Industrial Regime
What are the Issues?
Hands in the industrial environment are vital tools to get the job done.
From manufacturing, engineering, mining and construction through to utilities, transport and warehousing, employees in an industrial environment are exposed to a wide variety of soilings, potential irritants, temperature swings and, at times, difficult working conditions. This can lead to visible skin problems, ranging from red, sore, chapped skin through to serious instances of occupational dermatitis.
The cost of these problems in the industrial environment can be significant and is widely accepted to be severely under reported. Not only are there personal costs for the employee, but there are also other costs to a business:
- Sickness absence from work
- Lost or reduced productivity
- Compensation
- Retraining
- Poor staff morale
- Fines and financial penalties
- Negative publicity
The diversity and complexity of the industrial environment can make it difficult to find an appropriate, effective skin safety solution that will be used and understood by all.
Deb Response / A Skin Care System
To protect and care for skin in an industrial environment we have developed a specific skin safety regime.
With over 65 years experience in away from home skin care, Deb is uniquely qualified to provide a structured approach to the skin safety challenges. We begin with the end game in mind – every person in every part of the organisation does “the right thing” with regard to skin safety.
Your challenges are unique to your organisation and our regime is tailored to meet your specific needs. It integrates with your own risk management activities including Health and Safety procedures, occupational health approaches and the provision of personal protective equipment.
The regime is based on The Deb Skin Care System™ which comprises a complementary range of skin care products and support activities to overcome obstacles and encourage employee motivation to comply with a rigorous skin safety philosophy.
A Skin Care System
Best in class product and support activities are uniquely combined into 6-steps to create The Deb Skin Care System™.
4-Step Product Range
Our product range accomodates a broad variety of user preferences and application requirements. All Deb products are fully tested, supported and colour- coded for easy identification.
Protect — Pre-work creams help protect the skin against contact with various workplace contaminants, irritants and working conditions by limiting the contact between the two and facilitate subsequent cleansing. This allows the mildest possible cleansers to be used.
Cleanse — Appropriate cleansing of the hands plays a vital part in preventing occupational dermatitis. Using the appropriate cleansers so that hands are physically clean will remove dirt and irritants while keeping the skin in a healthy condition.
Sanitise — Products that can be used without water to kill germs and provide a higher level of hand hygiene and skin disinfection. Ideal for use in cafeterias, rest areas and office areas.
Restore — After work reconditioning creams help to maintain the skin in healthy condition by keeping the skin soft and supple, avoiding dryness. Good skin condition is an important element in ensuring good hand hygiene practice.
2-Step Support Activities
The Deb Support Package provides easy to understand education and training materials to raise skin care awareness and encourage appropriate use and compliance. This combines with ongoing technical support to provide help and advice in relation to the use of Deb products and an auditing programme to help implement standards and drive compliance.
Educate — The provision of education, training and awareness materials to encourage good hand hygiene practice.
Audit — Conducting ‘pre and post’ audits to help establish and maintain the effectiveness of the Deb Industrial Skin Safety Regime.
Real Benefits
"The Deb Industrial Skin Safety Regime is designed to provide personal protection through skin care and help prevent skin problems and occupational skin disease."
The Deb Industrial Skin Safety Regime will reduce the cost of skin care provision in your organisation.
Deb offers low cost-in-use product and the potential to reduce the many indirect business costs associated with skin problems. In addition, the adoption of the Deb approach will provide the following benefits:
- Minimise the risk of occupational dermatitis in your organisation, leading to increased productivity
- Reduce absence through skin safety issues
- Motivate employees to comply with hand hygiene protocols
- Reduce the risk of compensation claims due to occupational dermatitis
By choosing Deb as your skin care provider you will benefit from one standard of skin care for all your requirements.
Our commitment is to conduct:
- Site audits
- System maintenance
- Regular management review meetings
- Introduction of new products, services and measurement tools
