Healthcare Estates


Focus on water system safety


Eplus Global, which will share its stand with Multishower, provides ‘total services for Legionella and Pseudomonas control’. It offers ‘three key products’ that it


maintains will ‘impact on customers’ Legionella control, reduce water usage and improve safety in showers, provide secondary protection using either non- chemical or chemical additives, and maximise the efficiency of water heating in hard water environments’. These are non-chemical scale control


system, KalGUARD; Abulox for low-level disinfection without ‘PIN’ coding, and with ‘low COSHH implications, and easy-to-maintain equipment’, and ‘state of the art’ ionisation for non-chemical applications, ‘with total 24/7 control and remote monitoring, for peace of mind in controlling Legionella and Pseudomonas in water systems’. Eplus Global is


also the main agent for the Medi-Shower (pictured), an antimicrobial shower head and hose that reportedly reduces infection risk ‘by eliminating 99.99 per cent of harmful bacteria from the wall outlet to the skin’. The shower head, for which Eplus Global chairman and founder, Simon French, provided consultancy, will be demonstrated. Also MD of training, consultancy,


and auditing business,Water Hygiene Training, Simon French has 28 years’ Legionella control experience, having trained HSE officers, environmental health officers, Responsible and Authorised Persons, and engineering staff, throughout the UK, Ireland, and the Middle East. Multishower, meanwhile, says the


Medi-Shower, which it will manufacture, integrates a ‘proven, effective, antimicrobial additive’, with a patented water-saving technology, in a ‘simple, yet innovative, design’. Claimed benefits include:


 Lower risks associated with bacterial build-up.


 ‘Substantial’ savings in energy and water usage.


 Ease-of-maintenance. Multishower added: “Our Medi-Shower shower head is easy to retrofit, and it is well worth visiting our joint stand with Eplus Global to discover more.”


104 Health Estate Journal September 2013 Doortop alarm to be exhibited


A doortop alarm developed to prevent attempted suicide from the tops of doors in mental health wards and similar settings will be a key focus on the Intastop stand. Intastop said of the system:


“Its design is such that the issues faced by estates and project managers previously, such as using a sloped door top, or a curtain, which can present other privacy and health and safety issues, are now eradicated.”


Intastop will also show its


widely used Antibacterial Impact Protection Sheet, and a new product line, Finger Safety Hinges, said to provide ‘permanent protection’ against finger trapping on the vulnerable hinge side of the door. The system is reportedly ideal for healthcare, child care, and educational facilities. Designed for double and single swing doors, the hinges are fire-tested to European Standard EN1634-12000.


Maximising safety in the use of medical gas systems


Rochdale-headquartered Medical Gas Services says that, cumulatively, its specialist employees have over 150 years’ experience with medical gas pipeline and cylinder installations. The company says of one of its current


major concerns: “In the light of the volume of EFA (Estates and Facilities Alert) notices relating to medical gases, the whole issue of the correct installation, maintenance, and operation, of medical gas systems is clearly deemed highly important by the DH. The EFA notice preceded by the NPSA RRR 006 alert highlights the issues relating to use of medical gas cylinders within healthcare, but we still see a number of dangerous and risky practices employed by Trusts. “Among the benefits of good cylinder management are improved safety; the


eventual reduction in cylinders on site; improved knowledge of their location; and improved fire safety and cost savings year-on-year, coupled with peace of mind and compliance. “To achieve such benefits, a thorough


site audit – by a company independent of the gas supplier, followed by ratification against the gas supplier’s invoiced total and required number of cylinders, and adequate training for portering and estates and facilities staff, are essential.” The company added: “Compliant,


safe, anti-bacterial impregnated cylinder management products ensure a safe, efficient, method of storage, while compliant signage and labelling help keep storage areas clean, well-ordered, and as safe as possible, in the event of fire.”


Pulp macerators – trust the experts


Exhibiting its Panaway & SOLO units, Haigh is an established name in the manufacture, supply, and service, of macerators for hospitals worldwide. Haigh says its specialist macerators


will work with products from all leading pulp suppliers, ‘tackling key challenges users face, such as space, energy consumption, speed, and reliability’. The company said: “With outstanding


sustainability credentials, and cost- efficient water and energy usage, we have a macerator to suit every hospital. Our macerators are proven to improve infection control; deliver significant environmental and running cost benefits, and save time.”


The Haigh service includes free site


surveys; expert installation advice; cost- efficiency forecasting; on-site training; servicing of all ‘makes’ of machine, and advice on pulp products.


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