tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58914561425836106522024-03-13T14:28:28.110-07:00Vendicare BlogNonkuthalo Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610036453493181625noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891456142583610652.post-41029025771025260932017-07-23T18:12:00.005-07:002017-07-23T18:12:52.090-07:00New insight into hospital and healthcare hygiene challenges<h1 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
New insight into hospital and healthcare hygiene challenges</h1>
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Cleaning Matters has published the results of a survey that explores the biggest challenges facing the UK hospital and healthcare cleaning sector.</div>
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The online survey was sent out in May 2017 to readers of Cleaning Matters as well as members of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (ahcp) to identify their biggest concerns at a time when hospitals and healthcare establishments are being pushed to the brink.</div>
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Not only is the sector facing intense pressure to cut the number of hospital acquired infections (HCAIs) and combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance, but it is trying to accommodate growing demand for its services – while reducing its spending.</div>
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With effective cleaning and hygiene practices being essential to infection prevention and control, we asked cleaning professionals<b> </b>what the sector can do in order to deliver the standards required.</div>
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According to the findings, 40% of healthcare cleaning professionals believe Multi-Resistant Organisms (MROs) to be the most difficult HCAI to prevent and control through proper cleaning and hygiene practices. Norovirus and the flu came second with 24% of the votes.</div>
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Half of those surveyed (49%) also see the enforcement of good hand hygiene practices among staff, patients and visitors as the biggest challenge that can lead to cross-contamination in an establishment.</div>
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The most popular solutions to deal with this are investment in training and investment in hygiene awareness to better educate staff, patients and visitors.</div>
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While the responsibility on the shoulders of the cleaning industry operating in this sector is already considerable and could grow exponentially, half of those surveyed (50%) are optimistic that healthcare cleaning professionals can deliver infection reductions in a climate of NHS budget cuts.</div>
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Better staff training and improving staff morale are the best ways to achieve the productivity gains needed to deliver better performance for less money, the results reveal.</div>
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The findings also highlight strong support for a basic hygiene standard that cleaning operatives have to pass in order to work in the sector.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than half of British workers have been asked to clean their place of work by their boss despite it not being in their job description, according to new research.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A survey of 1,000 UK workers carried out by interiors etailer <a href="http://www.furniture123.co.uk/" style="border: 0px; color: #112369; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Furniture123.co.uk</a> found British employees are losing 13 working hours per year cleaning their office or workspace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite 85% claiming their company employs a cleaner, employees across the UK spend 3 minutes per working day on average cleaning their office or workspace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning desks topped the list as the most common cleaning task UK workers are asked to carry out, with 85% doing this weekly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">52% of employees say they are asked to clean communal kitchen or food preparation spaces every week, while 47% say they are asked to vacuum weekly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Less common but still interestingly, 17% say they are asked to take time out of their working week tending to the office plants, while an unfortunate 15% even have to clean the bathroom that they share with colleagues on a weekly basis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Kelly, marketing manager at Furniture123.co.uk, said: “It is really interesting to see how many British workers are being asked to carry out cleaning tasks by their employers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Not only are staff carrying out tasks outside of their job description, it’s eating in to their normal working hours, which in turn will be costing businesses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It’s fair enough for employers to ask their staff to keep their office or workplace tidy and do their best to limit the amount of cleaning required, but it’s likely in most cases to be more cost effective in the long run to hire a professional cleaner to carry out tasks such as vacuuming, and leave workers to do the job they are hired to do.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The data revealed those who work in marketing are the most eager cleaners – the average cleaning time rose to 17 hours annually for this industry, compared to those who worked in financial services where the average yearly cleaning time fell to just 9 hours.</span></div>
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<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning the kitchen – 52%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vacuuming – 47%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Loading and emptying the dishwasher – 51%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Emptying bins and recycling – 47%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tending to office plants (removing dead leaves, watering etc.) – 17%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning the bathroom – 15%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning windows – 11%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tidying communal areas – 10%</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Mopping – 8%</span></li>
