Mike Byrne, director, Flue Liner Solutions
Everybody loves a club with an open fire. And with fall round the corner, it will not be long before the lure of a roaring fire will by a big draw for clients.
It is vital, however, that all hospitality places from clubs and hotels to restaurants and guest homes, act now to ensure the security of their fireplaces.
Mike Byrne, director of Flue Liner Solutions, has more than 25 years experience working within the hospitality industry to keep their premises safe for staff and visitors.
Mike said: “All hospitality properties that have an open fire or wood burner need to understand the threats of carbon monoxide gas poisoning. The NHS estimates that around 25 individuals die in England and Wales every year as an outcome of breathing in the hazardous fumes.
” If you inhale carbon monoxide fumes, it decreases the quantity of oxygen in the blood, which with time can cause your organs and cells to pass away– this is carbon monoxide poisoning.
” And due to the fact that it is an odourless, tasteless and colourless gas, it has actually ended up being understood as the quiet killer.
” Yet an extremely little portion of proprietors are mindful of this.”
Mike is getting in touch with all bar landlords, dining establishment owners and any premises with open fires to get their flues thoroughly checked by a professional prior to utilizing them again this year.
Mike said: “The circumstance in a pub with an open cooking area and/or air conditioning systems– and an open fireplace– might be even more harmful. This is due to the fact that the cooking area extractor fans can draw fumes from the fireplace into the properties, rather than enabling them to be naturally drawn up the flue which is what should occur.”
Mike encourages all hospitality location owners to ensure they have brought out their annual building survey to recognize any issues relating to your chimneys, flue liners, ductwork and drains.
He added: “It is important to determine any prospective safety problems such as the potential for harmful gases to leave into your property or the accumulation of possibly dangerous waste. Due to the nature of destructive chemicals in flue gases, holes can open quickly once the integrity of the liner system has actually become jeopardized.”
Flue Liner Solutions has a growing list of blue-chip industrial clients in education, manufacturing and hospitality.
Mike added: “We use chimney CCTV surveys to determine any existing structural damage, obstructions or concerns so that we are completely informed as to the work that has to be done to bring these systems up to basic. Why not call us today for a free no-obligation chat?”
www.fluelinersolutions.co.uk
