Primus and Tullis have developed a full range of barrier washers in order to simplify and to optimise the setting up of your laundry offering the best protection for employees, patients and the best prevention for the spreading of micro-organisms and superbugs.
The COVID-19 pandemic make this type of equipment essential in your efforts to protect patients, customers and staff.
Aimed at combatting the threat of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI), PRIMUS washer extractors are part of the process designed to limit and prevent microbiological contamination. Barrier washers considerably reduce the risk of recontamination and cross contamination thanks to their dual door design.
Barrier washers are built into a physical wall separating the loading and unloading side, ensuring optimal sanitation and avoiding contact between clean, disinfected laundry and soiled, contaminated linen.
STUDIES SHOW THAT LINEN IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE TRANSFER OF INFECTIONS AND SUPERBUGS
- 10 to 15% of nosocomial infections (leading to an average extra 4-5 days in the hospital, and in extreme cases, the death of the patient) are due to unsatisfactory linen hygiene
- The elderly and children are at greater risk for infection, due to their less efficient immune systems
- Operators must have total control of the laundry process to ensure finished product is free of bacteria (i.e. staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, listeria, etc…) and maintains a high level of hygiene
- The European Standard describes a Risk Analysis and Biocontamination Control (RABC) system to enable laundries to continuously ensure the micro-biological quality of laundered textiles
- This European Standard is compatible with and can be easily integrated into an internationally recognised quality management system. The standard specifies that “The management shall identify, provide and maintain the facilities it needs to achieve the control of bio contamination”.
Reducing the risk of infection for patients and staff is our goal. Our specialised equipment offers the best protection for your employees and patients, while providing the best prevention against the spread of micro-organisms and bugs.
IMPLEMENTING THE PRIMCARE SOLUTION WILL ENSURE YOUR LAUNDRY OPERATIONS CONFORM TO BEST HYGIENE PRACTICES
- Where HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) control measurement is the requirement for the food industry, RABC is the guideline for the laundry industry. Both control systems will help you to increase safety in your hospital or nursing home.
- A physical wall separates the laundry into two areas: soiled area and clean area.
- No risk of contact or crossing between soiled and clean linen.
- As an option, separate atmospheric pressures can be created between clean and soiled areas to prevent airborne recontamination.
- Specific hygiene wash programmes for decontamination of laundry
- Offers the best protection against the spreading of infections
- Gives your laundry flexibility to adapt to any changes in regulations.
PREMIUM CARE AND 100% HYGIENE.
COLLECTING AND SORTING
- Presorting of laundry is carried out by collection staff and the different wash loads are separated into wash types by staff wearing protective gloves.
STORAGE
- Linen should be stored no longer than 48 hours, and trolleys should be cleaned before each use. A dedicated room with a lower air pressure, washing station, and floor U-bend also is required.
WASHING
- Wash loads of the same type are processed together to avoid crossing dirty and clean laundry. The Primus Trace-tech® system controls temperature, mechanics, time and chemicals and thus ensures the optimal wash quality.
FINISHING
- Handling of clean laundry is carried out by staff who have used hand disinfection. Gloves should be worn to avoid recontamination of laundry.
CLEAN STORAGE
- Clean laundry should be stored directly after processing and covered with plastic film in closed cabinets. The room and the trolleys should be cleaned regularly and separate flows between clean and soiled linen must be respected.
EASY AND UNLIMITED PROGRAMMING
- The innovative XControl programmer brings laundry professionals unlimited programming possibilities. New washing programmes can be uploaded quickly and easily thanks to the handy USB plug.
SAFE AND USER-FRIENDLY LOCK
- Ease of use, safety and ergonomics at your fingertips. The patented Golden Lock system will help you to easily open the machine before and after the wash cycle. Because the machine will not run until the door is securely locked, safety is ensured.
CONTROL YOUR COSTS
- Optiload calculates the weight of the load while you load the barrier washer extractor, and automatically adapts the amount of water, energy and detergent the machine will use. This will help you to spend less on energy and water costs and the productivity of your laundry facility will increase, also reducing your operating costs. Win-win!
FULL QUALITY CONTROL
- All barrier washers are equipped with Primus®’s revolutionary Trace-Tech® management software. A track-and-trace system that complies with RABC hygienic standards, it allows full quality control by providing records and statistics for each wash load. All data is stored and can be retrieved for creating operations reports.
Parameters are continually controlled and stored to bring you a detailed report of the washing process. This enables you to allow you to check the accuracy of the programme used.
The machines are equipped with water meters, live temperature measurement, an automatic weighing system and a water drainage tap to enable you to check the entire process.
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