We recently discussed the negative impact of pollution on cognitive ability from recent findings published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and highlighted the need to improve our quality of air. However, more recent research examining the effects of air pollution on unborn babies has revealed worrying findings that further highlights the Read more…
Every ventilation system has an AHU of some description and proper maintenance of these units is of vital importance to the air quality in the building that it serves. The average person spends as much as 90% of their time indoors, so good IAQ is paramount. Here’s how AHU maintenance can improve the IAQ in Read more…
We’ve known for a long time that air pollution isn’t good for our health but a recent study, perhaps the most comprehensive to date, has shown that it could have more impact on our cognitive abilities than we realised. As CNN put it, ‘air pollution is making us dumber’. Take a look at some of Read more…
When operating a commercial kitchen it is important never to become complacent about health and safety, in any regard. As well as the most obvious day-to-day hazards to health and safety, such as hot ovens and sharp knives, the risk of a fire in a kitchen that is not properly tended to is relatively high. Read more…
Hasman is becoming renowned for its specialist BESA approved duct cleaning training courses and is the number one choice for ventilation cleaning companies to have their staff trained in this industry. Northernshire is the latest ventilation hygiene company to have their staff trained to the highest standards by Hasman. As a company that works to Read more…
We’ve discussed the importance of kitchen duct maintenance in commercial environments many times as we’re keen to instill the safety benefits of removing the build up of grease in large commercial ducts. We’re also keen to provide this industry with highly skilled technicians with our commercial kitchen duct cleaning training courses to ensure that businesses Read more…
For many people, the best way to learn is through hands on, real life experience of the job in hand. In the ventilation industry practical training and experience is a necessity to ensure that we produce confident and competent engineers to carry out ventilation hygiene maintenance safely, and to ensure that they know this job Read more…
TR19 as set out by the Building Engineering Services Association is the guide to good practice in maintaining ventilation cleanliness. TR19 promotes high kitchen standards in the workplace and protect the general public by providing guidelines on safe practices for the cleaning and extraction of ducts for indoor air quality and reducing the risk of Read more…
Using vacuum cleaners in your ductwork cleaning can be a great help. They’re highly useful tools that can simplify and speed up jobs, but with such a wide variety of vacuums to choose from, it can be hard to know what you’re looking for. Our range of commercial duct vacuum cleaner products include all of Read more…
The energy consumption of buildings has often been the main concern of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) with conserving energy being a priority when renovating old and new buildings, and the health and safety of a building is often overlooked. However, the impact of buildings on public health has finally been recognised by the Read more…
