Dach Pandemic Prevention

Don’t leave your security and health to chance!

As regards prophylaxis many arrangements have been very successful and have prevented many diseases from spreading.

Prevention of Infections

The rapid increase of new multiresistant germs as well as the return of the “old” infectious diseases require adequate arrangements to prevent infections. Plenty of recommendations demand a better protection for people who operate in the range of health care and for relief units who work within emergency management. This precaution concerns every single company that in case of a crisis has to maintain its production output. The rising demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) demonstrates that the prevention of infections has become a matter of major importance for many companies. Being a professional manufacturer of PPE it is our ambition to create a safer working environment and to protect people from health problems as effectively as possible We have a consistently growing knowledge of infection prevention due to longterm business connections with industrial safety offi cers, specialised trade and hospitals.This brochure gives information concerning pandemic. It is designed to assist you in your preventive measures, so don’t hesitate to contact us.

Risk Group Classifi cation forInfectious Agents

In many countries, including the United States, infectious agents are categorized in risk groups based on their relative risk. Depending on the country and/or organization, this classification system might takethe following factors into consideration:

→ Pathogenicity of the organism
→ Mode of transmission and host range
→ Availability of eff ective preventive measures (e.g., vaccines)
→ Availability of eff ective treatment (e.g., antibiotics)
→ Other factors

Risk Group and Biosafety Level Definitions

(European Economic Community) Directive 2000/54/EC and Directive 90/679/EEC (adopted 20 November, 1990; revised 18 September 2000) on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work provide for the classification of biological agents into four infection risk groups on the basis of the following criteria:

Group 1: biological agent is unlikely to cause human disease.
Group 2: biological agent can cause human disease and might be a hazard to workers; it is unlikely to spread to the community; usually there is eff ective prophylaxis or treatment available.
Group 3: biological agent can cause severe human disease and present a serious hazard to workers; it may present a risk of spreading to the community, but usually there is eff ective prophylaxis or treatment available.
Group 4: biological agent causes severe human disease and is a serious hazard to workers; it may present a high risk of spreading to the community; usually there is no effective prophylaxis or treatment available.

Personal Protection Equipment

Pandemic prevention requires wearing suitable protective clothing, e.g. respirator, eye or face protection, protective gown, protective suit, gloves and overshoes. The DACH Pandemic kits present an all-in-one solution available in diff erent combinations for several areas of use. According to “Ordinance on Biological Agents” activities have to be attributed to a protective level, depending on the threat they pose and to the preventive actions necessary. For example, an activity is attributed to protection level 3 if biological agents of risk group 3 are either existent or assumed and a danger is confirmed by risk assessment. If hazard is estimated lower it is protective level 2. We off er Pandemic-kits that can be utilized up to protective level 4. All DACH Pandemic kits offer best possible protection, can be easily stored, can be handled quickly, reduce logistic costs and are serviceable immediately in case of emergency.