Healthcare

Patients and service users of healthcare establishments such as care homes, hospitals, dental surgeries, health centres and other residential care facilities can be particularly vulnerable to air and water borne diseases.

Many germs and bacteria can also be distributed around a healthcare facility in ducting systems which, very often, are out of sight and therefore sometimes overlooked for essential maintenance and cleaning.

Stringent, effective and regular cleaning to industry guidelines can also help to prevent fires spreading.

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Your Legal Responsibility 

Ductwork that forms part of a building’s extract system can also be a route for bacteria to transfer throughout a building, so keeping it clean is very important. These systems must be cleaned regularly to ensure efficient extraction minimises the risk of spreading bacteria and toxic mould.

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To prevent fire, kitchen extract ductwork must be cleaned efficiently and effectively at regular intervals, in compliance with the new BESA specification TR19® Grease.   Kitchen extract systems in heavy use (12-16 hours a day) should be cleaned at least quarterly, moderate use (6-12 hours a day) should be cleaned half-yearly, light use (2-6 hours a day) should be cleaned at least once a year.