{"id":3909,"date":"2022-06-23T06:36:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T06:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawkins.salttest.co\/?page_id=3909"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:56:37","slug":"contamination-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/materials-chemistry-biology\/contamination-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Contamination &#038; Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3909\" class=\"elementor elementor-3909\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac1f42d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"48817\" data-id=\"ac1f42d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c435a68\" data-eae-slider=\"92062\" data-id=\"c435a68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8323675\" data-eae-slider=\"47090\" data-id=\"8323675\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb9d3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"56945\" data-id=\"0bb9d3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61cbae9\" data-eae-slider=\"39470\" data-id=\"61cbae9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c6ab2 elementor-widget__width-auto dot dot-r dot-w elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c6ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\">Home<\/a><span class=\"divider\">\u203a<\/span><span class=\"active\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cda29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20cda29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contamination &#038; Pollution<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50b7d20\" data-eae-slider=\"56292\" data-id=\"50b7d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4b6bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95873\" data-id=\"d4b6bee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ab776\" data-eae-slider=\"31498\" data-id=\"67ab776\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edec4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0edec4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fires, explosions, floods, water and chemical leaks, building collapses and other calamities can give rise to issues of contamination.  It is not uncommon for machinery, building structures, stock etc. to become contaminated outside of the obvious areas where items are burnt, submerged, crushed or otherwise directly damaged during the incident.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0673f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e0673f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this way, even small incidents can lead to widespread contamination and significant business interruption costs.\u00a0 In other instances, contamination might have occurred in the course of manufacturing, handling or storing of a product, or during other works.<\/p><p>The experts that constitute Hawkins\u2019 Contamination team are qualified engineers and scientists, skilled in assessing the nature, extent and severity of contamination.\u00a0 We work with insurers and businesses to assess their liability, oversee remediation efforts and assess what can be salvaged.\u00a0 We assess contamination of buildings, machinery, stock, domestic goods, food products, packaging, pharmaceuticals, clothing and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-912dd33\" data-eae-slider=\"91915\" data-id=\"912dd33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4b4f6 yellow_btn elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e4b4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ASSESSMENT & OVERSEEING OF REMEDIATION<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2331\"><ul><li>Determining the nature, extent and severity of contamination.<\/li><li>Determining whether cleaning and\/or remediation is required and carrying out periodic monitoring of the remediation work.<\/li><li>Exploring the best methods for remediation and assisting with scopes of work.<\/li><li>Assessing whether remediation is required solely as a consequence of the specific event or whether there was damage or contamination present beforehand.<\/li><li>Evaluation of complex equipment and instrumentation to ascertain whether economic repair can be undertaken or other avenues such as repurposing or salvage are available.<\/li><li>Offering independent assessments as to whether the cleaning\/remediation work met appropriate standards.<\/li><li>Minimising downtime, reducing excessive cleaning costs and business interruption claims.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c33c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b7c33c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg 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aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\"><ul><li>Based on our assessment of the contamination and our understanding of the cause, we can offer advice on how to minimise and mitigate the risk arising from similar incidents in the future.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5cce56\" data-eae-slider=\"97836\" data-id=\"b5cce56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5fd60 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c5fd60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pattern012.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4449\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1bdfab\" data-eae-slider=\"70526\" data-id=\"f1bdfab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497f075 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497f075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of Typical cases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d3e5b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0d3e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you would like to know how we can help, please get in touch for an initial conversation. \u00a0The list below provides a few examples of cases which we investigate regularly or have investigated in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a12697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessments of the contamination of building structures, production machinery and electrical equipment in factory premises following catastrophic industrial fires or wide-spread flooding.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Investigating the contamination of animal feed and other foodstuffs by foreign materials.