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| Airing the Dirty Laundry |
Last week featured a number of stories related to cleaning and cleaning verification. One stuck out to me: "Dirty Laundry? How Nasty Germs Survive in Your Washer".
I
am a member of ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Committee D12.
The short hand name for this working committee is the "detergency group". Our committee is focused on issues of cleaning and cleaning
efficacy. This includes everything from cleaning surgical instruments (our
focus) to cleaning dishware, cleaning surfaces and, of course, cleaning
clothes. One important thing I have learned is that laundry done at home is
often not as clean as it should be. Making things even less safe is the advent
of high efficiency washers. While these machines are designed to clean at low
temperature with special detergent, the fact is that the use of less water at
lower temperature reduces the margin for error when it comes to getting clothes
clean and reduction of cross contamination. Further, the issue of biofilm
formation in home laundries is becoming more prominent for the same reason.
What
does this all have to do with us in healthcare? Please do not take your scrubs
home for cleaning! Home laundries are simply not capable of adequately cleaning
and disinfecting healthcare attire. Not only are patients at risk, but anyone
in your family is put at risk - germs in your clothes could be transferred to
the clothing of a loved one.
Sincerely,
Ralph J. Basile
Vice President - Marketing
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc. |
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Here
is a link to ASTM D12
Anyone
can join ASTM. An individual membership is very affordable. Once a member, you
can join any number of committees, many of which relate to the delivery of
healthcare.
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