approved accessories, assess your frosty water tank and types of conditions in your hot water canister and accessibility to all areas that require monitoring as well as maintenance by law.

At the conclusion of the assessment, you will receive a full report which will include any assistance with remedial work and repairs and steps you should take up coming.

To make things that much easier for you to manage, we also offer a free online portal where our consumers can store his or her risk assessment files safely and securely online making sure they are fully offered whenever you need all of them.

And because Acorn Safety Solutions is a fully-independent health and safety working as a consultant, you can be sure that advice we offer is with your very best interests at heart.

High quality to working with a person soon.

To read more about Legionella risk assessment go to see this web portal