VAH. Simply be safe.
Quality assurance in disinfection.
VAH: Association of Applied Hygiene.
The objectives.
The Association of Applied Hygiene aims to provide safe and easy guidance for the selection and use of chemical disinfectants. It publishes a List of Disinfectants as a reference and it develops and publishes methods for efficacy testing of antiseptics and disinfectants.
VAH Facts
In brief:
A story of success.
The Association of Applied Hygiene (VAH) was founded on November 11, 2003. Its purpose is to consolidate competence in applied hygiene.
Membership.
VAH brings together individual experts as well as Scientific Societies and Professional Associations in the areas of hygiene and infection prevention, public health, and infectiology.
Promotion.
VAH promotes a scientific approach while taking into consideration all aspects of practical application in the study and implementation of infection control issues and measures. This includes the elaboration of test protocols and evaluation standards for decontamination, disinfection, antisepsis and sterilization procedures.
Education.
In addition, VAH takes a special interest in organizing lectures and meetings for advanced education in the field of applied hygiene.
News.
High concentration and high dose of disinfectants and antibiotics used during the COVID-19 pandemic threaten human health.
Chen ZL, Guo JS, Jiang YX, Shao Y. Environ Sci Euro 2021;33(1):11.
Eurosurveillance 3/2021: Publication on the European tiered approach for virucidal efficacy testing, which corresponds to the DVV/VAH-methods on certification of virucidal hand, surface and instrument disinfectant published in 2019.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.3.2000708