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Hygienic laundry Laundry is found throughout a hospital or care home: uniforms, bed linen, catering articles, surgical dress, cleaning items (i.e. mops), patient clothing, etc. Laundry plays an essential role in patient comfort whilst protecting employees in their place of work.
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With this in mind, please take the time to read this “Mini Guide to hygienic laundry practices based on the RABC system*/EN 14065”. We hope you find it useful. * Risk Analysis Bio-contamination Control...
• Collect textiles separately • Do not store dirty laundry for long periods • Do not bring dirty laundry into contact with clean laundry during transport European norm no. EN 14065 recommends that dirty laundry be delivered to the laundry daily...
• The dirty laundry collection bag support trolley must be regularly cleaned and disinfected. • The dirty linen area must be at lower air pressure compared to the clean linen area. electrolux mini guide 7...
Washing Measures recommended under European Guidelines • Guarantee a complete decontamination of the washed linen • Respect the service life of the fibres • Develop a specific approach for “at risk” laundry...
This should be avoided at all costs. dirty linen side clean linen side Low air pressure Higher pressure loading unloading Washing equipment in a barrier configuration electrolux mini guide 9...
Transfer from washing to drying Measures recommended under European Guidelines • Do not store for long periods • Do not store in unsuitable places • Do not handle at the wrong time...
Drying and finishing Measures recommended under European Guidelines • Ensure correct temperatures and contact times are adhered to during the finishing (ironing) process • Ensure that filling ratios in the drying process are not exceeded • Reduce the number of times the clean linen is handled from the time...
- Never leave hot laundry in the dryer at the end of the working day (fire hazard). It is better to leave wet laundry overnight and dry it the next morning. - Use the “cooling” button for the last cycle of the day. electrolux mini guide 13...
Protection Measures recommended under European Guidelines • Protect the laundry by storing in mobile trolleys • Follow the advised storage and delivery times...
• Wrap clean laundry into microporous plastic film. • Re-wash all the clean laundry back from the care departments, unless it is wrapped and the wrapping has not been damaged. electrolux mini guide 15...
Transport Measures recommended under European Guidelines • Have a means of transport reserved exclusively for clean laundry • Use materials that can be decontaminated • Follow the advised flows to avoid clean laundry coming into contact with dirty laundry...
• A cleaning and disinfection plan must be put together in order to define how the surfaces of vehicles and equipment used for transporting and delivering clean laundry are to be maintained (lorry cab and body, trolleys or cabinets, covers…) electrolux mini guide 17...
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