Hygiene Coating Systems
The performance requirements for Hygiene Coating Systems may include:
- Washable
- Durable
- Airtight
- De-contaminable
- Impact resistant
- Bactericidal
The materials that may meet these requirements for hygiene coatings to walls, floors and ceilings range from single component water based finishes through to multi-component fully reinforced systems. Examples of materials applied by Cousins Ltd to meet the operational requirements of each of the HSE Containment Levels (CL1 – CL4) include:
| Example of installation | Possible wall finish | Possible floor finish | |
| CL1 | Residential care bathrooms, hospital consulting rooms | Eggshell paint; bathroom paint; vinyl silk emulsion | Single pack floor paint; high build epoxy or polyurethane coating |
| CL2 | Kitchen, and food preparation or storage areas; operating theatres; food or drug production areas. | Epoxy or polyurethane paint, single pack or two pack. Elastomeric hygiene coating with local reinforcement at corners. | high build epoxy or polyurethane coating |
| CL3 | Clinical or biological research laboratories, drug production areas. | Elastomeric hygiene coating with local reinforcement at corners, penetrations. Fully reinforced elastomeric coatings | high build epoxy or polyurethane coating; Self levelling epoxy screed; reinforced high build epoxy coatings |
| CL4 | Micro-biological research laboratory; Micro-biological waste disposal area. | Two pack epoxy coating reinforced with fleece or glass matting | Self levelling epoxy screed; reinforced high build epoxy coatings |
A few examples of Hygiene Systems for which Cousins are approved applicators:
| Sika Liquid Plastics www.gbr.sika.com | Sikagard 203W (Steridex)Sikagard 205W (Sterisheen)Sikagard 206W (Sterimatt)Sikagard 307W (Sterisept)Sikafloor 2530W CoatingSikafloor 263SL Epoxy Floor Screed |
| AkzoNobel www.duluxtradepaintexpert.co.uk | Sterishield Diamond EggshellSterishield Diamond MattDulux Trade EggshellDulux Mouldshield Eggshell |
| CS Construction Specialties http://c-sgroup.co.uk/products/wallglaze-performance-coatings/ | WallsheenWallflexArmourglaze |