RoboHelp HTML Version 10. - OK to use an HTML cleanup tool on RoboHelp topics?

We are considering using a Webtool like www.cleanuphtml.com to clean up the inline html styles in a large number of RoboHelp topics that were imported from Word several years ago. After the cleanup, we can still use the styles from our CSS. Does anyone see any potential problems here? Here's what the Cleanup tool adds to the Head section. It then uses these "internal" styles whereever it needs to clean up the HTML. Thanks - Charlie Kyle
HTML from Cleanup
<head>

<meta name="template" content="OurTopicTemplate.htt" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-US" />
<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 10" />
<title>AAANew Topic1 </title>
<link rel="StyleSheet" href="Our_CSS.css" type="text/css" />
<style type="text/css">/*<![CDATA[*/
p.cleanuphtml-13 {
text-indent: -40px;
margin-left: 140px;
table.cleanuphtml-12 {
margin-left: 40px;
col.cleanuphtml-11 {
width: 20%;
...more styles
/*]]>*/</style>
</head>
End of HTML Cleanup

I have not seen any reference to this tool on any of the authoring sites I follow, That does not mean it will not work without problems, simply that there is nothing to go on.
Where I might expect problems in the future is when you amend the CSS or want to apply a new one. The embedded CSS that you have printed will always be in your content. What works today, might work tomorrow and then again...
I understand not wanting to clean up using a good Find and Replace tool but it is the way I would go, with plenty of backing up.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

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