Strict hygiene regulations were in place for two years and concerns about infection have left their mark: companies now have higher cleanliness requirements for the work clothes of their employees and the textile equipment on their premises. The rental service industry has delivered both.
By Sabine Anton-Katzenbach
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Little was known about the Sars-CoV-2 virus at the beginning. However, it seemed to be clear fairly quickly that transmission of the pathogens through contact with dry surfaces is unlikely. According to scientists, work clothes or towels hardly pose any risk of infection. That’s what it said Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin at the time that the viruses reacted sensitively to fat-dissolving substances in detergents.
A wash of textiles was therefore sufficient to eliminate the pathogen. “Regardless of this assessment, at the beginning of the pandemic there was great uncertainty as to whether corona viruses would be deactivated on work clothing after washing and whether there was a possibility of transmission,” says Ole Rigbers, Regional Manager QESH (Quality, Environment, Safety, Health). CWS in Dreieich.
Contactless delivery to a cupboard system
In order to be sure that the textiles do not actually pose a risk, the company says it has checked its stock anyway high hygiene standards certified processes, adapted to protect customers and our own employees and the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) followed.
You can also have one where you want it contact free delivery – for example by delivering the work clothes to a closet system. In this case, the clothing is packed in disinfectant-washed textile bags and sorted directly into the employees’ compartments.
Hygienically on the safe side
Many of the national rental service providers have had similar experiences. So reports the DBL in Zirndorf, for example, that every third to fourth business owner has dealt with the issue of clothing hygiene. In doing so, they want to ensure that the employees do not “bring anything into the house” or carry it on through their clothing, according to the company. The long-established hygiene concept consisting of professional treatment through certified washing processes including documentation for the customer, storage and transport of the work clothes have also proven themselves in the pandemic.
On request, the partner laundries have also prepared the work clothing used according to defined RKI specifications in disinfecting processes or closet system installed, which ensures that clothing is consistently separated: Each employee only has access to his clean work clothing. After being worn, the dirty parts go into a special drop-off cabinet.
Digital services allow “clean” distance
To the far-reaching hygiene concept that Bardusch in Ettlingen also count Specifications for the service drivers. When delivering the clean textiles and picking up the used textiles in the workshops, you are instructed to comply with the statutory regulations such as wearing masks and hygiene regulations.
In addition, individual requirements from customers who require self-tests or additional protective measures are taken into account, the company said. In addition, they were also very popular digital services and online systems of the rental service provider. For example, customers would increasingly use the possibility of digital fittings, as they minimize contact with each individual employee and lead to a massive reduction in the risk of infection.
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Reliable hand hygiene thanks to rental service
Another trend triggered by the Corona outbreak is observed by Ten in Wiesbaden to one increased demand for washroom solutions and floor mats. In craft businesses in particular, the desire for well-equipped washrooms has increased significantly. By installing soap and fabric towel dispensers in the sanitary rooms, regular hand washing is supported and thus an important prerequisite for the unwanted transmission of germs is created. The cloth towels, like the work clothes, processed in hygiene-certified laundries.
According to the company, this ensures that the textiles, including storage and transport, are microbiologically flawless and even in hygienically sensitive areas such as food production may be used.
With the outbreak of the corona pandemic, a increased hygiene awareness developed. However, the companies did not have to wait long for solutions to protect employees: The rental service industry, which specializes in cleanliness and cleanliness, did what it has always done: It supplied hygienically prepared work clothing and textiles – adapted to the needs of each individual customer.
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