Hygiene Of Ventilation Air Ducts Cleaning

A dirty (or poorly clean) air duct can cause serious and fatal diseases due to bacteria that set them. One of them is Legionella, causing acute infections and pneumonia, which lead to death.

The frequency is given by state laws. It is important to seek information on government sites. They generally mention each year.

It is really necessary to clean because the placement of filters disobey the legislation and there is no technical support for this practice. What is done with the placement of filters is the confinement of fungi and bacteria within the ducts and not their removal. In fact, this bad practice protects fungi and bacteria, allowing them to develop and undermine the health of air-conditioning users. Anvisa determines that tests and inspections must be made every 6 months, both visual, internal of the ducts, as in laboratories.

I do not clean the air-conditioning ducts. What can happen?

Trigger a microepidemia due to poor air quality, the so-called sick building syndrome. From about 20% of users of the same environment presenting some kind of problem due to air contamination already characterizes a microepidemia.

The microepidemia may have a high cost due to the amount of employees removed by medical leave;

Being fined by non-compliance with the concierge 3.523 / MS and re 09. The fine can reach R $ 200,000.00.

Answer the judicial process of repairing damages by promoting dissemination or worsening of pre-existing respiratory diseases in occupants of the air-conditioned environment. These processes are usually promoted by former occupants or former environment of the environment.