It Has To Be Safe

COSHH and Fire Residues

Safety required by law

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) apply to fire residues. All persons carrying out clean-up following fires must conform to COSHH, control these residues and protect all occupants.

The hazard

Poisonous chemicals produced by fire:
• Stick to all surfaces from which they are slowly released for weeks - often noticed as a strong smell
• Are absorbed into tiny airborne particles of carbon and float in the air for days/weeks.

The risk

Chemicals - you don't want these chemicals inside your lungs or absorbed through your skin.You are breathing in what you smell, and you may absorb what you touch. Particles - these can be harmful if you breath them in, especially for those with asthma or poor respiration.

Richfords solution - making safe

We have ways of making fire damaged properties safer, and conforming to COSHH. Safe for the owners to visit and plan repair work - safe for the building trades to visit and prepare their estimates.

We start each project by reducing the amount of exposure to harmful chemicals - though lungs or skin.

We do this by:

• Using air scrubbers to remove harmful particles from the air
• Vacuuming to stop re-contamination of air and cleaned items
• Decontamination cleaning to remove the source of chemicals and prevent further air contamination

A clean building is a safe building and safety is
paramount to Richfords