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Health & Hygiene
Stop the spread of
Successful trial of SitexOrbis
Swine Flu – safely
Vaporisation Service to disinfect
T
he second wave of the swine flu outbreak is
underway, with the biggest increase among Drogheda Health Centre
school children. The Chief Medical Officer stated that
washing hands, or using antibacterial hand gels, is
the best way of preventing the spread.
C
ounty Councillor Frank SitexOrbis, based in airports, airlines,
Godfrey seeks council Dublin, is the only company universities, colleges,
Many gels contain alcohol, therefore not suitable
approval for vaporisation to offer vaporisation schools and nurseries,
for schools. Luckily, there’s a solution. NO-
process to reduce council staff infection control powered hospitals, medical centres,
GERMS
TM
is the UK’s leading alcohol free hand
illness during swine ‘flu by a recently developed hotels, offices and other
sanitiser, and is clinically proven to be effective
outbreak. antimicrobial agent that has workplaces. Vaporisation
against swine flu, MRSA, E-coli and other flu
A revolutionary new been proved to eliminate with the antimicrobial
viruses. It kills 99.9% of all germs, is non-toxic,
infection control process the swine flu virus. agent used by SitexOrbis is
starts to work in less than 15 seconds, and remains
has been trialled at a Extensively tested both in fast and cost-effective and
effective for 2-4 hours.
Drogheda GP Health Centre the laboratory and in has no detrimental effect
NO-GERMS is available from PHS, in convenient
to demonstrate its practical use, the agent is of on staff, customers or
dispensers, which offer excellent value – around
effectiveness for reducing proven biological efficacy animals.
12,500 dispenses per 5litre bottle, far more than
the scale of swine ‘flu and and kills 99.9999% of all SitexOrbis emphasises
alcohol gels. This option is exclusive to PHS, and can
seasonal ‘flu cross-infection known viruses and bacteria, that there is no complete
be affixed to walls in entrance halls, corridors or
in offices, health centres including salmonella, protection against swine flu
washrooms.
and schools during MRSA, Clostridium Difficile, or any other virus. As with
outbreaks of infection. SARS, Listeria, avian flu and all disinfection processes,
trianglertwww.phs.co.uk/direct
Arranged by County H1N1 influenza A type the service cannot prevent
trianglert01827 255500
Councillor Frank Godfrey, a viruses, both airborne and re-infection of people
well-known member of on surfaces, in minutes. working in or using
Louth County Council and a Interestingly, the rate premises by new visitors
former Mayor of Drogheda, 99.9999% would mean 1 who carry the virus.
the trial was set up to million fold reduction of However, if public
endorse Councillor pathogens, while the authorities and private
Godfrey’s belief that his and commonly used claim of sector employers operate
other councils should be 99% would only be a 100 sensible infection control
using the SitexOrbis fold reduction. procedures, it will
vaporisation process to Available as regular visits substantially reduce the
reduce the impact on or as a 24/7 rapid response risks, both to the
council staff and council service, the proven process organisation and its staff.
services of the expected suits all environments, Councillor Godfrey
swine ‘flu pandemic. including public transport, intends to propose that the
infection control
vaporisation process is used
to help protect council staff,
and to promote its use in
hospitals, health centres,
schools and nurseries to
help to protect some of the
most vulnerable members
of our society.
trianglertwww.sitexorbis.com/
biotech
trianglert0845 543 6416
A handy way to teach hygiene skills
H
and hygiene specialists TEAL selection of free downloadable hand washing
(www.tealwash.com) has a range of portable teaching resources on the website
warm water hand wash units that have been
www.kiddiwash.com
specially designed for children to make hand The Kiddiwash
®
is available in two models –
washing fun and enable youngsters to learn insulated and mains powered – and provides
about and take responsibility for their own personal up to ten 12 second warm washes per filling,
hygiene. the floor-standing Pinkiwash
®
holds enough
The units require no fixed plumbing as they water for 50 ten second warm washes and is
store clean and dirty water so can be ideal for use in schools. It can be used in a class
positioned in convenient locations wherever room for hand washing after messy play or arts
needed. They are safe and easy for children to and crafts and is operational as soon as it is
operate and come in bright colours to plugged in.
encourage use.
To support the products TEAL supply hand
trianglertwww.kiddiwash.com
washing posters and stickers and have a trianglert0121 770 0593
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