Controlling the spread of infection in hospitals is of paramount importance to keep them as clean and safe for patients, staff, and visitors as possible. Germs and bacteria can be prevented from spreading with proper hand washing and sanitisation. However, have you thought about the floors?
We have several customers who are using Tacky Mats to prevent the spread of infection in their hospitals, particularly in theatres and laboratories.
What are Tacky Mats?
Tacky Mats are a specialist type of mat that have a tacky / sticky, adhesive surface. The sticky layer helps to remove and collect fine particles of dirt and dust from the bottoms of shoes, to prevent them from being tracked into sensitive areas and to avoid contamination.
They are used to help obtain a dirt free and sanitary environment, to help prevent the spread of infection from contamination.
Tacky Mats have multiple, replaceable sticky layers that can be peeled away and disposed of once they are worn, to reveal a new fresh layer for continued dirt and dust removal.
Why use Tacky Mats in Hospitals?
With staff and visitors coming into the hospital from outdoors, and travelling between wards and rooms, infection could be being spread on the bottom of footwear. Tacky Mats at the entrances to theatres, laboratories, or other sensitive areas, will help capture fine dirt and dust going in and out of these areas, to prevent contamination throughout different areas of the hospital.
If some of the areas of the hospital have heavy dirt and debris, or wet floors, you can use a Dual Tacky Mat. This has a carpeted mat on one end of the mat, which will scrape and wipe heavy dirt and water from shoes, and then the tacky mat at the other end which will remove the fine dirt and dust.
What should you do next?
If you’d like to go ahead and order, you can find Tacky Mats for hospitals on our website. We also have a comprehensive range of other types of matting that are suitable for hospitals.
If you require any further information or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us by calling 0121 313 6748 or emailing sales@mats4u.co.uk. We will be more than happy to help answer any questions that you may have about all things mats!
