Air hygiene and ventilation cleaning

Is your office killing you?

Sick Building Syndrome is caused by an unhealthy brew of largely unnoticed dangers from the carbon monoxide and other contaminants sucked into a building when air-intake vents overhang exhaust-filled streets or car-parking areas, to the volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) seeping out of building materials, furniture, office equipment, carpet, paint, and pesticides, to the moulds and bacteria channelled through muck-filled heating, ductwork, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

Even the smoke from smokers puffing away at entrances gets sucked back into the building, chimney-style, because of the suction from revolving doors (engineers call this “the stack effect”).

As a building manager you could face prosecution if your air ventilation and kitchen extract systems are not cleaned and maintained to comply with Health & Safety Regulations. Non-compliance may also result in insurance being invalidated, business closure and if non-compliance has lead to death or injury, you could even be charged for manslaughter. A ‘Sick Building Syndrome’ or Legionella outbreak could seriously affect staff, business reputation and financial stability. Meanwhile, a lack of preventative maintenance will lead to premature deterioration of air ventilation systems and additional costs.

With your profits at risk everyday, the value of taking positive action now is clear, and the good news is that your first step is completely free!

Albany will provide you with a comprehensive Free Compliance Survey. As experienced professionals we will survey your air ventilation systems and empower you by providing the information you need to take decisive action, to ensure you are protecting and securing the future for both your consumers and yourselves.

If it doesn’t cost you anything to be informed – why delay? Contact Albany now for your free air & ventilation survey.

Accreditations & Assessment Guidelines

Our air & ventilation assessments are carried out to HVCA, BSRIA, CIBSE and NHS guidelines.

Essential compliance

• Health & Safety Commission regulations – testing & maintenance
• Workplace regulations, Approved Codes of Practice & HVCA TR/19 “Guide to good Practice”
• HSE’s Control of Substances Hazardous to Health COSHH (Local exhaust ventilation only)

• legionella control
• air hygiene and ventilation cleaning
• kitchen deep cleaning
• washroom services

Sick Building Syndrome is a term used to describe a range of symptoms suffered by office workers, such as headaches, fatigue, difficulties in concentrating and respiratory problems. Some researchers believe that high levels of bacteria and fungi in air ventilation systems could be to blame.

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Albany’s 7 steps to total risk management

1. Free Compliance Survey
2. Air ventilation systems monitoring including kitchen extract cleaning
3. Findings & recommendations
   • Essential compliance
   • Business reputation & continuity
4. Remedial action plan
5. Long term maintenance plan
6. End of job certification
7. Accessible digital archiving of documentation