Keyboards and mice are an ideal environment for germs and bacteria. This gives rise to potential risk situations in hygiene-sensitive areas like food production or the health sector. It therefore makes great sense to use special keyboards and mice developed for these areas so that you can achieve the following results:
- Protect patients and personnel from any pathogens
- Protect your employees
- Improve the overall hygiene situation
- Prevent any nosocomial sicknesses
- Guarantee that infections do not spread
- Cleanliness and hygiene at public information centers too
Reduce patient treatment times and downtimes by reducing the number of germs.
Reports from a wide range of media underline the danger that keyboards can pose as a source of contamination.
- “Keyboards ‘dirtier than a toilet’ ” BBC News Online
- “Is your computer keyboard a health hazard? Dirty consoles now attracting rodents.” Daily Mail Online
- “Rethinking Sterile: The Hospital Microbiome” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- “Basic Microbiologic and Infection Control Information to Reduce the Potential Transmission[…].” jamia.oxfordjournals.org
- “Environmental Contaminants in Hospital Settings and Progress in Disinfecting Techniques.” hindawi.com
Due to their construction and surface characteristics, conventional tactile sensors are a true paradise for the reproduction of viruses, bacteria and germs. Dust and other dirt particles can easily penetrate between the keys and are very difficult to remove. Dirt and aerosols also tend to settle on the surfaces. These are stubborn and wiping with a damp cloth doesn’t really help.
The logical consequence? The multiplication and spread of pathogens!
The situation is particularly precarious in the autumn and winter months, when norovirus and influenza are increasingly common.
WASHABLE KEYBOARDS AND MICE
A clean and safe alternative is washable keyboards. Unlike conventional input devices, no particles can penetrate between the individual keys. A silicone-coated surface allows thorough cleansing with water and subsequent treatment with a disinfectant completes the job. In combination with a hygienic mouse, it makes working on the PC a sanitary and safe operation.
