PARTITION WALLS, ANTI-CONTAGION DIVIDER PANELS FOR COVID PROTECTION AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. WALLS, TRANSPARENT PROTECTION SCREENS, SELF-SUPPORTING DIVIDERS FOR OFFICES AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES

The "social distancing", which is being talked about so much in recent months, includes all the measures necessary to reduce interactions between people and to maintain the physical distance between them in public places and in the workplace.

Not all employees can work remotely. For the benefit of all those who have to physically attend the company, it is necessary to start thinking about substantial changes regarding the design of the workplace. Only in this way will we be able to pursue the goal of a "safe" workplace for all workers.

In fact, not all companies can implement remote work for all employees; this is due to the lack of available infrastructures and also due to the very nature of some roles that involve interaction between the worker and other people (customers, clients, etc.)

In such scenarios, it is necessary to provide workers with all the devices recommended by the government - such as masks, disinfectants and personal protective equipment - as well as adopt all possible solutions to implement social distancing, in order to preserve the well-being and safety of the workers.

It has already been explained to us how "social distancing" can be considered the most important anti-contagion remedy - not pharmaceutical - to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Let's see what "social distancing" means in concrete terms:

• Implement a "closure" policy. Allow only authorized employees to enter the company; avoid entry into the offices and factories of people who do not belong to the company (customers, suppliers, etc.). Greet by avoiding physical contact. Encourage employees to avoid handshakes and hugs as they greet and interact with colleagues Flexible working hours or rotating shifts. Allow flexible working hours or reduce working hours so that there are fewer employees on site at any given time. Workplace redesign. Insert the dividing panels between one station and the other. If there are existing low room dividers, implement their height and length to create a higher physical barrier between workers to block the spread of infectious droplets due to sneezing or coughing. that workers are not seated too close to each other.

Social distancing can have a strong impact on an organization's culture and on the productivity and engagement of its employees.

But taking preventative measures to address these implications, developing an effective communication plan for employees and allowing executives to manage employee needs and responses, will help minimize the impact.

In line with the current needs of collective anti-contagion protection devices to allow social distancing, we propose room dividers for the health services chain and for all those companies that provide essential services and products, supporting the community.

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It is not always possible to follow social distancing protocols. The counter display can significantly reduce the risk to ensure the health safety of employees and customers in industries that need to continue operating during this crisis.

Even the models of partition panels arranged “in cubicles” - that is, configured as closed boxes on all four sides - can be successfully used, in response to the current pandemic, in the workplace to enforce distances.

If you have limited space or if your offices are set up as open space, movable room dividers are a great way to maximize space, preserve privacy and add a little creativity to any room.

Choosing the right divider, however, can be a challenge, especially for those overwhelmed by the wide variety of dividers on the market.

The Fluowall system, compared to other dividers, is much more versatile and will allow you to easily find the solution that best suits your needs.

Do you have very high ceilings or sloping pitches? the self-supporting solution is the right one for you: the self-supporting uprights are equipped with solid bases that give rigidity and solidity to the structures, without the need for fixing, but simply resting on the floor. You have very narrow rooms and you need to create a barrier in a really narrow room: the telescopic upright is the solution for you: just extend the upright between the floor and the ceiling and you're done: your wall is ready and occupies a depth of only 7 cm. Are you afraid that the new walls will block the light from the rooms? It is not so! All Fluowall panels, even the colored ones, let the light through; therefore they are also the ideal product to be placed at the end of the room or in areas far from windows and natural light.

Modular room dividers and room dividers are particularly useful for medical care providers.

This type of anti-contagion spacer is easy to install and guarantees the necessary privacy for medical assistance services (preparation and delivery of prescriptions, withdrawals, carrying out Covid tests, etc.).

Premises used for temporary health services - for example carrying out tests - can benefit from the infinite advantages offered by Fluowall partition panels. In fact, the dividers for modular environments allow you to easily manage the flows of people in queues, creating entry / exit routes. The movable walls can be configured as “L” or “T” shaped structures, to direct the flows of people queuing in the two right / left directions. The transparent Plexiglas dividing panels can be customized with graphics to provide directions and information to the people in the queue.

The dividing panels for modular rooms can be assembled and disassembled quickly. This means that, once the emergency is over, they can be immediately relocated to other rooms (for example offices, break rooms, changing rooms).

Companies can customize panels with graphic images, logos and messages.

Fluowall room dividers are supplied with easy to follow instructions.

The modular systems for the construction of temporary partition walls are completely flexible, which is why they adapt to different environments: offices, commercial premises, artisan laboratories, medical offices, professional offices, restaurants, hotels and community rooms.

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SANITABLE MATERIALS

One of the most important things to remember, for those who are about to choose between the various solutions available on the market, is that the methacrylate panels can be sanitized, therefore they are suitable for use in:

• HospitalsMedical centersDental studiosPublic and private health facilitiesPharmacies

The most recent recommendations - also expressed by the WHO - regarding safety in the workplace, include, among others, the adoption of practical anti-contagion measures that make it possible to maintain an adequate distance between employees. This and other measures are aimed at reducing the spread of the infection among workers.

It has been scientifically proven that the virus is spread through coughing and sneezing; therefore, in the absence of a vaccine, social distancing is currently considered the most important weapon at our disposal to fight the virus and avoid contagion.

Let's see, specifically, what measures can be adopted in the workplace, inside the offices:

• create dividing panels as anti-contagion spacers between a desk and the one next to it.

Those who own a small office certainly cannot afford to move the desks a few meters away.

