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Hygiene In Healthcare

WEBGood hand hygiene is essential if cleaners are to avoid spreading bacteria in the healthcare sector, says Greenspeed marketing manager Floor Loos. “It is important they have no hand contact with their used cloths or mops while removing them from the frame,” she said. Greenspeed’s Instruction Cloths use a folding technique designed to

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Key Healthcare Cleaning Challenges

WEBHealthcare environmental hygiene consultant Mike Rollins agrees with Rawlinson that care homes and geriatric wards are among the most challenging healthcare environments to clean, mainly because of the frailty of the people involved and their susceptibility to infections. “Equipment such as chairs, walkers and zimmerframes in such

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History Of Cleanliness In Healthcare

WEBHistory of cleanliness in healthcare. 31st of October 2012. In the third part of our special series looking back at the history of hygiene, ECJ looks back at when the consequences of bad hygiene first became apparent in hospitals and other healthcare institutions, and how proper practices were put in place. In modern Europe we like to think we

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Hygiene In Healthcare

WEBHygiene in healthcare - 2023 cleaning challenges. The world has changed dramatically since the beginning of the decade. ECJ talks to players in the healthcare sector to find out about the key challenges of the 2020s – and finds out how they plan to go about tackling them in 2023. The healthcare landscape has gone through a series of crises

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Hygiene Fight Against Disease

WEBWhen a home becomes a business 9th of May 2024. From Italy, Anna Garbagna tells us about the growth of cleaning business in short-term rental properties. Among the many e

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Hygiene In Healthcare

WEBHygiene in healthcare - cleaning in the spotlight. 18th of March 2014. Outbreaks of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) have made the news across Europe, bringing the issue of hygiene into the spotlight. ECJ asks cleaning service providers what their main challenges are when working in hospitals, and how their processes have altered in recent

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Good hand hygiene could prevent 70 per cent of infections: WHO

WEBSeventy per cent infections could be prevented if good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices were to be followed, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO).. And improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings could save around US$16.5 in reduced healthcare expenditure for every dollar invested.

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The role of biotechnology in sustainable cleaning products

WEBThe use of biotechnological cleaning products has brought cleaning to a new dimension. While traditional chemical cleaners have the ability to solubilise and/or emulsify dirt, biotech cleaning products also have the ability to ‘break’ and remove dirt through hydrolysis and biodegradation. This action has the additional benefit of residual

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The Balance Between Sustainability And Hygiene

WEBThe answer is yes, according to Ecolab’s western Europe president Sam de Boo. “The pandemic and climate crisis have together highlighted the importance of sustainable hygiene for a cleaner and healthier future,” he said. “And there are highly effective solutions available that prioritise both hygiene and sustainability.”.

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Robert Koch Institute updates guidelines with probiotic cleaning

WEB16th of February 2023. The Robert Koch Institute, the internationally recognised hospital hygiene authority, has updated its hygiene requirements for surface cleaning. They now include probiotics as a sustainable and proven way to contribute to improved hospital hygiene by creating more beneficial surface microbiology in hospitals and other

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Survey Shows Importance Of Cleanliness In Universities

WEBSurvey shows importance of cleanliness in universities. A survey conducted by a UK support services company suggests that university students draw a direct link between their own academic achievement and the cleanliness of their campus and halls of residence. The survey revealed that 44 per cent of students felt they would gain a better

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Hydrogen peroxide fogging

WEB22nd of September 2016. Fogging with dry mist hydrogen peroxide has been used in sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech food production and healthcare for a number of years to destroy a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Now a company in the UK is promoting its use in the wider world – in offices, retail, schools and public transport.

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SCA's Hygiene Business Becomes Essity

WEBThe SCA Group, best known in the away-from-home sector for the Tork brand, has been split into two independent listed companies. These are the forest products company SCA, and the global health and hygiene company Essity.

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Researchers analyse the hygiene habits of James Bond

WEB3rd of December 2021. James Bond has evaded some dangerous adversaries during his 59-year-long career. And that includes most known pathogens, according to experts. A team of researchers from the Netherlands' Radboud University Medical Centre has analysed the health and hygiene habits of 007 in his 25 films dating from 1962 to 2021.

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