Fabric chairs in consult rooms

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Hi everyone,

I work in a Community Health Centre in Melbourne, where we deliver dental, allied health, nursing and counselling services and was hoping to get some advice from the group regarding the use of fabric chairs in consultation rooms.

I have recently requested that fabric visitors chairs and desk chairs be replaced in all clinic rooms, with vinyl chairs. This has been agreed to in our podiatry rooms only, because of the generation of nail dust & fungal particles.
However, I have been approached with the alternative of using an ‘alcohol based, fast drying’ disinfectant fabric spray (I have no other details), which they intend to use on all remaining fabric chairs (dental, nursing & physio rooms, waiting areas, counselling and intake rooms).

I was wondering if there is any advice against the use of fabric desk & visitor chairs in the above areas (dental, nursing & physio rooms, waiting areas, counselling and intake rooms) or if anybody knows of the use of an ‘alcohol based, fast drying’ disinfectant fabric spray?

Thanks in advance

Sara Nannery
Podiatry
Sunbury Community Health

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[Anonymous]

Hullo Sara,

Vinyl chairs in waiting rooms are horrible in hot weather. And too easy for people to rip.

Your Corporate Services Manager or whoever is responsible for ordering furniture should be able to source chairs that look like fabric, but are waterproof, so can be wiped down with cleaning wipes.

Stay safe.

Best regards,

Marilyn

Marilyn Harris
CNC Infection Prevention & Control | Sydney Dental Hospital and Oral Health Services, SLHD
Sydney Dental Hospital, 2 Chalmers Street, SURRY HILLS 2010
Tel 02 9293 3276 | Fax 02 9293 3488 | marilyn.harris@health.nsw.gov.au

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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Sara Nannery
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Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Fabric chairs in consult rooms

Hi everyone,

I work in a Community Health Centre in Melbourne, where we deliver dental, allied health, nursing and counselling services and was hoping to get some advice from the group regarding the use of fabric chairs in consultation rooms.

I have recently requested that fabric visitors chairs and desk chairs be replaced in all clinic rooms, with vinyl chairs. This has been agreed to in our podiatry rooms only, because of the generation of nail dust & fungal particles.

However, I have been approached with the alternative of using an ‘alcohol based, fast drying’ disinfectant fabric spray (I have no other details), which they intend to use on all remaining fabric chairs (dental, nursing & physio rooms, waiting areas, counselling and intake rooms).

I was wondering if there is any advice against the use of fabric desk & visitor chairs in the above areas (dental, nursing & physio rooms, waiting areas, counselling and intake rooms) or if anybody knows of the use of an ‘alcohol based, fast drying’ disinfectant fabric spray?

Thanks in advance

Sara Nannery

Podiatry

Sunbury Community Health

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