Morning Guys & Girls. The company I work for is about to undertake some work in an industrial kitchen. One of the sinks has been leaking over a long period and has caused the screed under the tiles to breakup. The job is to remove tiles then remove damaged screed. A polythene screen has been erected and the screed is damp so airborne dust should be minimal . I am told that the screed is to be removed with shovels into barrows and removed to skip. A sample of screed was sent away by the customer and has no signs of dangerous contamination. What else should I be looking at ?? Thanks.

Screed removal jobs I have seen have involved mechanical picks to chisel and shovel up the material, the noise and vibation from whcih can be extremely high.

Don't forget the location. ANY contamination of the food will be hazardous - so I would suggest that timing (to avoid meal prep times if possible - or even better to do it during annual downtime on Trades or Bank hols) might need to be considered if possible? If it has to be done during normal work program - then maybe you need to consider forced ventilation. And the daily pre-start chat must include an element of cleanliness standards required, wet and slippery floor, don't go into kitchen with dirty clothing (or at all!) and similar... It all depends! Steve.