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Patient Safeguard System – Healthcare Worker Badge User’s Guide UltraClenz, LLC
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1.0 Healthcare Worker (HWC) Badge
The PSS badge is an integral component of the individual reminder system. Badges are assigned to
specific healthcare workers (HCW) and may not be interchanged. It is worn by HCWs, such as doctors and
nurses. Healthcare facilities may also choose to assign badges to therapists, visitors, students or any
persons with patient contact. It is through the badge that the HCW is made aware, in real-time, of their hand
hygiene status. The badge achieves this by providing both visual and audible status alerts. The badge’s
visual alerts are provided by three visual indicator LEDs located just behind the badge’s clear window (see
Figure 1). Only one visual indicator will flash at a time, with a flash occuring once every 1.5 seconds.
Each indicator LED (green, yellow and red) represents the current level or state of the HCW’s hand hygiene
compliance. Each badge has a unique programmed identification address.
The LED (see Figure 2) indicates a SANITARY state which occurs when a HCW has recently used a
PSS enabled soap or sanitizer dispenser.
The LED (see Figure 2) indicates a REMINDER state which occurs when a HCW is currently in a
patient zone or has recently come in contact with a patient bed. It may also indicate that the HCW has not
used a soap or sanitizer dispenser within the designated grace period. Please note that this is only a
reminder state and it does not imply non-compliance. The HCW must use a soap or sanitizer dispenser
before patient contact to remain compliant with the system’s hand hygiene requirements.
The LED (see Figure 2) indicates an ALERT state which occurs when a HCW comes in contact with
more than one patient bed without using a soap or sanitizer dispenser between patient contacts. It may also
indicate that the HCW has not used a soap or sanitizer dispenser within the designated grace period after
leaving a patient zone. When a HCW’s badge is in the alert state (red flashing LED), it is possible that they
may have already spread pathogens from one patient to another. They should use a soap or sanitizer
dispenser immediately and avoid contact with everyone until proper hand hygiene has occurred.
The audible alert is generated by a piezoelectric sounder. The piezoelectric sounder is basically a very small
speaker that produces pleasant sounding beeps and chimes. These beeps and chimes occur when the
badge’s state is changing or when the badge is in the alert state.
Figure 2. HCWs Badge LEDs: Green (Sanitary State), Yellow (Reminder State) and Red (Alert State)
Figure 1. HCWs Badge -Visual Alert Location
LED Window