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Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance!!! It is essential for regular equipment service. Here is Why? Maintenance saves lives! Paying to have your maintenance done is truly a worthy venture, because an investment in Maintenance is an investment in safety. If your ventilation system equipment is not working properly, this will complicate rescue operations during fire emergencies. So be sure to make safety your priority! A well-maintained smoke ventilation system, along with you

Having your ventilation systems maintained and checked will maximise the usage of your facility and ensure your system is running as safely and efficiently as it can, offering you cost savings as well. This will also prevent complications later in the duration of its life. Small jobs, like changing filters in ventilation systems are not as big of a problem, though more complex maintenance will need to be done by a qualified engineer. A good maintenance routine for ventilation

The smoke ventilation system at Grenfell Tower was reported to have failed eight days before the fatal blaze claimed 71 lives, but a proposal to fix it for £1,800 was ignored, the public inquiry has heard. The failure of the ventilation system, designed to extract smoke from lobbies outside flats in the event of a fire, has been identified by experts as a factor in the escape routes from the building filling with thick black smoke that may have prevented evacuation and rescue

It is a well known fact that should a fire break out in your building that maintenance records may be called upon for both legal and insurance purposes. For this reason one should not compromise on maintaining your smoke ventilation system. Curvent International has a dedicated service and maintenance team. They are well equipped to deliver quality customer care and service management. Offering over twenty qualified and competent consultants and technicians within the departm

Any ventilation system will have slight performance fluctuations. As with any piece of machinery, a ventilation system is subject to wear, misalignment and breakdowns. Only through regular and thorough maintenance can it remain in effective operating condition. The following are a few of the more common problems to be aware of: Hood System Adjustable slots have been altered Resistance has been changed (i.e., the hood has been modified or more fume hoods have been inappropriat

Depending upon workplace conditions and activities, the hazards of poor or no ventilation could include: 1. Lack of oxygen. Symptoms can include headache, fatigue and asphyxiation, particularly in confined spaces 2. Excessive heat, cold, and humidity. Any one of these could hinder your production 3. Toxic fumes for e.g., lead, cadmium, zinc and toxic vapours like benzene, toluene, trichloroethylene, MEK 4. Toxic gases for example hydrogen sulphide, ammonia 5. Dusts that can c

Smoke ventilation systems are life saving systems and it is therefore essential that regular preventative maintenance is carried out to the required standards by competent personnel. Herewith a list of reasons for a correctly functioning and maintained smoke control system: 1. Keep escape and access routes free from smoke 2. Facilitate fire fighting operations by creating a smoke free layer 3. Delay and/or prevent flashover and the subsequent development of the fire 4. Protec

Contact Curvent International for a inspection of your smoke ventilation equipment. We also offer comprehensive maintenance contracts. Our telephone number 011 826 5959 or email us on sales@curvent.co.za #maintenance #ventilation

I cannot recall the amount of times I have been asked the question “How often must my Smoke Ventilation equipment be serviced?” The following is an extract from SANS 10400 Part T Annex A Regulations T1 General Requirement (1) Any building shall be so designed, constructed and equipped that in case of fire – (a) the protection of occupants or users, including persons with disabilities, therein is ensured and that provision is made for the safe evacuation of such o