Cleanair design willhelp workers
Engineers at a Shotts company have designed technology that delivers Covid-free clean air.
Indoor air quality can be up to 10 times more polluted than outdoors, but the Biojet could pave the way for a safe return to indoor public spaces such as restaurants, shopping malls and airports.
CPA Engineered Solutions Ltd have come up with a system which could also allow people to return to their place of work.
Euan Whelan from the firm told the Wishaw Press: “To minimise transmission of COVID-19, effective air ventilation is crucial in assisting infection control.
“The evidence continues to suggest that, in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, airborne aerosols still pose a transmission risk.
“Having researched what existing equipment we could work with, we established very quickly that there was little available and that we would have to design our own equipment.”
So, after testing and developing a combination of air ventilation, sterilisation and purification t e c h n o l o g i e s, C PA a re now designing tailored installations that create Covid-19-free air in workplaces.
A high-volume air cleaning device, the Biojet passes air through an ultra-violet C (UVC) germicidal irradiation chamber (UVGI) which deactivates viruses, including coronavirus, mould and bacteria.
Euan added: “At CPA , the key to cleaner and safer indoor air is more than just the products.
“It ’s a b o u t c r e a t i n g a measured solution for each unique space. We make sure the air ventilation is designed and maintained for maximum effect.
“We use air purifiers and use our own air sterilisation technology - the Biojet.”
UVGI is now forming part of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers ventilation guidance for COVID-19.
Independent testing has shown UVC is effective at inactivating coronaviruses when the correct dosage is applied. Combined with ventilation and purification measures, this technology is considered to be amongst the most vital engineering applications in infection control.
C PA’s U V G I p r o d u c t specialist, Emmet O’Callaghan said: “The Biojet and similar technologies should be considered as solutions for the future proofing of our buildings.”
A dementia garden in Motherwell has been redeveloped thanks to members of a local rugby club.
Dalziel Rugby Club members joined forces with Clydesdale Community Initiative, NHS Lanarkshire, Motherwell South Church and local schools to redevlop the gardens in Findlay Street.
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig councillor, Agnes Magowan, was also there to lend a hand and was delighted with the creation.
She told theWishaw Press:“Doctors are prescribing time in the outdoors in forests and gardens to alleviate mental health problems caused by ill health, isolation, anxiety and loneliness.
“In 2015 a garden was developed in Findlay Street in Motherwell which is a specialist garden for people within the communitywhohaveamemoryproblem, but the garden had become overgrown.
“A team of people are working on the gardens to make them attractive, useful and a calming influence to the community.
“The team decided that a gazebo to allow people to use the gardens in all weathers would be useful.
“As there is also a close connection between sport and exercise and alleviating mental health difficulties, Dalziel Rugby Club were delighted to support the preparation of the ground ready for the erection of the gazebo.
“Graham Calder, the head coach, organised an 18 strong team - all socially distanced - to come along and remove 12 posts which were concreted into the ground in the area marked out for the gazebo.
“It is amazing to see young men giving their time voluntarily for the community.”
Clydesdale Community Initiatives have confirmed the organisation will be planting vegetables which will then be given to local foodbanks.
Graham Calder added:“We are a community club and believe in helping others.This is an example of the kind of club we are.
“All members understand the values of rugby and how important it is to help others and support each other.
“It was a privilege to contribute to the local community and also help a great charity, which means so much to many members of the club.”