Antimicrobial Door Handles

Safehandles work 24 hours a day 7 days a week to maintain an unparalleled level of clean for up to 6 months.

Antimicrobial door handles.

Bacteria on door handles. When bacteria come in contact with the product surface microban protection penetrates the cell wall of the microorganism and disrupts the cell making the microorganism unable to grow and reproduce. Microban protection is incorporated into the finish of select kwikset knobs and levers during our manufacturing process. That is thousands of opportunities to transfer bacteria and infectious diseases.

The world health organisation confirms that the covid 19 virus can survive for up to 72 hours on plastic and stainless steel. The antimicrobial coating is incorporated into the finish during the manufacturing process and will not wash off or wear away. Purehandle door hardware featuring antimicrobial technology has an added layer of protection against the growth of bacteria to protect the hardware. Antimicrobial door hardware can help combat these possibilities.

Touchpoint products come in three varieties based on the locale of their application. Silicone door handles made from antimicrobial materials are a simple way to protect your home from germs. Antimicrobial door handles help highlight high touchpoint areas that are susceptible to surface contamination by bacteria and other microorganisms. Shrink wrap sleeves for knobs and handles custom adhesive backed wrappers for door knobs and handles and rolls of antimicrobial tape in either 2 3 or 4 widths and either 20 or 75 lengths.

Healthcare facilities take additional precautions such as using hand cleanser between patient visits so they can mitigate a lot of the risk. Above all the door handle of a public facility can be touched several thousand times per day. For centuries door handles were traditionally made from solid copper or brass. Safehandles are designed to cover most common touch points such as door handles push plates and hand railings.

Whether you knew it or not antimicrobial door handles have been used for quite some time. However other types of facilities may not take steps like this and may be more at risk for the spread of germs when using door hardware. Antimicrobial finish lasts for the lifetime of the hardware finish. Antimicrobial properties protect the film to maintain cleanliness and durability.

Retrofit your existing door hardware high touch surfaces with gsh antimicrobial covers why you need it make your facility office or business a safer place for your staff and customers. We specialize in antimicrobial door hardware in healthcare settings. In hospitals alone there are over 103 000 hospital acquired infections hais reported every year.