Effective May 2010, the Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines for the use of Hypochlorite as a sanitiser in Early Childhood Centres.
Hypochlorite strengthens: (Excerpt from May 2010 guidelines)
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0.1% hypochlorite should be accessible and used after each nappy changing. (The sanitiser should be washed off with a water spray after use, as the sanitiser itself may cause irritation of sensitive skin. The sanitiser should be stored so that it is inaccessible to the children).
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0.5% hypochlorite should be used for general sanitation of bathroom and toilet surfaces. At the end of each day this concentration should then be used on nappy change surfaces.
To facilitate this process, Hygiene House has produced a new Sanitiser Sachet formulated to the correct strength of 0.1%WW. These sachets will have a grey & red label. The 0.5%WW will continue to be identified by a blue label.
It is important that you do not substitute the 0.1%WW solution for all your sanitising requirements.
This could lead to outbreaks in your Centres.
New labels and Material Safety Data Sheets are available from Customer Services. Please ensure all nappy change spray bottles are correctly labelled. For any questions please phone 0508 494 436.
