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Legionella risk assessment for landlords: are your tenants at risk?
Every year, hundreds of people in the UK contract Legionnaires’ disease; a lung infection so severe that around 10% of cases prove fatal. Contracting this disease isn’t unavoidable, in fact it is quite preventable if the right measures are taken to…
Fire Risk Consultancy
What do you Stand to Gain? You never think it could happen to your property, but in the UK, it happens about 20,000 times a year. We are, of course, talking about fires on commercial properties. Recovering from a fire on your…
Legionella training courses with Bison Assist
Legionnaires’ disease or Legionella is a disease that is caused by exposure to the bacterium Legionella pneumophila which is found in man-made water systems. Symptoms are very similar to pneumonia and range from cough and fever to shortness of breath and headaches. People…
Legionella training courses with Bison Assist
Who should attend these Legionella training courses? If you are responsible for a premises – no matter how big or small it is and regardless of the number of people working or residing in it – then you are responsible for…
Health and Safety courses with Bison Assist
The importance of health and safety courses It might be quite obvious, but one of the main reasons why health and safety courses and training are important is because it’s mandatory. According to The 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act,…
The importance of Legionnaires’ disease testing
Legionnaires’ disease testing – our services At Bison Assist we have developed a comprehensive system for testing Legionella which includes multiple steps. As members of the Legionella Control Association, we will provide accurate results with the help of our highly-qualified technical…
Health and safety e-learning courses with Bison Assist
Our e-learning courses At Bison Assist, we have developed a wide range of e-courses, all of which are customised to fit the needs of your workplace. Currently, we offer the following e-learning courses: Legionella Awareness Fire Awareness and responsibilities of Fire…
Put fire safety first with fire risk training
No matter what industry you’re in, no matter at what level of your organisation your employees work, in every workplace the responsible person must ensure that his staff members are receiving adequate safety training, as laid out in the Fire Safety…
Fire Assessment
What is a Fire Assessment? All business premises or other non-domestic premises must have a fire risk assessment by law, however, it’s a surprising fact that this important fire safety measure is often overlooked by many businesses. The result of a…