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How can janitors minimize soap waste?</h3>
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Janitors can minimize soap waste by making sure they do not change out the soap or hand sanitizer cartridges until they are totally empty. It is tempting to change the cartridges early to save themselves a trip back to change only the soap during routine maintenance. They could be throwing away 50 to 100 milliliters of usable soap (equal to 25 to 50 hand washes).</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ronald Lewis, associate brand manager, <a href="http://www.henkel.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ffa32b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Henkel</a> - Diversified Markets Division, Scottsdale, Ariz.</em></div>
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Using well-constructed, reliable soap dispensers, preferably using disposable refill bottles, will enable janitors to minimize soap waste. Foaming soaps are better value as you get up to 50 percent more hand washes from a bottle than you would from a lotion or liquid soap.</div>
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Foaming soaps also minimize water use because the soap is “pre-lathered” and doesn’t require the user to rub their hands together to create the lather, while the tap is running.</div>
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Can soaps or hand sanitizers damage counter surfaces or floors?</h3>
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For facilities concerned with damaging surfaces there are options available to minimize the risk of someone pulling their hand away too fast and causing spills. Floor and wall protectors are typically accessories that can be added to an existing dispenser. </div>
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Both products contain ingredients that in small amounts are totally harmless. Over time, buildup of soap residue or hand sanitizer drips onto a counter or the floor, could damage the finish. That is why most soap companies provide "catch trays" or "drip trays" for their soap dispensers.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ronald Lewis, associate brand manager, Henkel - Diversified Markets Division, Scottsdale, Ariz.</em></div>
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Hand soaps and sanitizers for everyday use, typically won’t affect counter surfaces or floors. However, the alcohol from hand sanitizers may, over time, affect some floor finishes if allowed to drip onto the floor. This is why you often see “drip trays” attached to the floor stands that hold hand sanitizer dispensers. They will catch any drips and allow the alcohol to evaporate.</div>
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Should schools and prisons use alcohol-based hand sanitizer?</h3>
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While there are some schools and correctional facilities that shy away from alcohol-based hand sanitizers, it isn’t across the board. We have, in fact, seen significant results achieved with alcohol-based hand sanitizers in school settings. In one study conducted in schools published by the “American Journal of Infection Control,” absenteeism caused by illness was 50.6 person lower in classrooms that used alcohol-based hand sanitizer regularly and implemented a hand hygiene education program vs. classrooms that did not.</div>
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Facilities make individual choices based on many factors, but experts like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.</div>
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While there are non-alcohol formulations, our recommendations typically agree with the experts, especially since so many studies have proven their effectiveness. </div>
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Based on the testing done by our microbiology lab, non-alcohol hand sanitizers are not effective at killing germs. We tested the "top" selling non-alcohol hand sanitizers and none of them met the 2-log germ kill U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement. If a facility cannot use alcohol-based hand sanitizers, they should not waste their resources on products that are not effective. They should instead invest in a liquid or foam soap that meets the FDA Monograph for antibacterial hand soaps.</div>
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Non-alcohol based hand sanitizers are recommended for schools and prisons. There are several active ingredients, but they all work the same way to kill germs on the skin. One active ingredient is benzethonium chloride. Another popular active is quaternary ammonium chloride.</div>
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Are both and soap and water and hand sanitizer necessary in the restroom?</h3>
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They are both necessary. A study by the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), formerly the Soap and Detergent Association, shows that almost a quarter of men and women don’t wash their hands in public restrooms. And 46 percent of people who wash their hands don’t wash long enough to be effective, according to the most recent ACI Clean Hands Report Card. When that happens, germs are transferred from hands to other surfaces throughout the building. </div>
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We find that installing hand sanitizer dispensers at the restroom exit helps reduce the risk of germs leaving the restroom and improves the image of the facility. Because it is in the traffic flow, it is more likely to be used – even by those who choose to not wash. </div>
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Placement of dispensers is critical. The best place is inside the restroom, on the wall by the exit door, next to the door handle, 36- to 46 inches off the floor. That makes it conveniently accessible to encourage use. Hand sanitizers should never be placed near the soap dispensers at the sink, as placement there can be confusing to patrons.</div>
