Honeywell International -Supports HSE warnings on scalding water
danger in care homes
Honeywell is supporting the latest warning by the
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that nursing care homes should
follow HSE guidelines to avoid scalding hot water in bathrooms. The
latest HSE warning follows the prosecution of care home managers
whose staff placed an elderly resident in scalding hot water,
causing fatal injuries.
“Scalding is wholly preventable and the HSE guidelines are clear:
care managers must prevent scalding hot water in basins, showers and
baths by installing tamperproof thermostatic mixing devices,” said
Martin Strom, Business Manager for Honeywell Water Products. “Yet
the deaths and serious injuries caused by scalding continue.
“Safe hot water systems include fail-safe thermostatic mixing valves
(TMVs). In healthcare, TMVs certified to Buildcert TMV3, such as
Honeywell TM200VP, must be fitted. Valves to the domestic TMV2
standard, such as Honeywell TM300, are acceptable for most other
premises but a risk assessment should be carried out to determine if
the facilities are used by vulnerable people, such as the elderly,
young children or the mentally or physically disabled. If so, TMV3
valves should be installed to provide the maximum safety level.”
Honeywell explains that the problem of scalding water has become
more acute in communal and public buildings because, to prevent
risks from Legionella, hot water must be stored at a temperature of
at least 60 degrees C and distributed at 50 degrees minimum –
dangerously hot for bathers. So there must be fail-safe mixing
control at the outlet to prevent scalding.
At water temperatures over 50ºC there is a risk of scalding which
rises with increasing temperatures. For situations where whole body
immersion takes place, such as baths and showers, water temperatures
should be controlled to 43ºC.
The elderly are at particular risk because their skin tends to be
less sensitive, says Honeywell, so they might not be able to pull
away from hot water quickly enough to avoid scalding. They also tend
to be less agile and so are at risk of injury while trying to escape
from a scalding bath or a blast of hot water from a shower. Scalding
injuries often cover a large area of the body, leading to high rates
of morbidity and mortality.”
Honeywell thermostatic mixing valves employ a highly sensitive wax
element which controls the hot and cold water inlets to provide a
safe uniform temperature. They also ensure safety by cutting off the
hot water inlet automatically if the cold supply fails. They are
designed for convenient “under-basin” and “under-bath” installation.
A lockable safety cap displays the temperature set point and
prevents unauthorised adjustment.
Email:
water.control@honeywell.com
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