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    I know this is a tangent thread to the original question – however
    The laundry service described is within the scope of AS/NZS4146:2000, because it meets the definitions of either Category a commercial (nursing homes and hospitals: products serviced include personal clothing), Category c (hospitals-private, public and extended care facilities or general care facilities: products serviced include patient apparel) or Category e on premises (nursing homes and private hospitals providing a service for own internal use).
    As Paul said the thermal and or chemical disinfection requirements for soiled linen (section 3.5) are quite clear, and I believe, should apply. There may be a ambiguity if use of the washing machine is restricted to only personal use by the individuals in rehab. However once staff and other purposes become involved (and inevitably they do) then the purpose and the setting will bring the service within the scope of the standard.
    commercial relationship – The definitions use agency type and products serviced rather than payment.
    Coin operated laundries – included within the scope of the standard.
    Normalization of a home like environment – is a great philosophy and goal, however the infection risk matrix changes when many people (including people at risk of infection and people with infections/ colonization’s) are accommodated in a communal living environment. It must be recognized that this environment poses a higher risk of infection transmission than a residential home occupied by a small healthy family; and therefore enhanced infection prevention practices may be necessary.
    My thoughts,
    Lesley Lewis
    Regional Infection Control Consultant
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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 06:40:25 +1000
    From: Margaret Evans
    Subject: Re: Special care nursery

    Hi Rebecca
    I have included a couple of posters we have had for quite a number of years now. We do allow siblings to visit & do not appear to have a problem. Only once did we have RSV come into the unit but that could have been from staff or other adult visitors (this baby did not have siblings).

    I believe babies in NICU have more bugs of concern that those in the community. Hand hygiene can never be underestimated and parents, children or staff who are sick should be educated not to come into NICU or SCN.

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    Good morning,

    I would love some feedback regarding restrictions of visitors to Special care nurseries.

    Who do you restrict? Other siblings?

    I feel as long as Hand hygiene is performed and the visitor is well I personal feel that there is no real significant risk.

    Some of our staff feel that in the case of twins, one goes home and one stays in the nursery then the well twin shouldn’t visit as the baby might pose a threat to the babies in Special care (perhaps from a whooping cough point of view).

    Thanks,

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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 13:23:27 +1000
    From: “SAWMH.ICC”
    Subject: Laundry detergent

    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 05:35:08 +0000
    From: Michael Wishart
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    Hi Marlize

    I suppose the question has to be asked: what will they be washing in this washing machine? If it is their own personal clothes, why do you require a disinfecting additive? If it is not a commercial washing machine with automatically dispensed and monitored chemical (which I would think would be unsuitable for a rehabilitation program, unless they were all laundry workers or return to work programs….), and is not used for commercial washing (eg someone pays for the service provided) then it only needs to be similar to domestic standards, not commercial. That is my understanding, anyway. If the patients were using a Laundromat they would not need to use a disinfectant, and someone else’s clothes have been washed in the previous cycle.

    Just my thoughts. If you are still wanting a commercial grade chemical disinfectant for laundries, I would be contacting a commercial laundry for some suggestions.

    Cheers
    Michael

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    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
    457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
    Brisbane
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    Ext. 4328, Pg. 0328

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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:37:33 +1000
    From: “EDMONDS, Deidre”
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    Eltra by Ecolab is used in some of our facilities that do “in house”
    washing .

    Regards
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    Infection Control l Austin Health
    Level 7 HSB l Austin Campus
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    Subject: Laundry detergent

    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab
    program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting
    qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product
    or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
    457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
    Brisbane
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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:44:10 +1000
    From: Paul Smollen
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    Marlize,

    If the patient is washing their own clothes then a disinfectant is not
    required. I would imagine it is a domestic washing machine that you have
    purchased and not a commercial washing machine. AS4146 is quite clear
    about chemical disinfection. Most commercial washing machines achieve
    disinfection through thermal methods of above 65degrees. I would say if
    you require the items to be disinfected I would use a commercial company
    to do it as you would have to conducting monitoring and testing.

