UV-C disinfection

Premier protection forrugby’s star players
Philips UV-C upper air luminaires help
keep Harlequins players safe off the pitch

Philips UV-C disinfection
upper air wall mountedCase study
HarlequinsUV-C
disinfection
solution

Optimised for installation at 2.3+ metres

Signify is a highly trusted partner and a leader in theirfield. We are proud to be the first professional sports
team in the UK to use UV-C disinfection lighting
technology, and we expect to see it widely utilised infuture across the sports and events industry.”

The UV-C rays are distributed at device level and above, allowing quiet disinfectionof a large volume of air in the upper areas of a room while normal activity continues
underneath the device’s level.

Deactivates tested pathogens
UV-C light has been proven to effectively deactivate tested pathogens. Test results
show that UV-C disinfection upper air luminaires inactivated 99.99% of SARS-COV-2
in the air of a room within 10 minutes.1.

Laurie Dalrymple, Chief Executive Officer, Harlequins

Customer challenge
For international athletes, staying at the peakof physical health is a way of life. Top clubs takeevery measure to protect their most valuable
elite players.
For English Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union
Club Harlequins, keeping their first team healthy
and at the top of their game is paramount. The
club does everything it can to help protect
players from the threat of COVID-19 infection,and from future threats, too.

VIP protection
Harlequins has backed Philips UV-C disinfection
to provide an extra layer of protection at its
famous home ground, Twickenham Stoop.
11 UV-C disinfection upper air units hang above
the club’s Honours Bar. This area is normallyreserved for Season Ticket Members but
currently serves as the home team players’
dressing room. Players can benefit straightaway from the new safety measures, while theMembers area is ready to welcome Season
Ticket Members when The Stoop can once again
open its doors to the Quins’ loyal supporters.

Safety in mind
Radiates UV-C in the upper areas, where it does not reach people.
As a result of this, normal activities can continue while the device is on.2

Behind the scenes
UV-C is a proven effective technology
for inactivating viruses and bacteria. The
technology has been used to disinfect for morethan 35 years. Philips UV-C upper air luminaires
have a peak radiation of 254 nm. This value isclose to the peak wavelength for inactivating
germs. UV-C lighting breaks down the DNA
or RNA of micro-organisms, including that ofviruses and bacteria, preventing them fromreproducing and rendering them harmless.
UV-C upper air luminaires disinfectcontinuously. Air flows to the upper layers of air
in a room by means of natural convection. Onceit has been disinfected by the fixtures, it flows
back down and mixes with lower air layers in theHonours bar area.

Environmentally friendly
No ozone emissions during or after use.

A note on safety
Any UV-C installation must meet important safety requirements. Always seek professional advice
before you purchase. UV-C lighting should only be installed by UV-C installers.

Learn more atwww.philips.co.uk/uv-c

1. Tests were conducted with Philips UV-C disinfection upper air wall mountedluminaires. The overall dimensions of the test chamber were approximately
8’x8’x10’, compliant with Biosafety Level 3 standards.
2. Philips UV-C disinfection upper air luminaire must only be sold and installed byprofessionals according to our stringent safety and legal requirements, set forth in
the user manual and/or the mounting instructions.

Signify’s UV-C disinfection lighting adds an additional
layer of protection to the stringent testing andoperational processes we have in place to protect thesquad. From a medical perspective, I am very satisfied
with the way the technology has been tested in depthand fully proven.”
Mike Lancaster, Head of Medical at Harlequins©2021 Signify Holding. All rights reserved. The information provided herein is subject tochange, without notice. Signify does not give any representation or warranty as to theaccuracy or completeness of the information included herein and shall not be liable for any
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