Hands, Face, Space; But What About The Air We Breathe? - Webinar Roundup
Hands, Face, Space; But What About The Air We Breathe? Webinar hosted by NHS Sustainability Partnerships partners phs Group on Vimeo
Our second webinar of 2021 came from the NHS Sustainability Partnerships partners, phs Group! We’ve all heard the message of ‘hands, face and space’ and these are important aspects of infection control. But what about the air we breathe?
Businesses spend individually thousands of pounds on filtered water in their offices for their staff. However, we spend very little on filtering the air that we breathe.
In this webinar, we looked at the concerns over indoor air quality, address the risks of indoor contamination, and look at ways we can improve our indoor air quality making indoor settings safer.
Our Guest Speakers for our NHS Clean Air Webinar where:
Chris Brown, Head of Public Sector, phs Group
Astley Shields, Air Quality Specialist, phs Group
Clare Noble, Head of Healthcare and Waste, phs Group
The Collective Responsibility to Clean Air
With many changes in the workspace due to COVID-19 organisations will have to make decisions on how they're going operate during these unprecedented times. Clare Noble, Head of Healthcare and Waste for phs Group addressed that when we come out of lockdown organisations need to be aware that they have the responsibility to safeguard themselves, their stakeholders, their employees and visitors. This has become a primary focus for all of us and presents professional challenges.
We all have a collective responsibility to make environments and spaces that we share as safe as possible. Chris Brown, Head of Public Sector, phs Group shared with us information regarding some independent research that was commissioned by phs group. The research purpose was to find out how people felt about being in indoor spaces. The findings where that 68% were concerned about catching COVID-19 in indoor environments.
Air is the Most Common Form of Transmission
Originally when COVID first surfaced back in March, the message was focused on transmission through touch and that we needed to wash our hands and clean surfaces. However, Astley Shields, Air Quality Specialist at phs Group highlighted in this webinar that there is a lot of research demonstrating that the most common form of transmission is through the air. These are those particles that stay in the air for the longest and are the smallest, so they travel further. Similar findings were also found in a study conducted by CDC in the US when looking at the transmission of influenza.
This webinar discusses the fact that it is important to understand that clean air is broader than dealing with COVID. We discussed the causes of indoor air pollution such as paint, candles and odours and looked at the most effective ways to reduce air pollution. It is about improving facilities, reducing staff absentees. Which when implemented in a long-term strategy creates a positive environment, improves perception and health.
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