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessing the extent of contamination after large explosions in dangerous goods (DG) storage yards and other facilities.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Land contamination claims following a release of asbestos fibres or other chemicals.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Assessments of stock, including pharmaceutical and medical supplies, foodstuff packaging, and electrical goods, to determine what can be sold, cleaned or re-used, and what needs to be fairly disposed of following fires, floods and other 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explosions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Carrying out sampling for biological and microbial contamination, including moulds and foul water (sewage) bacteria, in homes and business premises following escapes of water and flooding.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.305\" height=\"15.142\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.305 15.142\"><path id=\"Path_185\" data-name=\"Path 185\" d=\"M0,0,5.536,7.572,0,15.143H2.768L8.3,7.572,2.768,0Z\" transform=\"translate(0 0)\" fill=\"#007aa3\" opacity=\"0.998\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Evaluating potential damage to complex medical, scientific, and other specialist machinery and instrumentation.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e7efd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"17275\" data-id=\"59e7efd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfdcb2\" data-eae-slider=\"84686\" data-id=\"3dfdcb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e29ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e29ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW DOES HAWKINS INVESTIGATE CONTAMINATION CLAIMS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-420b8b1\" data-eae-slider=\"32464\" data-id=\"420b8b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-917d638 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"82608\" data-id=\"917d638\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c706045\" data-eae-slider=\"31110\" data-id=\"c706045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c1f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can mobilise to attend sites all around the world quickly, often arriving before flood water has receded or not long after a fire had been extinguished.\u00a0 We will assess the extent of affected areas, by carrying out detailed visual assessments and taking appropriate samples.\u00a0 In the event of fires, we are able to complete our analysis of soot deposits whilst on site, thus providing immediate results and allowing appropriate decisions to be made with the minimum of delay.\u00a0 We will also familiarise ourselves with the business requirements, types and usage of affected stock, machinery and other equipment and work alongside all parties to ensure that appropriate and cost-effective remediation work is carried out, whilst minimising business interruption and any disruption to ongoing production.<\/p><p>Where we cannot carry out sample analysis on-site, such as for the analysis of asbestos-containing materials, biological contaminants, chemical deposits, or gas samples, we will ensure that those samples reach and are analysed by specialist laboratories as quickly as possible. \u00a0The interpretation of those results by our experienced scientists will allow the type, origin, and extent of the contaminants to be identified and its affects to be evaluated.<\/p><p>Throughout our investigations, we will discuss our findings with you and provide rapid and regular verbal and written updates, as required, to assist with the loss.\u00a0 We will also prepare reports documenting our findings, the results of analysis and our subsequent recommendations in a clear and concise manner and identify when and what further monitoring, inspections, sampling, or other work might be beneficial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-438f501 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"28869\" data-id=\"438f501\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17713b1\" data-eae-slider=\"58926\" data-id=\"17713b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca20b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca20b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Study<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4006d6b dot dot-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4006d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BURNT CRISPS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a762339 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a762339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hawkins was instructed to assess the extent of soot particle contamination following a fire at a large crisp manufacturing plant in the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc73f60 readMorePara elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc73f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We assessed the contamination present on surfaces of the building structure and production equipment by visual examinations and on-site sampling and analysis of surface deposits for chloride-containing compounds.\u00a0 Acidic\u00a0chlorides can be produced during a fire depending on what burns, and their analysis can provide an accurate assessment of the corrosivity of the soot and fire debris contamination.\u00a0<\/p><p>Following the assessments, we prepared a scope of work for the remediation, prioritising areas for decontamination and implementing measures to prevent cross-contamination of adjacent and unaffected production lines.\u00a0 We assisted the manufacturer on directing the initial clean-up to allow production to resume swiftly.\u00a0 We also worked alongside their Quality Control team to ensure that the remediation met with food quality and hygiene standards throughout.<\/p><p>We carried out regular visits to the facility to monitor the remediation works to ensure they were carried out to a good standard and in a timely manner to minizine business interruption costs.\u00a0 We also reviewed the remediation company\u2019s quotes at each stage to ensure only those works that were necessary were carried out.\u00a0 In doing so, we reduced the cleaning costs to save \u00a30.3M on a \u00a30.6M clean-up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbe2b5 blue_btn elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cfbe2b5\" 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