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Legionella and Water Hygiene: Key Considerations Legionella control starts with understanding your water system and assessing its risks. A general cleaning-product claim does not establish that a product or process will control Legionella throughout a water system. Plan appropriate controls Controls may include managing temperatures, avoiding stagnation, inspecting the system, cleaning and descaling outlets, and keeping records. The appropriate programme depends on the system and the people using the premises. Clean outlets safely HSE advises dismantling, cleaning and descaling showerheads and associated hoses quarterly, or as determined by the risk assessment. Do not select a general kitchen sanitiser for water-system treatment merely because it carries BS EN 1276. Follow HSE water-system guidance and its maintenance guidance . Obtain competent advice where required. This blog was written by  Anna Armstrong ,  Director of Sales and Operations  at Astral.  Please...

  Info for Chicken Farms - Omnicide Disinfectant - What is it?  13th May 2021  | By Yewan Armstrong Omnicide  is a powerful, fast acting, broad spectrum disinfectant designed to provide excellent bio-security protection even in dirty conditions with lasting residual protection. What Does It Contain? Omnicide  contains a blend of two powerful active ingredients: glutaraldehyde and COCO QAC. COCO QAC is cocoalkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride. This molecule contains a range of short, medium and long alkyl chains. Long chain activity is needed to control gram-negative bacteria. Why Use It? • It destroys many virus and gram negative bacteria which are tolerant to other disinfectants and cause disease throughout the world • The number one choice for bio-security programs when the disease risk is high • DEFRA approved - diseases of Poultry order 1:125 & general orders at 1:50 • Suitable for use in a variety of sectors and particularly useful in the poultry secto...

  Rolls Royce or Lacklustre?  5th May 2021  | By Anna Armstrong   |  Cleaning Tips ,  Coronovirus ,  Environmental Health ,  Hygiene Gyms and fitness centres attract people from all walks of life, and making close physical contact with the gym equipment is the name of the game right?  That is potentially why these centres have been delayed in reopening, and also why it is so very important to get the sanitisation of the centres 100% right. The staff, the personal trainers, the centre staff, the pool attendants all work in varied environments, going to public halls, conducting outdoor boot camps, doing 1:1 sessions in peoples’ houses; this means they are moving around differing environments, and have the potential to touch many shared surfaces. Support has been given in several research studies that gyms contain high amounts of germs, bacteria and viruses (Markley et al., 2012; Mukherjee et al., 2014).  Before COVID I would regularly go i...