Is it Safe to Enter a Burned Syracuse Building for Restoration?

10/18/2020 (Permalink)

A safe worksite can often improve the efficiency of restoration and ensure workers remain safe from harm.

Fire Damage Technicians in Syracuse Can Help you Recover your Home. Contact SERVPRO Twenty-Four-Hours a Day for Assistance.

What dangers are present in a burnt structure?
All fire recovery worksites have dangers that need addressing before it is safe to restore your Syracuse home. We take these hazards seriously to provide temporary safety for any workers on the site and long-term protection of your home after fire loss recovery. Safety practices are useful to prevent workers, or residents, from experiencing illness or injury when on the site. Micro soots, structural deficiencies, and electrics can all be potential hazards for anybody entering a fire-damaged site. SERVPRO can minimize risk in the property while still performing the effective and efficient restoration.

How do restorers improve safety at a fire loss site?
    •    Crew chiefs can discuss with you, the homeowner, the security of the loss site, and methods of access.
    •    A thorough safety evaluation to discover any potential hazards that are present within the loss site.
    •    Organizing the work site appropriately to minimize exposure to harm for both workers and restoration technicians

Are there national regulations for fire safety?
The presence of fire damage in your Syracuse home presents many potential hazards. We follow The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance when performing work in a damaged structure. By establishing a safe site comprehensively, we can speed up the efficiency of turning your home back to its preloss condition. OSHA guidance insists that we provide the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for all workers that enter the loss site.

Is PPE essential to maintain?
    •    PPE should be cleaned after each usage to minimize potential harm to the wearer
    •    Using splash goggles and chemical resistant gloves when mixing powerful cleaning agents and smoke residue removers.
    •    Avoid sharing equipment between workers for the duration of the restoration procedure.

A safe worksite can often improve the efficiency of restoration and ensure workers remain safe from harm. Contact SERVPRO of East Onondaga County at (315) 446-8776 now.