Whether you’re in charge of designing and specifying healthcare facilities or maintaining them, the interior finishes you select will have an impact on their aesthetic, functionality, and patient care quality. By their very nature, busy healthcare facilities necessitate a high level of interior security.
Wall Protection
Durable finishes should be chosen from the start to assist maintain upkeep expenditures and avoid any disruption that corrective fixes might cause in operational facilities. For decades, Rootex has been creating and selling wall protection, assisting hundreds of specifiers and building owners in making their structures better, more durable, more appealing, and simpler to maintain. We’ve always kept up with new legislative demands, and our item portfolio has developed to meet evolving client demands.
When developing resilient hospital interiors, many things must be taken into account:-
- Finishes must be long-lasting, support infection control methods, and tolerate rigorous cleaning regimes without degrading the surface.
- Patients and guests with mobility problems, mental difficulties, or vision and hearing impairments must be considered.
- According to relevant laws and legislation, the inside layouts must meet various operational and performance needs.
External Corners:- These are high-risk regions that are readily harmed and, once destroyed, can be an eyesore as well as a possible infection control problem. Installing corner guards, which are accessible in various sizes and angles, is an easy and inexpensive option.
- For low-risk regions, use stick-on corner guards.
- For high-damage locations, choose models with an aluminium retainer and a flexing cover.
- Consider the corner guards’ ideal height.
- To draw attention to protrusions, use contrasting colours.
- The material should be chosen to suit various places (PVC, Rubber, PVC-free, Stainless Steel)
Wall Surface:- Machinery, beds, trolleys, and even people regularly harm the walls in busy hospital areas. Interior walls, gates, pillars, and other floors prone to damage should be finished with long-lasting, easy-to-clean, and upkeep finishes.
- The impact-resistant sheet guards against everyday wear and tear.
- Chips and delamination are not an issue with through-coloured items.
- Small scrapes and abrasions can be hidden with textured choices.
- Cleaning routines in sensitive locations are aided by smooth cladding.
- Ensure that the wall linings comply with HTM 05-02’s fire regulations.
- To create welcome and peaceful spaces, choose durable wall coverings with graphics and pictures.
Low & Mid Wall Areas:- The majority of wall damage occurs at a low or mid-wall level in primary circulating routes and service corridors due to machinery. Extra security in crash rails, hand/crash rails, and bump rails may be needed in such places.
- Predict the type and frequency of damage to choose the best options.
- Determine the size of the trolleys and the anticipated collision points before deciding on crash rail placement.
- To keep damage away from the wall, consider putting crash rails on brackets.
- To support the wayfinding technique, use distinct profile colours.
- The material should be chosen to suit various places (PVC, Rubber, PVC-free, Stainless Steel)
Conclusion
Wall protection professionals will be delighted to visit you and assist you in developing a suitable protection system or assessing your existing demands, and presenting a bespoke solution tailored to your facility’s requirements.