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It is not necessary to use both soap and hand sanitizer in the restroom if the soap is an antibacterial soap. If the soap is not antibacterial, then we do recommend using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to provide better germ protection. Non-antibacterial soaps do not provide adequate germ-killing required to prevent the spread of disease-causing bacteria. Antibacterial soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizers provide the necessary 99.99 percent germ-kill required by the FDA respectively.</div>
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Soap and water is enough to keep your hands clean for normal everyday activities, like working in an office environment. Hand sanitizers are useful for reducing germs on the hands, and placing these dispensers in high traffic areas, like in office break rooms or by water coolers, increases the frequency of use. Frequent hand washing and sanitizing reduces the spread of germs in the workplace and is especially useful during the winter months to help prevent colds and flu.</div>
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Our recommendation is that hand sanitizers should not be put in a restroom because if they are available there is a danger that they will be used in place of, or instead of, hand washing. Hand washing should always be preferred hygiene method after using the bathroom.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ron Shuster, product line director, <a href="http://www.stokoskincare.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ffa32b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">STOKO Skin Care by Evonik</a>, Greensboro, N.C.</em></div>
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How can restroom users be encouraged to always wash their hands and for the minimum 15 seconds?</h3>
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This is a difficult question to answer as we can only do so much to encourage people to wash their hands properly. Research shows that as high as 40 percent of people leave a restroom without washing their hands at all. Educational programs in schools can be effective. If children are taught at an early age to wash their hands properly they will hopefully carry that habit with them through life.</div>
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Adults can be encouraged to wash their hands thoroughly as they can better understand the connection between bacteria and illness, as well as the ways germs are spread, like from hand to hand contact. However, there is a fine line between educating and lecturing people. Posters in restrooms with tips on how to properly wash your hands can be helpful, but too many graphic references to germs and illness can be a turnoff.</div>
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Through multidisciplinary programs (education, reinforcement, documentation) that make proper hand hygiene a priority.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ron Shuster, product line director, <a href="http://www.stokoskincare.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ffa32b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">STOKO Skin Care by Evonik</a>, Greensboro, N.C.</em></div>
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A study by the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), formerly the Soap and Detergent Association, shows that 1 in 4 people who use the restroom do not wash their hands. And 46 percent of people who wash their hands don’t wash long enough to be effective, according to the most recent ACI Clean Hands Report Card. Behavior change is complex. </div>
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In markets such as healthcare, where hand hygiene compliance is critical, we can implement comprehensive programs that include education, awareness and compliance monitoring.</div>
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A key in establishing good habits is establishing them early. That’s why we offer an engaging curriculum to schools to teach children the benefits of good hand hygiene and to establish habits early in life. </div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Joe Drenik, marketing communications and services senior director, <a href="http://www.gojo.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ffa32b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">GOJO Industries</a>, Akron, Ohio</em></div>
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Strategically placed signs on the dispensers or on the mirrors that will encourage them to read about interesting facts or a riddle as they are washing their hands. The schools teach elementary students to sing the alphabet or sing “Happy Birthday” three times to make sure they wash their hands for 15 to 20 seconds.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ronald Lewis, associate brand manager, <a href="http://www.henkel.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ffa32b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Henkel - Diversified Markets Division</a>, Scottsdale, Ariz.</em></div>
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Are antibacterial soaps necessary?</h3>
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that for regular hand washing, soap and water is sufficient. However, in many industries, like food manufacturing and processing plants, the use of antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers is federally mandated. Most restaurant patrons would prefer the person preparing their meal to have used an anti-bacterial soap when they used the restroom, to minimize any chance of food poisoning or bacterial cross-contamination.</div>
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There is no disadvantage to using anti-bacterial products. In the home or office, it’s really a matter of personal preference and price, since antibacterial ingredients do add cost.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Greg Hill, product manager, hand care, Zep Sales & Service, Atlanta</em></div>
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Antibacterial soaps are appropriate in certain high-risk settings such as health care or food processing where the consequences of germ or bacterial transfer are higher. However, good hand hygiene education and practices far outweigh the issue of whether an antibacterial soap is being used. The most important issues are whether hand washing is being performed when it should and if proper hand wash techniques are being utilized. There is too much emphasis on type of product and not nearly enough emphasis on education and compliance.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ron Shuster, product line director, STOKO Skin Care by Evonik, Greensboro, N.C.</em></div>
