temperature for washing process & ironing process

[Sony SO]

Dear Julie,

Thank for your sharing.

I would like to have additional information for the laundry process in NSW.

l The temperature for washing process & ironing process for fabric that would stand for higher temperature, and heat labile fabric respectively.

Regards,

Sony SO

Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team

Kwong Wah Hospital http://www.ha.org.hk/kwh/default.htm

Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk

HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

—–Original Message—–

Dear Sony,

Water-soluble laundry bags have not been used in NSW for many years.

One issue is that if you place ‘wet’ linen in these bags, being ‘water-soluble’ they may start to disintegrate prior to reaching the laundry i.e on the dock or in the transport truck.

NSW Health Infection Control Policy 2007_036 stipulates that linen heavily soiled with blood or body substances, or other fluids that have potential to leak, should be contained, stored and transported in leak proof bags contained within the linen bag.

Regards

Julie Hunt

Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Rd, St Leonards 2065 Tel 02 9926 7914 | Fax 02 9926 6161 | juhunt@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au

>>> Sony SO <sony@HA.ORG.HK> 9/05/2012 11:31 pm >>>

HI All,

I am reviewing our hospital’s laundry practices, and I would like to know whether water soluble bags are commonly used in Australia hospitals. If use, how it minimize infection risk, If not, what is the limitation?

Regards,

Sony SO

Nursing Officer, Infection Control Team

Kwong Wah Hospital

Tel:+ 852 3517-2409 Fax: +852 2332-3348 email:sony@ha.org.hk Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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