Ozone Safety and Emissions in South African Laundry Environments.
The OTEK ozone laundry system has been engineered with safety as a top priority. Our design intentionally releases only minimal levels of ozone gas, ensuring a safe and comfortable working environment for all laundry operators.
To validate this, we conducted multiple internal emission tests and commissioned two independent assessments by certified specialists, including Heggies Pty Ltd., a leading air‑quality consulting firm. Across every test, the results were consistent and conclusive: ozone levels in laundries using the OTEK system are significantly lower than the ozone naturally present on a typical city street. At no point are staff exposed to harmful concentrations.
Even at elevated levels, ozone gas is far less hazardous than many common laundry chemicals such as chlorine. In more than a century of documented use, there has never been a recorded death from ozone exposure while thousands of incidents involving traditional chemical poisoning have resulted in hospitalisation or fatality.
Independent Report Summary
Independent testing confirms that ambient ozone levels around OTEK systems are lower than outdoor urban air, reinforcing the safety of our technology in real‑world South African laundry environments.
Excerpt from the Heggies Report
A comparison between measured ozone levels and established health benchmarks serves as a screening tool for potential risks. When the majority of readings fall well below the benchmark, it is reasonable to conclude that health impacts are unlikely.
During all monitoring periods, ozone concentrations remained below the ASCC standard. Based on these findings, the report concludes that the risk to employee health from ozone exposure in areas using the OTEK system is negligible.
