Assess the hygiene risk in your facilityThe key to success: It's all about infection prevention. Show
Kärcher hygiene solutions – the right choiceThe right cleaning approach for every challenge – but how do you choose the appropriate measure? The Kärcher hygiene portfolio offers a great number of cleaning solutions to combat viruses, bacteria and spores. To create a hygienic and safe environment – everywhere! Standard cleaning is the removal or reduction of undesired substances or foreign matter such as dirt or soil from a surface, object or environment. When cleaning buildings, the objective
is typically to have visually clean and well-maintained floors and surfaces. Sanitising is the right approach for areas where hygiene is critical (i.e. washrooms, frequently touched surfaces, areas where people gather, etc.). During an infection outbreak, you may be asked to ensure an increased level of hygiene and safety for the tenants and visitors in a building. Frequently sanitising the air and all touch points, both indoors and outdoors, during the opening hours of a public facility reduces the risk of spreading infectious diseases. Targeted disinfection or decontamination is necessary after a known outbreak of an infectious disease in a facility or to ensure a hygienic
environment in high risk areas such as healthcare or food production*. Please note that without prior cleaning, disinfection is not efficient. Choose an appropriate, effective and cost-efficient solution that suits to your on-site conditions here or contact us for an individual recommendation.Risk assessmentWhat needs to be done and where? PATHOGENSWhat you need to know about pathogensViruses Viruses are made up of a piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein. Viruses invade host cells and then use the components of the host cell to replicate, producing more viruses. They are not living matter and cannot reproduce by themselves. Preventing their transfer from host to host is an effective way to control their spread. Bacteria Bacteria are able to live in just about any environment, including in and on the human body. They take in nutrients and reproduce by dividing. Controlling the conditions they need to grow and reproduce is an effective way to limit their spread. Fungi There are millions of different fungal species on Earth. Fungi can be found just about everywhere in the environment, including indoors, outdoors and on human skin. Controlling the conditions they need to grow and reproduce is an effective way to limit their spread. Pathogen transmissionPathogen transmission can be categorised into two risk areas which are relevant for cleaning and disinfection in Facility Services: 1. Airborne transmission 2.
Contact transmission Rendering pathogens inactivePathogens can be destroyed or rendered inactive using chemical or physical measures. In both cases, the length of exposure to the cleaning process plays an important role. Removing pathogens from surfaces and destroying them/rendering them inactive:
Destroying pathogens or rendering them inactive directly on the surfaces (without prior removal):
SANITISINGSanitising – use facilities safelySanitising reduces the number of germs on surfaces or objects to a safe level, according to public health standards or requirements. Sanitising is the right approach for areas where hygiene is critical, or during an infection outbreak, in order to ensure safe hygiene for tenants and visitors in a facility. Frequently sanitising the air and all touch points, both indoors and outdoors, during opening hours reduces the risk of spreading infectious diseases. Note: What does "sanitising" mean?Sanitising is a
reduction in the number of germs through preventive and disinfectant cleaning measures. Similar to "routine disinfection", which is also known as "current disinfection" or "prophylactic disinfection". What to do and whenThe risk of pathogen transfer increases with the number and type of contacts. Infection prevention through hygienic cleaning and sanitising can reduce exposure to infectious pathogens: No contact with people (e.g. home office)
Few contacts, always with the same, known people (e.g. workplace)
Random public footfall (e.g. supermarkets, public transport)
Choose an appropriate, effective and cost efficient solution that suits your on-site conditions. Typical applications include (but are not limited to)
DISINFECTIONDisinfection or decontamination – restore a facility after an outbreak situationTargeted disinfection or decontamination is necessary after a known outbreak of an infectious disease in a facility or to ensure a hygienic environment in high risk areas such as healthcare or food production sites. Governments or similar public authorities may mandate a targeted disinfection process in some cases. What needs to be disinfected?A pandemic situation is not the same as an outbreak situation in a building. In the case of a pandemic, not all buildings are necessarily populated with pathogenic germs. In the event of an outbreak in a building, where it has been proven that people with a pathogen infection were at least on site and that there may be pathogenic germs on surfaces and floors, disinfection in some areas becomes necessary. Examples
What does "disinfection" mean?
Important notes:1. Clean first → If a surface is not clean, a disinfectant solution does not guarantee effective disinfection 2. Ensure accuracy → Use any disinfecting measure carefully and according to the instructions of use to ensure a hygienic result 3. Avoid overkill → The continuous use of disinfecting chemicals should only be considered after consulting an infection prevention specialist Terminology
Application advice – your tailored Kärcher hygiene solutionsHygiene solutions for your industryDiscover our holistic hygienic solutions for the facilities in your business environment. As part of our consulting service, we support you on-site with the implementation of requirements for hygienic safety and infection prevention – including detailed and comprehensive training materials. Find out more Further information about cleaning methods and productsWhich of the following is the process of killing pathogenic organisms or of rendering them inactive?Thermal or chemical destruction of pathogenic and other types of microorganisms.
What term means the killing of pathogenic organisms?These same germicides used for shorter exposure periods also can be part of the disinfection process (i.e., high-level disinfection). Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects (Tables 1 and 2).
Is the reduction of microorganisms and the prevention of the transfer of microorganisms?Asepsis: prevention from contamination with microorganisms. Includes sterile conditions on tissues, on materials, and in rooms, as obtained by excluding, removing, or killing organisms.
Which process involves the destruction of organisms before they enter the body?Sterilization involves the removal or destruction of all microorganisms and their spores. Sterilization describes a process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life and is carried out in health-care facilities by physical or chemical methods.
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