Workplace Health Surveillance: When Must Employers Arrange It?
Understand when workplace health surveillance is required, which exposure risks trigger checks and why general health screening may not meet the duty.
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Fire Safety: Choosing the Right Fire Extinguisher
There are five main types of fire extinguisher, commonly used to tackle a blaze. But choosing the right fire extinguisher is vital. It could mean the difference between putting out the flames or making the situation worse. Using the wrong fire extinguisher can fuel a fire, spread burning liquids further, or even cause a dangerous electric shock. The most important factor is to have the right fire extinguisher for the medium you are going to put out.
So, what are the five main five extinguishers?
The red label fire extinguisher is water, and is…
How to get into Fire Safety
It used to be that there were no formal prerequisites to get into fire safety and become a fire risk assessor. Many fire risk assessors were employed due to their previous experience in relevant occupations such as firefighters or fire alarm fitters.
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire however, there is now only one route to get into fire safety and become a fire risk assessor with the new British Standard and that’s to complete a Level 3 Fire Risk Assessor course.
A Level 3 course is tricky to attack without any previous knowledge of the…
Confined Space Risk Assessment: What Employers Must Establish Before Staff Enter
Confined space risk assessment for tanks, pits and chambers: what employers must establish before entry to control hazards and rescue risk.
RIDDOR Occupational Disease Reporting: When Must Employers Notify HSE?
RIDDOR occupational disease reporting depends on diagnosis and work exposure. Understand the criteria employers must check before notifying HSE.
Doubling the numbers – growing the team
Brazilian billionaire investor Jorge Paulo Lemann once said that a company’s greatest asset is its people. It’s a statement that certainly rings true here at Acorn Safety Services.
We know how vital it is to have great people in your team, in order to ensure great service and great success. All our new recruits are chosen with great care.
Over the last three years, we have more than doubled our workforce from seven to 19 people, in a drive to expand our services in order meet increased customer demand.
Growing the team
Additions to the team have…
Best Businesswomen Award nomination adds to a plethora of recognition for Zeynep
The human dynamo leading a thriving Northamptonshire health and safety consultancy has been shortlisted for the Best Businesswomen Awards 2026, adding to a plethora of recognition this year for the dedicated director.
Female powerhouse and operations director at Acorn Safety Services Zeynep Guzelkasap has been named as a finalist in the Best Female Leader category of the awards, which recognise an exceptional group of female entrepreneurs, business leaders and professionals who are making a significant impact across the UK.
The nomination comes…
Team growth still Skye high
A thriving Northamptonshire health and safety consultancy continues to grow its workforce, with another new hire across two departments.
The addition of Skye Paul as a fire and health and safety consultant brings the headcount to 19 at Acorn Safety Services, with six new starters in the same number of months.
Acorn Safety provides health and safety services to businesses, charities and organisations across the UK.
The team has seen exponential growth in the past two years, doubling the workforce with strategic hires across the business model,…
Emergency Planning Duties in the UK: What Employers Must Have in Place
What emergency planning duties UK employers must meet, which emergencies to plan for, and what a workplace emergency plan needs to cover.
Potential changes ahead for RIDDOR
There is just one week left to take part in a public consultation to help shape the future of workplace incident reporting in the UK.
For the last couple of months, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – national regulator for workplace health and safety – has been inviting businesses, employers, health practitioners and industry stakeholders to have their say on regulations that underpin how work-related injuries, ill health and dangerous occurrences are reported, known as RIDDOR.
What is RIDDOR?
RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases…