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RSA member, Bill Freeman, with PlayerOne Amusement Group briefly discussed during the Town Hall Series the topic of using UV light in your skating center to disinfect surfaces. While some forms of UV light are very dangerous, Far-UV C is not. Below is the information you can use to research this option. If you have any questions, you can reach Bill using the contact information below. Video link for Far-UV C https://www.hepacart.com/blog/effective-uv-disinfection-lights-4-benefits-of-far-uv-sterilray Far-UV disinfection is faster and far more effective than UV-C, it can't penetrate eyes or skin and can be used when people are present In a nutshell, UV (wavelength around 222 nanometers) is superior to UV-C (around 254 nm) for disinfection in the following ways: More efficient at low dose rates. Much faster than UV-C - kills pathogens in seconds vs. minutes Higher absorption rate in bacteria and viruses. Safer for use around humans because it cannot penetrate skin or eyes. Physically destroys cells due to its shorter wavelength and higher photon energy than UV-C, which chemically changes bonds and causes mutations that prevent cells from replicating, but does not destroy them. It seems strange that a small change in wavelength can make the enormous functional difference between far-UV and UV-C, but dozens of tests by independent labs have demonstrated far-UV's lethality to a wide range of pathogens, including MRSA, VRE, and C. diff spores. The speed and efficiency of far-UV, as well as its safety for use around humans, make it ideal for hospital disinfection tasks, and have led to a variety of devices that employ Far-UV-C technology. Tests of far-UV on surfaces have demonstrated that it kills C. difficile spores in seconds versus 45 minutes for UV-C and hours for chemical cleaning. One such case is discussed in the paper Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens. A key advantage of far UV over the UV-C light used in most UV sterilization is that it cannot penetrate human skin or eyes. Far UV's shorter wavelength renders it unable to pass through the barrier of non-living cells on skin, and tears on the surface of the eye. At the same time, that wavelength is what makes it superior in penetrating and inactivating bacteria and viruses. (See the 2018 study Far UV-C light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases. In fact, since far-UV light is 10 to 1000 times safer to use around humans than traditional UV-C, it can be used to disinfect a room even when people are present. This makes it practical for daily disinfection tasks. According to the study cited above:"Based on biophysical considerations and in contrast to the known human health safety issues associated with conventional germicidal 254-nm broad-spectrum UV-C light, far UV-C light does not appear to be cytotoxic to exposed human cells and tissues in vitro or in vivo." Also, there is another product called Ambustat: https://www.quadmed.com/product/ambustat-surface-decontamination-system The AMBUstat program utilizes an atomized cold sterilant to decontaminate surfaces that ultra-violet light cannot.The AMBUstat bio-decontamination program was originally designed to decontaminate prehospital care surfaces in spaces such as ambulances and gear storage rooms; however, the program is also the perfect solution for decontaminating any space where surfaceborne, airborne and bloodborne pathogens are likely to reside. These spaces include (but are not limited to) holding cells, treatment rooms, clinics, gyms, laboratories, public shower rooms, hotel rooms, classrooms, commercial kitchens, dining rooms, assisted living facilities, meeting facilities, government offices and other public and private facilities. Bill Freeman |Account Executive, Orlando | Player One Amusement Group P: 407-872-1666 | M: 386-747-0845 | WinWithP1AG.com
RSA member, Bill Freeman, with PlayerOne Amusement Group briefly discussed during the Town Hall Series the topic of using UV light in your skating center to disinfect surfaces. While some forms of UV light are very dangerous, Far-UV C is not. Below is the information you can use to research this option. If you have any questions, you can reach Bill using the contact information below.
Video link for Far-UV C https://www.hepacart.com/blog/effective-uv-disinfection-lights-4-benefits-of-far-uv-sterilray
Far-UV disinfection is faster and far more effective than UV-C, it can't penetrate eyes or skin and can be used when people are present
In a nutshell, UV (wavelength around 222 nanometers) is superior to UV-C (around 254 nm) for disinfection in the following ways:
Also, there is another product called Ambustat: https://www.quadmed.com/product/ambustat-surface-decontamination-system
The AMBUstat program utilizes an atomized cold sterilant to decontaminate surfaces that ultra-violet light cannot.The AMBUstat bio-decontamination program was originally designed to decontaminate prehospital care surfaces in spaces such as ambulances and gear storage rooms; however, the program is also the perfect solution for decontaminating any space where surfaceborne, airborne and bloodborne pathogens are likely to reside. These spaces include (but are not limited to) holding cells, treatment rooms, clinics, gyms, laboratories, public shower rooms, hotel rooms, classrooms, commercial kitchens, dining rooms, assisted living facilities, meeting facilities, government offices and other public and private facilities.
Bill Freeman |Account Executive, Orlando | Player One Amusement Group
P: 407-872-1666 | M: 386-747-0845 | WinWithP1AG.com