NEWS Cleaning Should Be Top Priority, Reveals Poll
Cleaning should become a boardroom priority in order to raise standards in healthcare environments, according to the results of an online poll.
The question was posed as part of a survey run by Jigsaw Cleaning Systems on the industry blog site
www.cleanleanhealthcare.org, which highlighted the growing concerns over cleaning standards.
When asked ‘should cleaning become a boardroom priority in order to raise standards in healthcare environments?’ 83% of visitors agreed it should become a top priority, with only 17% disagreeing.
Brian Boll, Operations Director at Jigsaw Cleaning Systems, said: “The results show that respondents are overwhelmingly in favour of bringing the issue of cleaning into prominence
at the boardroom level, which highlights the value of its importance.
“Cleaning cannot be underestimated as one of the biggest weapons in infection control. It’s extremely important that key decision makers take the results of polls such as this on board and talk more about the ways in which cleaning systems can be utilised in order to benefit the healthcare industry. I hope to see the issue arise on more agendas going forward.”
Jigsaw Cleaning Systems is at the forefront of providing new cleaning technology to the healthcare sector. Innovations within the industry have already contributed significant savings in time and money for organisations, with the use of modern methodologies leading to more efficient cleaning systems.
www.cleanleanhealthcare.org Cleaner Breaks Leg After Machine Malfunction
Two firms have been prosecuted after a worker suffered a broken leg when he deliberately steered his ride-on scrubber dryer into a balustrade when the brakes failed in order to avoid hitting pedestrians in Stansted airport.
As the machine came to a halt, passengers rushed to the worker’s aid and helped to free his trapped legs. Carl Marshall, 28, of Little Dunmow, Essex, suffered a broken right thigh, sprained right knee and two sprained ankles, requiring four days’ treatment in hospital. He has since returned to work.
The incident, on 2nd July 2013, was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which prosecuted Mr Marshall’s employer, ISS Facility Services Ltd, and the maintenance contractor Michael Laryea, trading as Lamick Floor Machines.
HSE’s investigation found that the scrubber dryer machine had a
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worn and ineffective brake that had been poorly maintained. A second machine was also found to have similar defects.
ISS Facility Services Limited was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £5,490 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and
Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
Michael Laryea, trading as Lamick Floor Machines was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £5,490 in costs after also pleading guilty to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
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