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Whether or not facilities provide antibacterial soap to patrons is a matter of choice. More and more facilities are also placing hand sanitizer dispensers near the restroom exit. People who have washed use it to kill germs that may have been left behind. And it provides a convenient option for those who choose not to wash. </div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Joe Drenik, marketing communications and services senior director, GOJO Industries, Akron, Ohio</em></div>
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Antibacterial soaps are necessary to prevent the spread of diseases from hand-to-face contact. Any and every facility should provide antibacterial soap options. There are four particular facilities that should provide antibacterial soaps at all costs: airports, schools, restaurants and hospitals.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">— Ronald Lewis, associate brand manager, Henkel - Diversified Markets Division, Scottsdale, Ariz.</em></div>
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</section><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.cleanlink.com/news/</div>Nonkuthalo Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610036453493181625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891456142583610652.post-19904694230546144042017-07-23T18:00:00.002-07:002017-07-23T18:00:20.382-07:00Manufacturer Roundtable :Hand Sanitizer: What Makes It Green?<br />
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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can be looked at as green based on their two
primary components: Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol is the primary ingredient and is
typically biobased (as an example, derived from corn), and typically the number
two ingredient is water. Both plant-based ethanol and water are considered
renewable, therefore the product can be considered green.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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director, <a href="http://www.stokoskincare.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa32b;">STOKO Skin Care</span></a> by Evonik, Greensboro,
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EcoLogo developed the standard for certifying
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intrusive raw materials, a reduction of environmental hazards and an increase
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Cannot use raw materials
like Quats and triclosan, which are on the “prohibited substances” list;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Must use biobased content;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Must be readily
biodegradable; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Must be fragrance- and
dye-free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Packaging highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• Bulk is excluded;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• No secondary packaging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">— Joe Drenik, marketing
communications and services senior director, <a href="http://www.gojo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa32b;">GOJO Industries</span></a>, Akron,
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Hand sanitizers are considered green because most of the active ingredients are
derived from natural sources. A majority of hand sanitizers do not contain
fragrances or dyes, which adds to the “environmentally-friendly” position.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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manager, <a href="http://www.henkel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa32b;">Henkel</span></a> - Diversified Markets Division,
Scottsdale, Ariz.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There’s nothing particularly green about an
alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Some companies make a green “claim” for using
alcohol from “renewable resources.” In North America this usually means alcohol
derived from corn. Countries like Brazil use sugar cane to produce alcohol.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hand care, <a href="http://www.zep.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa32b;">Zep Sales & Service</span></a>, Atlanta</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All drug products have to have expiration
dates. These dates are established based on stability testing of the active
ingredients of the drug product over a certain period of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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director, STOKO Skin Care by Evonik, Greensboro, N.C.</span></i></div>
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versions, expire because the active ingredient that provides the germ-killing
action is reduced over time due to evaporation or chemical degradation. Hand
sanitizers should not be used past their expiration without a confirmatory lab
test to accurately measure if the active levels still meets the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) Monograph has been performed.</span></div>
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Most hand sanitizers have a three-year shelf life. The FDA requires that an
alcohol-based hand sanitizer maintain a minimum alcohol level of 62 percent to
be considered 99.99 percent effective. Some alcohol-based hand sanitizers
contain more than 62 percent alcohol to achieve a longer shelf life. Contrary
to popular belief, those hand sanitizers with more than 62 percent alcohol are
not more effective because they have higher levels of alcohol. They just simply
have a longer shelf life. Non-alcohol hand sanitizer containing Benzalkonium
Chloride (BZC) must not exceed 0.13 percent BZC.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">— Ronald Lewis, associate brand
manager, Henkel - Diversified Markets Division, Scottsdale, Ariz.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alcohol sanitizers are regulated by the FDA’s
Tentative Final Monograph (TFM). It states they must contain at least 60
percent alcohol to kill germs. Most manufacturers put expiration dates on their
products because there is chance that the alcohol level may drop below 60
