(Reading time 10 minutes) Every day in commercial facilities, many employees perform the familiar “spray and wipe” ritual on shared workspaces. While this practice looks and smells clean, from a biological standpoint, the surface is often no safer than...
(Reading time 4 minutes) For facilities managers and building owners, a property’s hygiene is often judged by visible factors such as floor shine, dust-free surfaces and fresh air. Significant investments are typically made in cleaning staff and services, high-efficiency...
Reading time: 10 minutes A data centre is a secure, climate-controlled facility that consolidates interconnected computing equipment and data storage. It features sensitive electronics, such as high-density servers, switches, and storage arrays with components like CPUs, GPUs, and high-speed...
Black water is a hazardous form of domestic water ingress into a property (classed as Category 3, with clean water being Category 1 and grey water Category 2). It is wastewater that is grossly contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, toxic...
(Reading time 5 mins) White mould is a common but often misunderstood issue in homes experiencing dampness. Rather than indicating a single species of mould, it indicates that indoor moisture levels have become critically high. For property managers and...
(Reading time 5 minutes) Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, caused by various bacteria, viruses or fungi. Meningococcal disease is a serious but uncommon illness caused by meningococcal bacteria, and it can...
(Reading time 5 minutes) Biological hazards in secure custody environments range from small-scale contaminants, such as blood smears on a booking desk, to the large-scale fouling encountered during dirty protests. They pose an extreme and legally accountable risk to...
Discovering graffiti on your property is seldom a pleasant experience. Whether it’s a small “tag” on a residential wall or more extensive vandalism across a commercial storefront, the initial reaction is often frustration and a desire for a swift...
What is a dirty protest, and why do people do it? Prison staff and police officers managing detainees in custodial suites face challenging tasks, but they also encounter an often-overlooked hazard: the dirty protest. A “dirty protest” is the...
What are the biological hazards of a dirty protest? When human waste is weaponised in dirty protests in prisons and police custody suites, the environment shifts from a custodial space to a high-risk biohazard zone. The danger is not...