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QED ENVIRONMENTAL NOW IN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE QED Environmental Services was founded in Perth 30 years ago. Healthcare engineers in Western Australia turn to QED for managing risks to environmental compliance and building performance. The company recently announced the opening of an office in Sydney, following expansion to Brisbane and acquiring a Melbournebased business in 2018. A permanent presence in the major markets of NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA gives QED a national footprint to serve engineers in all healthcare systems, public or private, across the country.
QED’s Managing Director, Michael Taranto, remarked “Our team can now collaborate nationally to ensure we offer leading solutions, with local service delivery to all the major healthcare systems.” QED’s services in healthcare facilities include: water quality risk management, indoor air quality, hazardous materials, mould risk management and slip resistance testing.
For further information contact www.qed.com.au
FIRST LOOK: MALMET’S DUR-SPECIFIC FRONT LOADING WASHER DISINFECTOR Malmet is proud to present Healthcare Facilities Magazine readers with a glimpse of the first front loading washer disinfector designed specifically for the dirty utility room. Set to hit the market later this year, the unit is a game changer for facilities looking to maximise DUR space and functionality, while still being able to access high quality, DUR-specific equipment. The WDF enhances Malmet’s range of tried and tested washer disinfectors. Providing thermal disinfection for clinical accessories, the WDF goes over and above the standards and compliance for infection prevention - so you can rely on its performance. But what’s really exciting about the WDF is its size and versatility. The WDF is the ultimate in space saving. While the unit boasts a large capacity chamber, its design still allows bench space to be built above, or there’s options for a stand and added storage underneath. This means your facility doesn’t have to sacrifice space for the sake of high capacity thermal disinfection - the WDF is the best of both worlds.
“We’ve partnered with hospitals and healthcare facilities for several decades, and we’ve seen how DUR design has evolved,” said Peter Kirkup, Malmet CEO. “At the same time, we’ve recognised the needs of engineers have changed when it comes to DUR equipment that can work in with those evolving design needs.” “Bringing the WDF to market is our response to those real needs,” added Mr Kirkup, “Put simply, it’s a high quality, Australian-built machine that supports DUR design to achieve maximum functionality. Ultimately, it’s our way of giving building designers, engineers and clinical staff all the options at their fingertips as they build and provide high quality, safe care environments.”
For more information on Malmet’s new front loading machine, contact info@malmet.com.au or call 02 6953 7677.
WHAT’S THE POINT OF DISINFECTING AND SANITIZING IF YOUR SOLUTION ISN’T UP TO STANDARD? Test strips are an effective, affordable, and easy solution that can work for everyone. Test strips have been around since the late 1930’s and ever since then have been getting better in terms of reliability and accuracy whilst also increasing the testing parameters that can be measured. Test strips are a fast, reliable, and affordable way to monitor sanitizer concentrations; and can help give you the reassurance that your working environment is not only clean, but safe. There are a range of cleaning and disinfection solutions which need to be made at the time of use from concentrations. The concentrations need to be closely monitored to ensure the sanitizer is working effectively. Too little sanitizer will allow the growth of harmful bacteria and too much can be toxic and corrosive to equipment. The most common test strips to verify a particular solution will generally show measurements in ppm (part per million) or mg/L (milligram per liter). Food preparation or site disinfection sanitizers may consist of one of the following: • Peracetic Acid Solutions, up to 2000ppm
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• Hydrogen Peroxide Solution, up to 1000ppm • Quantitative Ammonia Compound Solution, up to 1000ppm • Chlorine Solution, up to 800ppm • pH test strips, 0 to 14 Depending on the application for sanitization, will determine the necessary concentration. Tests strips can confirm instantly if a readymade solution would be satisfactory. They are also the cheapest method to get a reliable, accurate result.
Contact Vendart Diagnostics Pty Ltd Phone: 02 9139 2850 14/128 Station Rd, Seven Hills NSW 2147 Email: sales@vendart.com.au Website: www.vendart.com.au
