Are UVC Products Safe To Use?
As we all search for safe and effective ways to disinfect and keep everything around us as clean as possible, safety concerns arise when we think we’ve found a solution! As excited as one can be to have found UVC products that can keep your environment safe, one does want to make sure that the products being used are safe.
Based on research, we have found that over and over again, the answer is a resounding yes! UVC disinfecting products are safe! Click To Tweet With a caveat, of course. They need to be used within their proper guidelines, just like any other product on the market.
How does UVC light work?
Let us first begin with a quick rundown as to how UVC kills bacteria and viruses. According to Scientific America: “UV light kills cells by damaging their DNA. The light initiates a reaction between two molecules of thymine, one of the bases that make up DNA. The resulting thymine dimer is very stable. However, the repair of this kind of DNA damage-usually by excising or removing the two bases and filling in the gaps with new nucleotides-is fairly efficient. Even so, it breaks down when the damage is extensive {…} Basically, UV kills cells because of the accumulation of DNA damage.”.
Moreover, adding to the above statement, Regency lighting adds that UV products emit UV-C rays which can be harmful to both living and non-living things if not using and implementing proper safety guidelines. They recommended making sure that the UV products have some of the following safety protocols in place: consider controls for UVC lights, like sensors and automatic stops among others, and hanging a UVC warning sign. Now we know what to look for when considering looking for and purchasing UVC products for environments.
Safety Precautions Considered
Skyline Entourage’s UVC product line has risen to the challenge and presented curated top of the line UVC products to help its clientele offer safe settings to employees and visitors alike.
From its B-Cannon unit for high volume air disinfection to the UVBOX portable ultraviolet disinfection box for smaller objects, and the UV4C disinfection cabinet for multiple objects at once, the UVM216 unit meant for medium spaces like studios and small theaters, or the UVL150 lamp for commercial environments and the UVAIR300-F purification unit for permanent installation in large spaces, all these amazing products come with at least one if not all of the above-mentioned safety protocols like remote control accessibility, timer options, hanging sign provided, and automatic deactivation if someone should accidentally walk into the room while a unit was on.
Skyline Entourage has carefully curated this UVC product line to eliminate as much of the guessing work and anxiety linked with the searching and purchasing process. Skyline Entourage’s main focus has always been our customer’s welfare and safety. Our UVC product line follows that same philosophy, offering you top of the line UVC products with recommended safety guidelines already built-in in order to enable you to keep doing business and answer your clients’ needs in return.
By: Sofia Stoica – December 2, 2020
