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We are often asked: ‘’Why is hygiene important?’’. Hygiene is important because it can reduce the risk of contamination in the crop. Simple measures will benefit the health and quality of the crop as well as the production. So, start your personal hygiene and disinfection of transport equipment today. Want to draw up a plan for the entire company? The find out how to draw up your hygiene protocol.

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Personal hygiene of employees requires additional attention. This way, the risk of diseases and pests penetrating or spreading via people, will be reduced. You can choose to implement a simple personal hygiene or use a more stringent hygiene policy by means of fully integrated disinfection. The following measures can be taken with regard to personal hygiene:

• Disinfection of the hands: most diseases and pests are spread via the hands. That is why disinfection of the hands focuses on two different groups: employees and visitors. Mainly visitors, going from one company to the other, are a point of attention as they enter. A disinfection agent for dry hands is a good solution concerning personal hygiene. This agent has an antimicrobial effect, as a result of which the multiplication of the pathogen is inhibited or stopped.
• Disinfection of the feet: Regarding simple disinfection of the feet, there is, for example, sole disinfection, applied by disinfecting mats, placed in the route. Ensure that the mat is positioned such that people cannot walk around it. The disinfectant will ensure every shoe to be adequately disinfected. 
• Fully integrated disinfection: if you opt for the more stringent personal hygiene, then a hygiene station will be a proper solution. In this device, hands and feet will be cleaned and disinfected simultaneously, by means of brushes. These stations are available in different designs: from simple to highly advanced.
  

In addition to the personal hygiene, it is important to disinfect wheels of fork lift trucks, roll containers, carts and pallet jacks. By making use of a disinfecting mat, developed especially for the disinfection of transport equipment, the penetration of pathogen and pests is prevented. The mat is fitted with anti-slip foil at the bottom, to prevent sliding. The mats can be replenished with a disinfection agent, manually or via an automatic filling system. This way you prevent the penetration of pathogens.

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