percent, with time. For example, if the bottle cap is left open there could be
some alcohol evaporation, due to contact with air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In theory, if a bottle is kept tightly closed between uses, the product could
be effective for several years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Typically, manufacturers will state a two-year “shelf life” although the
product may be effective longer than that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As long as the level of alcohol remains at or above 60 percent, the product
will work as advertised. Since the FDA is very strict with the claims that can
be made for products like hand sanitizers, most companies prefer to state a
shelf life since they cannot control how the end user or customer uses the
product.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hand care, Zep Sales & Service, Atlanta</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</section><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.cleanlink.com/news/</div>Nonkuthalo Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610036453493181625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891456142583610652.post-75162025681006847632017-07-23T17:52:00.002-07:002017-07-23T17:52:48.295-07:00Asset management and protection best practice shared at the 2017 Facilities Show<h1 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 25px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Protecting and managing facilities effectively is critical, and is a vital part of a successful business, economy and national infrastructure. Facilities Show 2017, from 20-22 June, brought together cleaning and FM suppliers and visitors to share current industry best practice and discuss future opportunities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suppliers showcased the latest innovations and solutions from across the FM industry, covering maintenance, waste management, mechanical and electrical, energy management, cleaning and much more. Exhibitors included Dyson, OCS Compliance Services, Servest Group, The Gritting Company and Truvox International to name but a few. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visitors networked and were inspired by keynote speeches from double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes; physicist and TV science presenter Professor Brian Cox OBE; rugby union referee Nigel Owens MBE; and Falklands War veteran Simon Weston CBE. Their message of defying the odds was supported by cleaning and FM insights from a range of experts, with topics including improving customer experience, total facilities management, and workplace design, productivity and well-being. </span></div>
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<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Future Trends area, showcasing some of the latest advances in cleaning and facilities management</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Launch of the Total FM Zone which highlighted some of the largest and most proficient brands providing total facilities solutions </span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A multitude of suppliers, 50% of whom were new additions to Facilities Show, exhibited innovative products and services</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspirational keynote speeches from well-known personalities who shared messages of resilience and defying the odds</span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An additional networking area at the FM Games Arcade where visitors met like-minded peers, and demonstrated their competitive skills, in a fun atmosphere. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new look Society’s Fair which gave visitors the opportunity to grow their professional community.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visitors also had access to security, fire, safety and service management expertise at five co-located events; providing a unique environment in which to do business, network and meet face-to-face with key decision makers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would like to be part of Facilities Show 2018 you can find out more at <a href="http://www.facilitiesshow.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #112369; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">www.facilitiesshow.com</a></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.cleanlink.com/news/</div>Nonkuthalo Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610036453493181625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891456142583610652.post-3963473558726077042017-07-23T17:44:00.000-07:002017-07-23T17:44:07.350-07:00New security training standards for South Africa<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">New security training standards for South Africa</span></b><br />
<i><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.securitysa.com/default.aspx?pklissueid=1132"><span style="color: #bf6500; text-decoration-line: none;">September 2016</span></a>, <b>This
Week's Editor's Pick</b>, Conferences & Events, Associations</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Private Security Industry Regulatory Association (PSiRA) has
proposed updated security training standards for the private security industry
and consumers in South Africa. PSiRA says the current training standards are
old and outdated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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with the private security sector stakeholders. These consultations have been
met with both positive and negative objections by concerned players. However,
PSiRA insists that these new updated security standards are a required to
better the industry.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The existing training standards are
based on old curriculum, which is also not aligned with the National
Qualifications Framework (NQF) as contemplated in the National Qualifications
Framework Act, 2008. In terms of section 23(3) of the PSiRA Act, all natural
persons applying for registration must meet minimum training requirements in
order to register,” said deputy director at PSiRA, Mpho Mofikoe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Registered security officers must also meet minimum training
requirements to render certain types of security services. In recognising the
need for training requirements for the private security industry, regulations
