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    Michael Wishart
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    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles clean, among other concerns.
    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice recommendation (see http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this recommendation?
    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice by the infection control community in Australia?
    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart
    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
    Logan West Moreton PHU
    Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221
    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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    #68995
    Sue.Greig@HEALTH.GOV.AU Subject: Re: Spray bottles and environmental cleaning [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] In-Reply-To:
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    Hi Michael,
    NSW Infection Control Policy 2007_036 section 5.2 states ‘Care should be
    taken not to aerosolise cleaning agents.’ however this is unreferenced
    however, it has largely been linked to OH&S risks outlined on MSDS
    information supplied by manufacturers.

    Regards,
    Sue

    Sue Greig
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    Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
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    2010
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    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been
    saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good
    thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of
    chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles
    clean, among other concerns.

    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having
    difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice
    recommendation (see
    http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for
    someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any
    convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this
    recommendation?

    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice
    by the infection control community in Australia?

    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart

    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
    Logan West Moreton PHU
    Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221

    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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    #68996
    Lesley Alway
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    Dear Michael,
    Another issue around using Spray bottles ( aerosols) is the field of
    spray of the chemical, which visually is not able to be assessed,
    possess risk of contamination of sterile stock.( To show effect for
    a demo but some food colouring in water and spray it spreads much
    further than anticipated)

    It is particularly not recommended in Sterile stock areas, Operating
    rooms etc, But this principle applies anywhere sterile stock is stored
    ( therefore just about all areas in hospitals) this is referenced in
    AS4187.
    As far as cleaning units, they should be treated as buckets etc and
    emptied and washer at the end of use ( if you continue using them)
    could go through bowl washers. I will look up reference and send it
    when I have a minute
    Kind Regards

    Lesley Alway
    Director
    Strategic Health Resources. (Infection Control Consultant)
    107 Mountain View Rd
    Briar Hill.
    Victoria.3088
    Lesley@ihc.com.au
    0394340344
    0408324727

    —–Original Message—–
    Of Michael Wishart

    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been
    saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good
    thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of
    chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles
    clean, among other concerns.

    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having
    difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice
    recommendation (see
    http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for
    someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any
    convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this
    recommendation?

    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice
    by the infection control community in Australia?

    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart

    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
    Logan West Moreton PHU
    Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221

    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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    #68997
    Anonymous
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    Hi Michael,
    From the Blue Book, Victorian IC Guidelines;

    Appendix 6: Cleaning and waste disposal procedures
    * cleaning methods should avoid generation of aerosols
    * sprays should not be used as they can become contaminated and are difficult to clean. Sprays are not effective as they do not touch all parts of the surface to be cleaned

    Regards
    Kathy

    Kathy Taylor CICP
    Infection Control Manager
    The Wesley Hospital
    PO Box 499,
    Toowong, Qld 4066
    07 3232 7558
    katherine.taylor@uchealth.com.au

    —–Original Message—–

    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles clean, among other concerns.
    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice recommendation (see http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this recommendation?
    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice by the infection control community in Australia?
    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart
    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control Logan West Moreton PHU Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221
    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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    #68998
    Glenys Harrington
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    Glenys Harrington

    Email:
    infexion@ozemail.com.au

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    Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

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    Michael,

    Information below may be of interest/use:

    1. J.W. Medcraft, et al. Potential hazard from spray cleaning of floors in
    hospital wards. Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 9, Issue 2, March
    1987, Pages 151-157

    Abstract
    The potential hazard from using contaminated spray cleaning fluid to clean
    hospital floors was investigated. Eight of 10 sprays in daily hospital use
    failed the ‘in-use’ test of Kelsey & Maures. Contamination was due to
    Gram-negative bacilli, mainly Pseudomonas spp. An experiment showed that
    freshly diluted cleaning fluid in a new spray container became contaminated
    in 6 days, although the route of contamination of the fluid is not clear.
    Air samples and samples from bedding collected during spray cleaning with
    contaminated fluid showed the presence of Pseudomonas spp. Use of freshly
    diluted cleaning fluid and daily cleaning of spray containers is
    recommended.

    2. Remote Health Branch, Northern Territory Government – Best Practice
    Communique 07 -19

    Extract below:

    “The primary concerns over the use of spray bottles include:

    1. Infection: reported findings of heavy growths of pathogens in spray
    bottles, which are of clinical significance in the hospital setting; the
    inability to totally clean and dry the trigger mechanism (therefore it
    remains damp and promotes bacterial growth); the dispersal of those
    pathogens by the spray mechanism;

    2. OH&S: the potential for the chemical to cause injury as a respiratory
    irritant for staff and visitors.

    3. Anecdotally most refillable bottles would appear to be poorly labelled
    and dated (making it unclear what the product is and when it was mixed)

    Best Practice Group discussions revealed a clear recognition of the
    usefulness of spray bottles in Health Centres. However, given the risks for
    the systems becoming a reservoir for infection, and the strong
    recommendation from DHCS Infection Control representatives, there was
    unanimous agreement to follow RDH’s lead, and remove spray bottles from RHB
    Health Centre use”.

