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Health & Safety
Fan of servicing
Regular fan servicing means clean bill of health for waste company
Laws relating to pollution prevention and control dominate the of food waste. For this reason Waddington’s has 15 heavy duty
operations of Waddington Waste, a waste management and industrial fans to control emissions and prevent pollution.
recycling company based in West Yorkshire. In order to ensure Ranging from small gas boosters to large extraction fans, the
that it continues to adhere to current health and safety machinery comes from a range of manufacturers, including the
regulations Waddington’s has its 15 industrial fans serviced Huddersfield fan manufacturer Woodcock & Wilson, which also
twice a year by fan manufacturer Woodcock & Wilson. provides regular fan servicing and maintenance for all
Waddington Waste’s core business involves the processing of Waddington’s fans.
food waste and animal by-products. The company’s customers Depending on its application a fan can have a life span of more
include waste producers from every sector of food than forty years, during which time numerous potential problems
manufacturing and preparation. can occur. Dirt can collect on the impeller, for instance, throwing
Specialising in the disposal of liquid and sewage waste and the fan out of balance and the bearings and motor can fail.
food waste from some of the country’s major supermarkets and Neglecting to maintain a fan can lead to a noisy and
bakeries, Waddington’s has a responsibility to consider the uncomfortable working environment due to increased vibration,
environmental impact of its work, maintain a clean working potentially breaching Noise and Vibration Legislation, and there is
environment, use energy efficiently, take measures to reduce also the risk of danger from critical failure to the rotating parts.
emissions, and avoid accidents. On-site fan maintenance and servicing is a serious health and
Gases, fumes, dust, dirt and odours are common by-products safety issue and preventing potential problems also saves time
and money.
Woodcock & Wilson service the fans at Waddington’s every
six months. A typical service takes a full day and involves:
• Inspecting the overall condition of fans
• Inspecting fan bearings for wear and re-greasing or replacing
where necessary
• Inspecting, adjusting or replacing drive belts on belt driven fans
• Inspecting and checking alignment of couplings on direct
coupled fans and replacing coupling if necessary
• Removing access doors and checking impeller for wear or
damage
• Test running fans and monitoring vibration levels. Fans are
balanced if vibration is above permitted level.
“Our fans are at the heart of our operational system so they
have to be reliable at all times,” says Waddington group
chairman, Mark Waddington. “Regular servicing ensures that
reliability and the engineers at Woodcock & Wilson give us the
dedicated support we need.
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