Here then is the partition screens come to our aid: a partition panel of sufficient height can prevent the spread of virus-containing droplets produced by coughing.

How high should the partition be?

The Plexiglas barrier should be 150cm high. Why 150 cm? This is a measurement based on the average height of a seated person, from head to floor. If workers are seated behind partition panels and use all other recommended precautions, droplet spread will be greatly reduced. If, on the other hand, the dividing panels are less than 150 cm, another approach to obtain adequate social distancing is to alternate the desks in a checkerboard pattern.

Social distancing requires the collaboration of employees and managers.

Its sole purpose is to reduce the spread of the disease. Some jobs will be able to adapt and apply social distancing measures more successfully than others.

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Protect medical personnel

In a medical facility, it is important not only to focus on patients infected with the virus, but also to protect those around them. First of all the medical and health personnel, who work in hospitals, and who, first of all, should be protected from contagion. In a pandemic, NHS workers are at the forefront and should always be the priority. They are undoubtedly the most at risk as they work in close contact with infected patients on a daily basis. The dividing panels placed inside the premises can help reduce the chances of staff contracting the viral infection, as it is possible to separate the medical staff who treat patients with the virus from those who treat other medical problems.

Hospital guests and visitors

During the so-called phase 2, when friends and family will have the opportunity to visit their relatives affected by COVID-19 during the hospitalization period, they will in turn be at risk of contracting the virus: the transparent dividing panels will have a fundamental importance to avoid the spread of the disease.

Fluowall room dividers are made of Plexiglas, a material with very high technical performance: transparency is exceptional, it is the most crystalline material compared to other polymers available on the market. It is also easy to clean: for daily cleaning it is possible to use specific detergents, or light detergents, such as those for glass. As for sanitization, it is possible to use both sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide, the two substances recommended by the WHO as the most effective for eliminating Covid-19 from surfaces.

Have you ever thought how many professional activities are at risk of virus transmission?

Dental offices, outpatient clinics, medical offices and outpatient clinics, but also physiotherapy offices, beauty centers and hairdressers.

All these activities require a very close contact between professional and patient / client. In all these cases, it is more than ever recommended to take all possible measures to prevent contagion:

• provide for personal protective equipment for himself and for his clients / clients

• prepare adequate signs at the entrance that clearly explain all the measures adopted by the structure and the rules to be followed within it

• create dividing walls to organize incoming / outgoing patients and to separate the waiting room from the reception / acceptance and, again, to divide the passage areas reserved for patients (for example common corridors, access corridors to toilets, etc.) from the areas reserved for staff.

Modern style and contemporary design

If your premises need an elegant and sophisticated way to divide spaces, the unique style of Fluowall partition panels is for you. The design of the Fluowall panels, minimalist and clean, but at the same time unique and original, will not fail to enhance your spaces in an original and creative way.

The COVID-19 crisis requires an immediate reorganization of spaces.

The social isolation demands of the pandemic have taught us that things we once took for granted, like getting in line, are no longer safe. The Fluowall partition system can help us to quickly adapt existing environments to the new normal, and then quickly restore the initial configuration of the premises when the crisis is over.

Reorganized environments, ready to use again

With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary modular partition panels allow you to convert an open-plan space (more commonly known as an open space) into smaller separate spaces. One of the most important factors in favor of using Plexiglas panels is that they can be disinfected with hydrogen peroxide or bleach. The Fluowall room divider system can be easily assembled by anyone, even by people with no assembly experience. In fact, the uprights are supplied with the connections for the panels already fixed in the correct position; it is therefore sufficient to fix the bases to the uprights and screw the panels: your partition wall is ready in a few minutes!

The wall layout - high, low, straight, angular, “T” shaped, “U” shaped - can be changed at any time, according to your needs. The dividing panels can be added or removed to enlarge or reduce the structure. Once disassembled, the movable wall can be put into storage occupying a very minimal space.

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Manage your business safely for yourself and your customers

Once all businesses reopen, the reality is that new procedures will have to be put in place to maintain the social distance between customers. Let's take the example of a restaurant: the tables are generally located at a short distance from each other: that handful of centimeters that allow the waiters to move between one table and another. If the customer will have to choose whether to bring his family to a room that has already been organized with dividing panels in an adequate height to divide the tables safely and a room if he has instead limited himself to moving the tables a little apart , which of the two places do you think will be chosen by the customer? Let's not forget that the pandemic has also brought about a cultural and social change. Even once the emergency is over, it is not certain that we will return to the models of sociality and sharing prior to the pandemic. One thing is certain, those operators will be rewarded who more than others - and before others - have demonstrated that they have implemented measures to protect the health, well-being and comfort - including psychological - of their customers.

Restaurants and bars can benefit from the advantages of movable room dividers, if only to create separate areas during peak hours. The use of dividing panels helps keep customers separate while ensuring continuity of service.

Even restaurants that offer pick-up with take-away service can organize, thanks to the dividing panels, a protected and safe area to pay and collect orders.

In line with the current needs of social distancing, the dividers for modular environments are a precious tool also for architects and designers who have been in charge of planning a functional restyling of the premises on behalf of companies and professionals. The lightness of the materials with which the dividing panels are made and the wide range of accessories available make them an extremely versatile solution, which lends itself to creating in a fast, economical and effective way even substantial changes within the workspaces: reorganization functional character of the spaces, according to new methods of use and usability of the same.

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The Fluowall room divider system is completely modular: this means that you can create linear or angular partitions in the most suitable dimensions for the width and shape of your rooms.