    A cheap and efficient way to disinfect clothing is to use a tumble
    drier, it can reduce bacteria in clothing by a 100fold.

    Paul Smollen

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    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab
    program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting
    qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product
    or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal

    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator

    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

    457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

    Brisbane

    Ph. 07-3834 4444

    Ext. 4328, Pg. 0328

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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:37:31 +0930
    From: “Tozer, Jennifer (Health)”
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    It’s my understanding that once the wash and rinse cycle is completed there is no need for the machine to have either a wipe out or empty wash cycle before the next user. Our rehab units utilise domestic washing machines and use the same parameters for washing their clothes as you would in the home. Most bio-load (but maybe not stains) is lost in the wash cycle as combination of sudsing effect and surfactant effect from the detergent combined with the movement of the water, then rinsed off and away in the rinse cycle [99% lost in the wash…] No need for disinfectant. Some of our clients have in the past done an empty cycle before using the machine for their own clothes. But, why would you if you’re willing to put items into a commercial wash house – washing machine. Might I also say that the water to washing machines is not through a mixer and so the machine (if modern) will mix the water to the parameters of the wash cycle on the individual machine. Another thing, rehab units are about normalisation, there philosophy is in my experience ‘if you don’t do in your normal environment (the home) don’t bring it into the rehab unit’ and we have this philosophy embedded policies for rehabilitation sites. Jen

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    Mental Health Directorate
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    From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Michael Wishart
    Sent: Wednesday, 8 August 2012 15:05
    To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    Hi Marlize

    I suppose the question has to be asked: what will they be washing in this washing machine? If it is their own personal clothes, why do you require a disinfecting additive? If it is not a commercial washing machine with automatically dispensed and monitored chemical (which I would think would be unsuitable for a rehabilitation program, unless they were all laundry workers or return to work programs….), and is not used for commercial washing (eg someone pays for the service provided) then it only needs to be similar to domestic standards, not commercial. That is my understanding, anyway. If the patients were using a Laundromat they would not need to use a disinfectant, and someone else’s clothes have been washed in the previous cycle.

    Just my thoughts. If you are still wanting a commercial grade chemical disinfectant for laundries, I would be contacting a commercial laundry for some suggestions.

    Cheers
    Michael

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    CNC Infection Control
    Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
    627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
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    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
    457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
    Brisbane
    Ph. 07-3834 4444
    Ext. 4328, Pg. 0328

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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 17:43:24 +1000
    From: Jennifer Benjamin
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    I have been having this discussion with a psychiatrie facility. They wish to dispense with the current product that they use which disinfects at low temps as its expensive.
    Its the clients who wash their clothes but given that they have dubious personal hygiene and many have blood borne viruses, I am not happy to allow.
    Ill find out the product name, but Im not in town at present. Feel free to remind me offline!

    Jen Benjamin
    Infection Control Consultant
    Melbourne Pathology
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    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
    Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
    St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
    457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
    Brisbane
    Ph. 07-3834 4444
    Ext. 4328, Pg. 0328

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    Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:29:08 +0000
    From: Judy Forrest
    Subject: Re: Laundry detergent

    Marlize. Eltra by Ecolab is a laundry powder which is validated to meet the chemical disinfection requirements of ASNZ4146:2000. This product is suitable for top loading domestic type machines and may also be used in commercial machines (although manually dispesensed)

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    From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of SAWMH.ICC
    Sent: Wednesday, 8 August 2012 3:23 PM
    To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
    Subject: Laundry detergent

    Good afternoon Everyone,

    Our Rehab Unit has purchased a washing maschine as part of their rehab program for inpatients. I need to find a detergent with disinfecting qualities. Is there anyone that can help me with the name of a product or company that I can contact?

    Thank you

    Marlize Senekal
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