| Soiled Oven Hazards |
Therefore, keeping your oven clean and well-maintained is highly important.
For more details read the following article:
Oven Safety Warning For Landlords
Landlords need to be aware of the health and safety risks surrounding unclean ovens.
Kitchens can provide health risks to tenants and dirty ovens in particular are a key
source of household fires.
The 2002-2003 British Crime Survey of Fires in the Home revealed that the majority (62
per cent) of domestic fires start in the kitchen. The British Crime Survey figures are
alarming, but a vast majority could be prevented if a simple task was undertaken.
Unfortunately that task is one of the most neglected.
Of those fires that were started via a cooking accident, 35 per cent were caused by fat
or oil catching fire and 28 per cent by grill pans.
Cleanliness and hygiene are often the biggest concerns facing tenants and many
providers across the country should be aiming to raise the overall standard of their
accommodation.
Landlords have a duty of care towards their tenants and those who are found guilty of
letting unsafe and/or unclean houses could face prosecution. Many of them won’t even
realise that the build up of grease and grime at the back of the oven can be a real fire
hazard. It’s important that landlords provide tenants with a clean, healthy environment
otherwise they may fall foul of the law.
Another key area of concern regarding unclean kitchens is student accommodation. It’s
a myth that all students are happy to live in squalor. Students have even been known
to withheld rent payments because they’ve been fed up with living in unacceptable
conditions. Landlords could be struck off the registered university accommodation lists
if students submit a complaint to their student union representatives.
Innovative valeting processes could help protect landlords from these fates. The
process is unusual because it involves dismantling key components of an oven such as
the door, interior panels, fan and shelves.
The parts are placed into design-registered equipment, which uses non caustic
products to clean the oven parts. The whole process takes around three hours and
leaves the oven, hob and exterior in immaculate and safe condition.
Cleaning the oven is seen as a monotonous and somewhat laborious chore, but it has
to be done. Allowing grease, fat and dirt to build up to any appliance can be dangerous
but in an oven the consequences can be deadly. Using an expert oven valeting
removes the hassle and worry of cleaning the oven properly.
Ignoring the state of an oven could end up costing a landlord even more than just hard
cash!
About the author of this article:
Rik Hellewell is the Managing Director of Ovenu, the specialist oven cleaning business.
They have over 100 professional oven valeters operating across Britain.
For more details read the following article:
Oven Safety Warning For Landlords
Landlords need to be aware of the health and safety risks surrounding unclean ovens.
Kitchens can provide health risks to tenants and dirty ovens in particular are a key
source of household fires.
The 2002-2003 British Crime Survey of Fires in the Home revealed that the majority (62
per cent) of domestic fires start in the kitchen. The British Crime Survey figures are
alarming, but a vast majority could be prevented if a simple task was undertaken.
Unfortunately that task is one of the most neglected.
Of those fires that were started via a cooking accident, 35 per cent were caused by fat
or oil catching fire and 28 per cent by grill pans.
Cleanliness and hygiene are often the biggest concerns facing tenants and many
providers across the country should be aiming to raise the overall standard of their
accommodation.
Landlords have a duty of care towards their tenants and those who are found guilty of
letting unsafe and/or unclean houses could face prosecution. Many of them won’t even
realise that the build up of grease and grime at the back of the oven can be a real fire
hazard. It’s important that landlords provide tenants with a clean, healthy environment
otherwise they may fall foul of the law.
Another key area of concern regarding unclean kitchens is student accommodation. It’s
a myth that all students are happy to live in squalor. Students have even been known
to withheld rent payments because they’ve been fed up with living in unacceptable
conditions. Landlords could be struck off the registered university accommodation lists
if students submit a complaint to their student union representatives.
Innovative valeting processes could help protect landlords from these fates. The
process is unusual because it involves dismantling key components of an oven such as
the door, interior panels, fan and shelves.
The parts are placed into design-registered equipment, which uses non caustic
products to clean the oven parts. The whole process takes around three hours and
leaves the oven, hob and exterior in immaculate and safe condition.
Cleaning the oven is seen as a monotonous and somewhat laborious chore, but it has
to be done. Allowing grease, fat and dirt to build up to any appliance can be dangerous
but in an oven the consequences can be deadly. Using an expert oven valeting
removes the hassle and worry of cleaning the oven properly.
Ignoring the state of an oven could end up costing a landlord even more than just hard
cash!
About the author of this article:
Rik Hellewell is the Managing Director of Ovenu, the specialist oven cleaning business.
They have over 100 professional oven valeters operating across Britain.
What are the risks and problems associated
with soiled/poorly maintained ovens?
with soiled/poorly maintained ovens?
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A soiled/poorly maintained oven is a risky thing:
- It consumes more energy when the rubbery
gasket is worn out.
- The food is not well cooked as it should be.
Hot air might not circulate equally inside the
oven when the walls are not smooth and the
ventilator is underperforming.
- It might produce smoke and offensive fumes
while burning left-over food splatters and
spills during baking time. This could also
present severe fire hazards.