Ingot Services highlights health & safety risks in hotels and restaurants

22nd September 2011, 9:25am

As hotels and restaurants prepare to cater for the busy festive season, certified kitchen cleaning professionals Ingot Services highlights the risks of health, safety and even hefty fines increased by busy custom that can easily be taken care of during January downtime.

It has been well reported by the industry that a build-up of grease in extractor hoods and air ducts can be the cause of fires that devastate buildings and businesses.

Once the festive season is over, some commercial kitchens will experience a quieter start to the New Year making it an ideal time to plan for essential kitchen maintenance and deep cleaning, reducing the real threat of future fire outbreak.

Alan Maynard of Ingot Services, a commercial kitchen cleaning company working nationwide to offer a thorough and certified service in compliance with safety standards, said: "A greasy air duct positioned over flames is a fire waiting to happen, and with flues often going up throughout a building the outcome can be devastating but avoidable with regular cleaning.

"With extra custom over Christmas and New Year, restaurants will need to make sure that they keep up with the strict fire safety regulations on clean ductwork, and a quieter time in January is an ideal opportunity to do this."

With years of experience in the industry, Maynard is aware of the proof restaurants need. He added: "We issue a Certificate of Cleanliness that will satisfy insurers that appropriate measures have been taken to protect against the outbreak of a kitchen fire, saving our customers from hefty fines as well as reducing fire risk."

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