Within the healthcare industry, hygiene is a top priority. It not only influences the design of processes to prevent infection, but also affects topics such as the technical equipment or the design of room programs. Particularly in surgery locker rooms, where employees with patient contact enter and leave, no compromises can be made with regard to hygiene. Certain processes are therefore specified to access surgery locker rooms. By default, surgery locker rooms are divided into an "unclean" and "clean" area, which are separated by a sluice. In the unclean area, where the lockers are located, shoes, jewellery, and ward gowns are removed and stored. After passing into the clean area, the employee puts on mostly green surgical clothing. 

To minimize the risk of contamination in the OR area and protect patients from nosocomial infection, Zippsafe has incorporated special hygiene features in its locker solution. The Zippsafe Smartfabric makes an important contribution. The polymer fabric in the inner pocket has a coating that provides water-repellent and antimicrobial properties. The technology used is called ViralOff and comes from the Swedish company Polygiene. Thanks to the special treatment, 99 percent of viruses and bacteria that come into contact with the fabric are eliminated within two hours. In addition, each unit has a ventilation system with an activated carbon filter. The constant airflow in the bags eliminates unpleasant odors and minimizes humidity, which in turn prevents exponential bacterial growth.

These hygiene features are not the only arguments in favor of Zippsafe in surgery locker rooms. The throughput of people, such as staff or residents, in surgery rooms, is very high. However, the available space is usually rather limited. Accordingly, not every person can be assigned to his or her own locker. In this case, the impersonal use of the Zippsafe locker solution is ideal. Thanks to the LED lights on the system, it is always clear which bags are free and which bags are occupied. Employees find a bag with a green LED, stow their clothes, lock the unit using RFID technology, and the LED changes to red. 

These advantages have already convinced numerous customers. Stadtkrankenhaus Schwabach and the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM) in Luxembourg rely on Zippsafe in their surgical locker rooms. In Schwabach, four ZippSpace Pro M systems are in use in two rooms. By replacing the 1-tier lockers, capacities could be massively increased. With Zippsafe, 20 spaces each were generated on 134 square feet and 93 square feet. Four systems were also purchased at CHEM and placed in the surgery locker rooms. Here, the Zippsafe modules will be used for a longer period of time as part of a test installation to gain experience. In the planned new Südspidol building, Zippsafe could also be used in the central locker rooms at a later date. The test installation has been successful so far - the feedback was extremely positive.