were promulgated in terms of the repealed Security Officers’ Act, 1987, namely
the Training of Security Officers Regulations, 1992. These regulations provided
for the establishment of a Security Officers’ Board Training Committee
(represented by the private security industry) which was responsible for
determining different training levels for the different categories or grades of
security officers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, this training committee also determined the main
courses and minimum requirement modules governing certain competencies, which
were published as board notices. Further, the Training of Security Officer
Regulations, 1992 made provision for the accreditation of training
establishments and instructors to present the training courses accredited with
the previous Security Officers Board and currently PSiRA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In support of the scope of regulation as contemplated in the
repealed Security Officers Act, 1987 minimum training standards were published
in regulations or board notices for the guarding sector (Grades E to A), assets
in transit, reaction services, special events, and dog handlers (DH1 to DH5)”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following on from the promulgation of the Private Security
Industry Regulation Act, (Act No. 56 of 2001), the Training of Security Officer
Regulations, 1992 and any board notices published in respect of minimum
training standards for the private security industry remained in force in terms
of the transitional provisions as contemplated in section 44 of the PSiRA Act.
However, these training regulations did not provide minimum training standards
for the increased scope of regulation and the new categories or classes of
security service providers that are required to be registered in terms of the
PSiRA Act.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of the PSiRA Act, persons rendering the following
services are required to register:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Guarding sector: static guarding, car guards, in-house
guarding, close protection officers, response security, assets in transit,
event security.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Manufacturers, importers and distributors of monitoring
devices.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Private investigators.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Security trainers.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Control room operators (monitoring signals from electronic
security equipment).</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Locksmiths.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Persons managing, controlling or supervising any of these
security services.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Installers of the different security equipment as defined.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Persons repairing/servicing the different security equipment
as defined, and</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">• Persons giving advice on security services, including the use
of the different security equipment as defined.</span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“There is therefore a need to determine minimum training
standards for all the different categories or classes of security service
providers,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to PSiRA, it is the expectation of the authority that
the NQF-based programmes will bring about the necessary coherence and impetus
to ensure a drive for better qualified security service providers for all the
different categories or classes. These proposed standards have been well
received by the security industry, while there were a few concerns around
“responsibility for the authority” and “cost and time.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The industry is demanding that PSiRA takes full responsibility
of the accreditation process and quality assurance due to the current
frustrations they have been experiencing from SASSETA. Lack of industry
expertise and current administrative challenges from SASSETA have created
serious delays with the process of quality assurance,” noted Mofikoe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The authority is currently addressing this challenge and
solutions have been developed. The Draft Training Regulations has made
provision for recognising entry-level training for purposes of registration,
based on the theoretical component of the training standards and not full
competency. This will allow shorter learning time to allow applicant security
officers to be registered and gain access to employment while they complete the
practical component of their skills programme.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another concern raised by the industry is with regard to the
cost and time. As far as the costs and the learning material are concerned, the
authority will ensure a review of these aspects through stakeholder
consultations. “We are confident that this will result in a reduction of
learning time and costs,” she said. “There has been an extension of the
consultation deadline.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The impact of the proposed review is twofold, namely the impact
on the existing training providers as well as the impact on the applicant
security service provider. One of key factors that the PSiRA has embarked on to
assist with the transition is capacity-building workshops for training
providers. The authority will also be implementing train-the-trainer
sessions/workshops as part of enhancing the training providers’ capacity to
deal with the transition and any challenges thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PSiRA maintains that every element of the proposed training
standards “is intended to support the authority’s objective in ensuring a
competent and professional private security industry for the long-term interest
of the state, the public and consumers, as well as the private security
industry itself.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information contact PSiRA Mpho Mofikoe, <a href="mailto:mpho.mofikoe@psira.co.za"><span style="color: #bf6500;">mpho.mofikoe@psira.co.za</span></a>, <a href="http://www.psira.co.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf6500;">www.psira.co.za</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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