HEALTH & SAFETY CONTINGENCY PLANNING
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
Smoke ventilation service warning to industry
As the UK cautiously emerges from lockdown and the occupancy rates of commercial buildings begin to ramp back up , building managers and contractors are being urged to review their smoke ventilation service and maintenance schedules .
The stark warning comes from Applied Technology – a division of Elta Fans responsible for designing and manufacturing bespoke ventilation systems across industry . This includes highspecification life-safety smoke ventilation , including models for highly hazardous areas .
According to the technical team at Applied Technology , because such systems are designed for worst-case scenarios , there can be a tendency to fit and forget them , and lockdown measures could exacerbate issues further .
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