The club is the first Premier League club to introduce the additional safety measure.
Academy players will be encouraged to walk through the tunnel which sprays them with a sanitising solution, disabling Covid-19 and other viruses.
In an exciting step towards increasing measures for players’ safety, West Ham United FC has become the first Premier League club to install a sanitisation tunnel for the benefit of their Academy players and staff.
The Academy players will be encouraged to walk through the PPT which has been installed at the Club’s Chadwell Heath Academy base, where the Club’s junior teams train. The tunnel has been approved by the Club’s medical experts as a critical tool in preventing the spread of Covid-19.
The tunnel works by sanitising people who walk through it – a little like an airport scanner – beginning with a thermo imaging camera to take an individual’s temperature and then using controlled, odourless, dry-misting of a treated water-based solution to disable bacteria and viruses. The process takes 3-5 seconds and is completely safe to use.
The measure provides an additional line of defence and helps to reduce transmission of Covid-19. It will complement existing safety measures implemented by the Club. The hope is that it will play a part in helping fans to return to stadiums to watch live games as safely as possible when restrictions are eased.
Ricky Martin, West Ham United Academy Manager, said:
“The health and safety of everyone at the Academy is our absolute priority during this uncertain time and we are pleased that this new initiative has been a great success in helping us to maintain the highest standards of hygiene and care.”
