Hospital Fire Remediation
A small fire from an exhaust fan centrally located in the building spread smoke and soot damage through four wards of the hospital across two floors. Due the sensitive nature of hospitals and their critical importance on both hygiene and 24/7 care, quick and rapid response was required by various professionals to restore the hospital to working order as quickly as possible.
NLR was called to remediate the smoke and soot damage throughout the hospital.
#Project highlights
4x
wards remediated
72 hours
Renal Dialysis Ward cleaned within time frame, high priority
18x
technicians remediating on site
12x
HEPA filtration units at a time
#Project Overview
Fire/Soot Damage Restoration – Hospital: Ambulatory Care
*Fire from exhaust fan causing soot to travel via HVAC ductwork throughout hospital ward
*Approximate 4000m2 affected: 2 x levels, 4 x wards
- Renal Dialysis Ward
- Outpatient Services
- Endoscopy Ward
- Supportive Care Ward
-Rapid response and remediation necessary – patients at risk without access to treatment
- Renal Dialysis Ward critical to be completed and fully operational within 72 hours
Fire started in water treatment room by an exhaust fan
Contents and machinery affected
- Project coordination with all involved parties daily to discuss works progress and strategy at hand towards the efficient and timely manner of completing works
- Remediation process is divided into section areas and stages in close coordination with other trades/professionals for the most efficient delivery of the project avoiding repeat clean to cross-contamination particularly large undertaking works such as overhead HVAC remediation
- Strategic and appropriate containment/isolation and air management implementation to work areas to prevent cross-contamination to completed cleaned and occupied areas In adherence to required standard IAQ of Hospital environment
- Adjusting and sourcing appropriate skilled technicians/labour daily to time-in with other trade works schedule varying from 6-18 techs daily around the clock to meet critical deadlines
- Appropriate protection during remediation and sensitive cleaning of Hospital assets and stocks, inventory listing of affected wards medical consumables stock for immediate replenishment
- Project completed on schedule – 4 weeks
Containment barriers set up
Protection sheeting to protect assets
#Result
NLR successfully cleaned the four wards in a four-week time frame, on schedule with its projected plan. The Renal ward was also cleaned within the 72-hour window frame, becoming patient-ready. If you have any queries in fire damage restoration, please contact us by clicking on the link below.
Hallway successfully remediated