    The document includes this reference but I have not been able to locate it –
    perhaps someone in QLD can assist? – Reference – Abstract – ‘Trigger Happy:
    Hidden dangers of spray bottles’ from the Queensland Infection Control
    Association conference (2001).

    3. B.M. Andersen. Et al. Floor cleaning: effect on bacteria and organic
    materials in hospital rooms Original Research Article. Journal of Hospital
    Infection, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 57-65

    Summary

    Routine surface cleaning is recommended to control the spread of pathogens
    in hospital environments. In Norway, ordinary cleaning of patient rooms is
    traditionally performed with soap and water. In this study, four
    floor-mopping methods – dry, spray, moist and wet mopping – were compared by
    two systems using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence (Hygiena and
    Biotrace). These systems assess residual organic soil on surfaces. The
    floor-mopping methods were also assessed by microbiological samples from the
    floor and air, before and after cleaning. All methods reduced organic
    material on the floors but wet and moist mopping seemed to be the most
    effective (P < 0.001, P < 0.011, respectively, ATP Hygiena). The two ATP
    methods were easy to use, although each had their own reading scales.
    Cleaning reduced organic material to 5-36% of the level present before
    cleaning, depending upon mopping method. All four mopping methods reduced
    bacteria on the floor from about 60-100 to 30-60 colony-forming units
    (cfu)/20 cm2 floor. Wet, moist and dry mopping seemed to be more effective
    in reducing bacteria on the floor, than the spray mopping (P = 0.007, P 0.002 and P = 0.011, respectively). The burden of bacteria in air increased
    for all methods just after mopping. The overall best cleaning methods seemed
    to be moist and wet mopping.

    Regards

    Glenys

    Glenys Harrington
    Consultant
    Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

    PO Box 5202
    Middle Park
    Victoria, 3206
    Australia
    H: +61 3 96902216
    M: +61 404 816 434
    infexion@ozemail.com.au
    ABN 47533508426

    —–Original Message—–
    Michael Wishart

    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been
    saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good
    thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of
    chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles clean,
    among other concerns.

    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having
    difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice
    recommendation (see
    http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for
    someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any
    convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this
    recommendation?

    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice by
    the infection control community in Australia?

    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart

    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control Logan West Moreton PHU Ph
    34131200 Fax 34131221

    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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    #69009
    Helen Scott
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    Author:
    Helen Scott

    Email:
    Helen.Scott@HEALTHSCOPE.COM.AU

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    State:

    Michael, I found this, from CDC – “Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003.
    Page 90
    “Application of contaminated cleaning solutions, particularly from small quantity
    aerosol spray bottles or with equipment that might generate aerosols during operation, should
    be avoided, especially in high-risk patient areas.992, 993 Making sufficient fresh cleaning solution for
    daily cleaning, discarding any remaining solution, and drying out the container will help to minimize the
    degree of bacterial contamination. Containers that dispense liquid as opposed to spray-nozzle
    dispensers (e.g., quart-sized dishwashing liquid bottles) can be used to apply detergent/disinfectants to
    surfaces and then to cleaning cloths with minimal aerosol generation”
    Regards,
    Helen.

    Helen Scott
    Infection Control Co-ordinator
    Nepean Private Hospital
    Penrith, NSW.
    0247 327333
    Helen.Scott@healthscope.com.au

    Please consider the environment before printing this message

    >>> On 15/05/2012 at 2:56 pm, in message , Michael Wishart wrote:
    For many years I (and many of my infection control colleagues) have been saying that using spray bottles for environmental cleaning is not a good thing, due to potential OH&S risks (eg aerosolisation and inhalation of chemicals) and the difficulties of keeping spray bottles and nozzles clean, among other concerns.

    Have again been asked to justify this position, and again I am having difficulty finding actual evidence to support this best practice recommendation (see http://remotehealthatlas.nt.gov.au/0719_spray_bottle_communique.pdf for someone brave enough to put this in writing). Does anyone have any convincing studies or well-referenced guidelines to support this recommendation?

    Would also be interested in other views: is this considered best practice by the infection control community in Australia?

    Thanks for any discussion on this.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart

    Public Health Nurse,Communicable Disease Control
    Logan West Moreton PHU
    Ph 34131200 Fax 34131221

    To contact Nursing team:
    LWM_PHN@health.qld.gov.au

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