The OPHARDT production site in Issum sets standards throughout the industry. The success factors include state-of-the-art systems and machines for...
Issum – the cradle of high-quality hygiene dispensers
People at OPHARDT: Julia Thomas
Thanks to her successful apprenticeship at OPHARDT Hygiene, Julia Thomas already has a solid knowledge of the various departments at a young age...
People at OPHARDT: Daniel Grimm
As Operations Manager in Germany and Switzerland, Daniel Grimm is responsible for over 100 employees and the production of more than a million...
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In an interview with our Medical Director, Dr. Andreas Glöckner, we talked about the current COVID-19 pandemic and took a closer look at hand hygiene in the healthcare sector. Markus Theißen: Again and again we are confronted with outbreaks of...
Combating the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority worldwide and global restrictions currently dictate our everyday life. Border closures, entry bans, curfews, as well as closures of schools, kindergartens, shops, restaurants, and public parks have...
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing major challenges to global healthcare systems – especially when it comes to ensuring the usual infection control measures are in place. In an interview with Astrid Gödel, Hygiene Specialist at the Herz-Jesu...
The good old handshake has been the most common form of greeting in many parts of the world for centuries. By changing the way we are welcomed, we can increase the infection control actively. In the private sector, contracts are still concluded...
Hospitals and clinics depend on sufficient availability of hand sanitizers to effectively protect both patients and staff from infections. This dependence is heightened during pandemics, like COVID-19. An open dispenser system that accepts bottles...
Hand disinfection is considered the most important tool for infection prevention in hospitals and clinics. Awareness of the benefits of hand hygiene in public spaces is also on the rise due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). We spoke with Prof. Dr...
The academic teaching hospital of the University of Bonn relies on the ingo-man® plus dispenser system for effective infection protection. It is widely accepted that hand hygiene – practiced at the right times and in the right way – is the simplest...
For more than 10 years, we’ve been celebrating World Hand Washing Day. October 15, is about creating awareness for hand hygiene in our everyday life and environment. Washing hands is still the simplest and most effective protection against...
Scientists at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) investigated a behavioural approach to improve compliance. Right in the middle: the OPHARDT Hygiene Monitoring System. Hospital-acquired infections are an undesirable and increasingly...
It’s summer, it’s warm! Nothing seems to be further away than the annoying cold season endured over the autumn and winter. Yet the waiting rooms of pediatricians’ offices are still full. Why are the offices still full in the summer, and...