Facilities Management

Canopy Cleaning Services, provide specialist services for Facilities Managers for Kitchen Extract Cleaning and Ventilation Ductwork cleaning.

Facilities Managers have multiple responsibilities and have to be aware of and comply with a wide range of rules, regulations and client imposed performance measures.

These challenges are exacerbated in multi-tenant, multi-site situations so dealing with a company like Canopy Cleaning Services that can provide a one-stop shop for key H&S related services, consistently and across the whole of the UK is a major benefit.

Canopy Cleaning Services also recognises the FM’s need for need for clear documentation and an audit trail and prides itself on providing detailed and helpful post clean reports via an online portal.

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Your Legal Responsibility 

Kitchen Extract Fire Safety

Oil, fat and grease deposits can spread fire rapidly through a building, posing a serious risk to the lives of occupants. To prevent fire, kitchen extract ductwork must be cleaned efficiently and effectively at regular intervals, in compliance with the new industry specification TR19® Grease.   If this ductwork hasn’t been cleaned properly as required by law, and it can’t be proved that all grease deposits have been completely removed at the intervals prescribed by TR19® Grease, a corporate manslaughter charge can result if fire breaks out.  Furthermore, if cleaning hasn’t been carried out in accordance with Fire Safety regulations and Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) regulations, it may invalidate the buildings insurance and result in rejected insurance claims in the event of fire.

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Fire Dampers

Another very important passive fire prevention measure is the regular testing, cleaning and maintenance of fire dampers.  These are metal louvres which can open and close and are installed across the ductwork to form a temporary barrier when closed but allow the free flow of air when open.  You may not even be aware that your ventilation system has fire dampers, but they fulfil a very important function, so you must be sure that they are in working order.

In the event of a fire travelling through ductwork, the fire damper must close, to restrict the oxygen supply to the fire and create a barrier which slows the spread of the fire.  This buys valuable time in which to safely evacuate shoppers, especially the more vulnerable and less mobile centre visitors.

There are different types of fire damper; some are spring operated, some have fuseable links and there are  other designs which are remotely operated.  All types must be regularly tested, using a method known as drop testing, cleaned and maintained.  According to BS 9999 guidance updated early 2017, all fire dampers must now be tested at no more than twelve month intervals.

We can help you locate your fire dampers, create access to inaccessible fire dampers then drop test, clean and maintain them for compliance.  More information can be found on our fire dampers page.

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