Colour coded
October 1st 2009 Colour coding is an important
tool in preventing cross
contamination.However, so far
the benefits have been limited
to small and disposable items
such as cloths, gloves or mops.
In general, buying machinery
in certain colours or 'own
labelling' has meant large
minimum orders, but UK based
manufacturer Victor has the
capability to produce small
numbers of machines in
different colours with no
minimum order quantity.
In the colour coded range
currently, there is a choice of
scrubber dryers, a carpet cleaner,
HEPA tub vacuums,wet
vacuums, upright vacuums and a
selection of rotary machines
including the Multispeed.
Machinery is available in blue,
green, yellow and of course
'Victor red'.
As well as the benefits of
knowing which area machinery
should be used in to avoid cross
contamination, colour coding
can be used to demonstrate that
a machine belongs to a
particular building's block or
individual floor.A machine that
has gone 'walking' or been
'borrowed' without being
returned to its original location
is made more visible, helping to
flag up and prevent
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