DECONTAMINATION ENCLOSURE AND METHOD

摘要

Provided are a method and apparatus for decontaminating personal protective equipment while it is being worn by a person. A booth having a plurality of internally-reflective surfaces defines an interior space with dimensions suitable for receiving a standing person wearing the personal protective equipment. A plurality of UVC light sources are arranged to emit UVC light into the booth, and are operational while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is within the interior space. A door is selectively closeable to enclose the interior space and interfere with UVC light escaping the interior of the booth into an ambient environment of the booth, and a controller is operable to selectively operate the UVC light sources while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is standing within the interior space.

主权项

1. A method of decontaminating personal protective equipment, the method comprising:
while a person wearing the personal protective equipment to be decontaminated is present within a booth having an internally-reflective surface, operating a plurality of UVC light sources arranged to emit UVC light into the booth; maintaining operation of the UVC light sources while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is in the booth to expose surfaces of the personal protection equipment to the UVC light for a predetermined period of time suitable to achieve a desired level of decontamination of the surfaces of the personal protective equipment; and de-energizing the UVC light sources after expiration of the predetermined period of time.