Machine cleaning of respiratory protective equipment
Quick, gentle on materials and safe
Rescue workers expose themselves to danger, risking their health to safe lives. Meiko has been helping to provide the best possible protection against carcinogenic combustion residues by delivering high-quality machines for cleaning respiratory protective equipment since 2011.
We work with firefighters to develop solutions for firefighters to use in cleaning and disinfecting equipment, while remaining gentle on the materials. We also plan respiratory protective equipment workshops with a focus on RPE technician safety since they are exposed to carcinogenic residues on the personal protective equipment (PPE) when they clean it.
In July 2022, the International Agency for Research on Cancer – part of the World Health Organization – classified firefighting as a cancer-causing occupation. Firefighters have a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than the general population. Here at MEIKO Protect, we are doing everything we can to look after rescue workers' health – before, during and after a fire. After all, we have a common goal: protecting life.
Fast, gentle on materials and safe:
the mechanical treatment of respiratory protective equipment
Even after use – every move needs to be spot on, every minute counts
Personal protective equipment (PPE) needs to be 100% reliable when used. Reliability is literally essential for survival here. Everything that leaves the respiratory protective equipment workshop first needs to have undergone highly professional and valid processes to ensure safety. However, respiratory protective equipment technicians themselves also need to be on the safe side. MEIKO's cleaning and disinfection appliances for this are the clean solution: professional, economic and completely safe. They now set the standard for the treatment of respiratory protective equipment for professional and voluntary fire services and industrial companies. The innovative process that takes place during mechanical treatment results in a greatly shortened and safe cleaning process without direct contact with chemicals – even under pressurisation. Of course in compliance with all safety measures and stipulations of the leading mask manufacturers.