HEALTH & AGED CARE
How you decide to handle your linen supply can be crucial in the healthcare & aged care industry. With a variety of options to help manage your linen services efficiently, SPL gives you more time to concentrate on providing the best possible care to your patients.
As one of the leading national linen supply providers to the Health Care market in Australia, SPL has the capacity and capability to transfer significant linen inventories, and leadership staff around the country to support the business continuity of all sites.
Our health care customers include a range of public and private hospitals, allied health providers and an extensive range of aged care facilities, in locations from Cairns, to Canberra, Wagga Wagga to Warragul and well beyond.
TRI CERTIFICATION
SPL became the first national laundry in Australia to obtain tri-certification in 2014. We implemented an Integrated Management System and obtained tri-certification for ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System & ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System which has enhanced the overall quality we provide to our customers and a delivery of service that further protects our environment and our people.
The following standards associated with the laundry industry are assessed as part of the below certification process:
AS/NZS 4146:2000 – Laundry PracticeAS/NZS 4146 Laundry Practice.
AS/NZS 4146 Laundry Practice. Infection Control Policy and the Codes of Practice for Public Healthcare Operated Laundries.
AS/NZS 3789.1 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - General Ward Linen.
AS/NZS 3789.2 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - Theatre Linen and Pre-packs.
AS/NZS 3789.3 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - Apparel for operating staff.
AS/NZS 3789.4 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - Wool Blankets.
AS/NZS 3789.5 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - Wool Blankets, Laundering procedure.
AS/NZS 3789.6 Textile for Health Care Facilities and institutions – Fabric specification
AS/NZS 3789.7 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - General apparel.
AS/NZS 3789.8 Textiles for Health Care Institutions - Recyclable Barrier Fabrics
AS/NZS 3789.9 Textiles for Healthcare facilities and institutions – Curtains and patient bed screens – fabric specifications.
AS/NZS 3789.10 Textiles for healthcare institutions – Blankets-cotton woven cellular blankets
AS/NZS 187 Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities.
RETIREMENT
LIVING
CLINICS
PRIVATE
HOSPITALS
PUBLIC
HOSPITALS
DISABILITY
CENTRES
GUARANTEED LINEN SUPPLY
SPL is a leader in the implementation of RFID technology for the laundry industry. Linen supplied to our customer for many years now has included a small RFID chip. This chip is the key to unlocking enormous potential for us both by simplifying and automating many aspects of the linen supply chain. So, after years of investment, data collection and auditing, testing and trials, managed linen services for SPL customers is being progressively introduced.
WHAT IS RFID TECHNOLOGY?
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a system that uses radio waves to identify a small microchip with a transmitter/receiver sewn discretely into the linen. Each chip has a unique identification code that is recorded in our RFID system.
The SPL RFID System integrates across our entire linen inventory, monitoring the lifecycle and health of each piece of linen from purchasing, through daily use, to final discard. It works by identifying and recording RFID tagged linen and laundry trolleys each time they pass an SPL calibrated RFID reader. This enables us to monitor linen quality, age, where it was last used and where it needs to go next, while also significantly improving traceability for health or quality purposes.
PRODUCTS
Bed Linen
Theatre &
clinic linen
Towelling
Workwear
Dust control
mats
