Nick Falco, Product & Technical Director at Mechline Developments, talks to Tomorrow’s FM about the company’s new HyGenikx fan assisted air and surface steriliser system.
Maintaining the highest possible hygiene standards has always been important for facilities managers and never more so than during the COVID-19 epidemic. Viruses can survive in the air for several hours, and on surfaces for several days if the conditions are right, but the good news is that advanced technologies are now available which can supplement manual cleaning to help keep sites hygienic and safe.
Take for example, the new HyGenikx fan assisted air and surface steriliser system, with proven technology that can eradicate viruses and bacteria throughout large occupied areas like factories and offices.
The fan assisted HyGenikx model utilises a combination of the most effective air and surface sterilisation technologies available, which are proven to target and kill biological hazards and other primary sources of infections. Using HyGenikx will significantly improve hygiene to levels impossible to achieve with traditional cleaning methods alone, which helps to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases and staff absenteeism. In addition, HyGenikx technology also eradicates unpleasant odours by tackling them at source.
The model is a plug and play option that is easy to connect to existing sockets and will quietly and safely go about its business – keeping staff and visitors protected from viruses and bacteria all day, every day, even in the hardest to reach areas. The unit incorporates a robust vandal resistant aluminium outer casing and can be mounted to a wall or a ceiling with four screws or alternatively placed flat on supplied rubber feet.
In addition to cleaning the air and surfaces, frequent and thorough handwashing for 20 seconds with soap and running water is still central to preventing and slowing the spread of Coronavirus within manufacturing facilities. However, traditional manual taps require the user to touch the tap lever or handle with dirty hands. Once hands are washed, the same lever or handle has to be touched by the clean hands to turn the tap off resulting in possible re-contamination. One way to reduce this potential of cross contamination is by reducing the need to touch the taps altogether. The BaSix range of non-contact hand wash stations from Mechline features leg activation, soft touch technology to achieve optimal hand hygiene, whilst reducing water consumption.
Facilities managers should also consider the location and the number of washbasins that are required to reduce the risk of social contact and shared touchpoints. For businesses looking to install additional basins, the all new BaSix range of space-saving, mobile, hands-free basins is an ideal solution. The range facilitates hygienic handwashing in any location—even where water, waste and electric utilities are not available—and the completely portable ‘X’ model provides double the washes per litre of any comparable product on the market.
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