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Mental Health - Protecting the Patient
The State Government has invested more than $300 million to redevelop Glenside campus as a key South Australia strategic health initiative. 
As part of this project, Galvin Engineering's SafeCell® range of prison wastes were specified for the project due to their anti-ligature design. Whilst the range of wastes are designed to help address the risk of suicide and breach in mental and correctional facilities, Galvin Engineering has taken an extra step in working in partnership with the Department of Corrections in supplying grates that are in developing grates that reduce the risk of self-harm or suicide by incorporating "anti crocodile roll" feature.
During the construction phase, the plumbing contractor was about to install non-specified anti-ligature routine grates where self-harm was a real risk. Our local technical representative recognised the situation and raised the issue with all key stakeholders including the plumber, architect, hydraulic consultant and the South Australian Department of Health. Once the review was conducted, it was unanimously deemed essential to install the safe-cell range with immediate effect to protect the patient.
It is critical for all industries, especially unique sectors like aged care, corrections, education and health, that products are designed with the end-users needs in mind. This is achieved by having key products specified in partnership with the architects, consultants and specialist user groups. At Galvin Engineering we strongly believe that all stakeholders must be on the same page from start to finish, beginning with the original specifier. Furthermore, these requirements must be translated to all tradespeople to ensure comparable quotes and completion to specification and design. It is not in anyones interest, whether it is the key direct stakeholders or the general public itself, to either quote or deliver a product that is not specified.
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