One of the most significant considerations in any working environment is the risk of cross-contamination between areas. Even in homes or storage spaces, dust or bacteria can be an issue beyond just causing inconvenience, particularly in areas where food is prepared or dust, static or insects could cause problems.
Using PVC strip curtains give you all you need to provide the proper protection required to ensure the highest safety levels.
Health and Safety Concerns
Health and Safety in the workplace is as much about having adequate controls to avoid cross-contamination by the individuals within the area as it is about preventing the transfer of airborne particles, dust or insects. PVC strip curtains are a valuable first-line defence to avoiding many different contaminants and protecting employees and products in industrial work or home spaces.
Preventing the free flow of airborne contaminants, static transfer, bacteria, or insects will help protect sensitive areas for many reasons. They can keep a cold room at the required temperature, stop high dust-producing areas from causing problems in neighbouring spaces or reduce the potentially devastating effects of static build-up where electronic devices or heavy machinery may be harmful.
Controlling dust in any environment
Controlling dust in the workplace is essential to avoid ill health and product or equipment failure. Dust inhalation is responsible for many lost working days and damage to equipment by dust produced within the working environment or working in areas where external dust compromises air quality. In all cases, PVC strip curtains provide a barrier to prevent dust or other airborne contaminants from free-flowing into or out of areas.
Uses of strip curtains
- Anti-microbial Strip Curtains inhibit the growth and spread of harmful bacteria, particularly beneficial to break infection chains in food processing, manufacturing and hospital or medical facilities.
- Fly Screens will help you avoid contamination from windows by preventing flies or other insects from contaminating your products and are particularly recommended for food preparation, manufacturing or storage areas.
- Static blocking curtains such as anti-static strip curtains reduce the risk to equipment and humans by reducing the amount of static transfer and discharge to protect equipment from the high risk of equipment or fuels igniting as static charge builds. Removing the potential for static discharge to cause harm to workers and equipment in neighbouring areas or during sensitive operations will help you keep workers and equipment safe and remove the potential risks of fire or static shock.
- Cold storage strip curtains will prevent the transfer of warm air of neighbouring regions contaminating and compromising the temperatures within the cold room. They will also reduce costs by keeping the cold air in, closing quickly and automatically after entry and exit by people or equipment. Choosing opaque or transparent cold storage curtains will ensure that movement is not restricted and visibility is maintained.
- When it comes to noise, all strip curtains also provide a valuable barrier against noise and air pollution without hindering access for personnel or those in motorised vehicles, so there is no worry that business operations will be restricted. When the only other option is a solid door, PVC strip curtains make the perfect alternative barrier.
Whatever your need, there’s a solution to suit
Whether you are worried about traffic volumes or external factors such as wind, vehicle or pedestrian traffic, heavy noise or air pollution, or external weather, strip curtains could be the perfect solution. If you are unsure which grade or specific barrier protection best suits your environment, don’t hesitate to contact a strip curtain specialist to benefit from expert advice and quality products for all applications.