In addition to our products and furniture complying with all the requirements and standards that apply for incident response and control rooms, the sectors with high-care departments require a special approach and level of finish. For companies in the food industry, such as FrieslandCampina, extremely strict hygiene rules apply. Brand Control Rooms also offers appropriate solutions for these industries.
For FrieslandCampina Kievit, a producer of spray-dried ingredients for the food industry, we recently fitted out the control room and several neighbouring spaces. In connection with the complexity of the work processes, the strict requirements and all the wishes, it was decided that employing our TUNASS® consultancy would be the best course of action. The analysis offers an approach to clarify quickly and in a structured manner which operational requirements are crucial for the design of both the desks and the layout of the space. This Technology User Needs Assessment structures the user participation and helps users to arrive at joint design decisions based on methods and tasks, avoiding bias from personal preferences. We do not just look at the furniture, but also at other important aspects like the lighting, climate control, acoustics, possibilities for integrating audio-visual equipment. But also access and escape routes and viewing distances/sight lines for monitors. Our visual designer chose the colours and materials for the design. Employing all this information, we role out the project and initiate the further fleshing out, manufacturing and engineering for the installation.
For us, this means that the workspaces for the control room (in high-care environments) must be largely manufactured from smooth antibacterial sheet materials. The antibacterial action qualities are given to the sheet material manufacturing process through incorporating antibacterial substances in the melamine resin. As they are part of the material, they remain effective for the lifespan of the furniture - even in the case of constant intensive use. The elements are activated when direct contact is made with the surfaces, and they prevent micro-organisms from multiplying. The antibacterial elements in the work surfaces do not replace cleaning, but reduce the frequency as well as the required amount of disinfectant.
To avoid dirt accumulating, every opening in the furniture is sealed. This high-care requirement also applies as an extra level of finish for the bulkheads in the property, which we clad with metal cove plates, as well as the rubber floor, the industrial glass walls and active climate ceiling.
