Hughes Safety showers has introduced a new decontamination misting shower, which uses electrolysed water as a disinfectant
In these unprecedented times as more businesses begin to reopen, the safety of the workforce is paramount.
Decontamination showers play an important role in removing contaminants from protective clothing prior to removal, and can contribute to supporting COVID-19 containment strategies.
Hughes Safety Showers has launched the PORTAdec 500, a portable multi-nozzle decontamination misting shower, suitable for general use as part of overall hygiene facilities or for the decontamination of PPE prior to removal.
The unit offers a top-to-toe decontamination of workers or of PPE prior to entering site or upon its removal, via a fine mist of electrolysed water
A self-sanitising mat at the base of the unit ensures the soles of shoes are decontaminated prior to stepping onto the drying area of the demarcation zone mat. A 15 litre cylinder is filled with the electrolysed water and requires no power, allowing the unit to be entirely portable and suitable for use both indoors and outdoors. All components are stored within a transportable case on wheels and are quickly deployed.
“With more than 50 years expertise in the design, manufacture and supply of emergency safety showers, eye/ face wash and decontamination equipment, Hughes are ideally placed to offer innovative engineered solutions for demanding life-saving situations and the current circumstances we now face,” commented Paul Darlington, managing director of Hughes Safety Showers. “With enquiries from manufacturing and petrochemical sites to dentists and adult learning centres, we believe this product could help many businesses in supporting their COVID-19 containment strategies.”
Electrolysed water is produced by the electrolysis of ordinary tap water containing dissolved salt (sodium chloride) to produce a solution of hypochlorous acid (HOCI) which can then be used as a disinfectant
Totally natural, non-toxic and completely safe for human use, electrolysed water can be used on clothes and skin and is already in use throughout many industries such as healthcare, food safety, water treatment and for general sanitation purposes.
Recent publications on the fight against the COVID-19 virus have also cited electrolysed water as a powerful natural tool for killing bacteria and viruses. It kills 99.99% of bacteria, fungi and viruses, and studies have shown it to be 50 to 100 times more effective than chlorine bleach at killing bacteria and viruses upon contact. Within a matter of seconds, it can oxidise the bacteria, unlike bleach which could take up to half an hour to do the same, while also being gentle on the skin.
