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A Silent Killer Lurking In Your Home?
Sunday 21st July 2019
Do you register your electrical appliances? If not, you could be living in a home where a disaster is hiding in plain sight just waiting to happen. The shocking truth is, an average of two thirds of Brits' electrical products aren't registered with the manufacturer. These include dishwashers, tumble dryers, fridges etc. which total to an astounding 268 million unregistered electrical products. Our research even found that registering an electrical product came 2nd on a list of Brits' most forgotten tasks,…
Legionella Risk Assessment
Thursday 13th June 2019
Legionella and landlords' responsibilities What is Legionella? Legionnaires' disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by the inhalation of small droplets of contaminated water containing Legionella. All man-made hot and cold water systems are likely to provide an environment where Legionella can grow. Where conditions are favourable (ie suitable growth temperature range; water droplets (aerosols) produced and dispersed; water stored and/or recirculated; some 'food' for the organism to grow such as rust, sludge, scale, biofilm etc) then the bacteria…
