Break Room Fires

2/13/2018 (Permalink)

The break room is a hub at the office. It can be a place to pass light conversation with coworkers over coffee and a place of contention over burned popcorn. Like many community rooms, this room tends to get more use and abuse than a normal kitchen. Employees aren’t always respectful of the equipment or offensive odors their food might create, and cleaning is often subpar. These things alone can lead to some rather offensive smells emanating from the area, but there may be more serious problems as well.

Break Room Fires

Break room fires are not uncommon. If you consider the appliances present in most common areas, this should not be much of a surprise. Even a small fire can leave smoke damage and other bad smells like burned popcorn. Here are some ways to reduce the likelihood of a fire:

• Provide outlets with overcurrent protection
• Avoid hot plates and open flames
• Don’t use extension cords for appliances
• Regularly clean and dust appliance areas

Deodorization

An office building or retail space is the first impression many clients and customers have of your business. You want it to always smell fresh and clean. Bad odors can be frustrating for employees and clientele alike. Don’t let the smell of burned popcorn ruin a productive day. These odors can permeate a building and sink into furniture and walls.

Break room smells aren’t the only offensive odors in your building. Mold, a failed refrigerator or a dead animal in the wall can all make a space inhospitable. For some of these, a professional's special equipment is needed to get to the root of the problem.

If your office building or retail store is getting a little stinky and you can’t seem to alleviate the problem, it might be time to call in the professionals. Smoke cleanup and building deodorization specialists in Germantown, CT, can help get your office back to looking fresh and clean so visitors stay content and employees can better focus on their work.

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