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Disinfecting COVID-19 From Your Facility

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Martina

In this post, I'd like to compile all of the important details about cleaning and disinfecting your office. At the right, you'll see a list of all the information's origins. The aim of this article is to provide a degree of accountability between service providers and customers.

 

We've had both competent and unqualified firms argue that they will have the greatest service by integrating equipment that justifies a ludicrous price markup, when all they're doing is exploiting your confidence since the epidemic began.

 

Electrostatic Sprayers are not assisted by enough data or measurements!

 

Starting around 2010, a group called Active Ion was all the rage, boasting that their method of ionising water into cleaners and disinfectants was the best thing since sliced bread (the use of an ioniser i.e. Electrostatic Sprayers). The Jan San industry was able to get on board. It was found many years later that ionised water has no disinfectant properties and far less washing capacity. Tennant added Auto scrubbers with Ionized capability around this period.

Any end customers saw the end of the chemical costs and bought the costly computers. When they discovered that ionised water was ineffective at removing dirt, they tried introducing chemicals into the devices. Tennant warned them that if they did, the warranty would be voided.

 

The EPA was unable to obtain evidence and test findings on Active ION's ability to destroy bacteria and viruses. Active ION eventually went out of service.

There is also no evidence that ionised water destroys bacteria and viruses today.

Keep your distance from it!

 

Cleaning and Disinfecting The Facility

 

Use PPE

To continue, personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed while disinfecting a facility proactively or reactively (before or after a COVID-19 case has occurred). In order to prevent contamination, the PPE must be properly removed after disinfection.

The use of face masks

Face masks are not recommended for normal use by the CDC or the New York State Department of Health, and their use will deplete resources for health care services and hospitals providing needed medical treatment to ill people in inpatient settings.

Classify high-touch surfaces

Start by classifying high-touch and low-touch surfaces; these classifications can vary based on the facility. This will help you decide where you can spend your time. Keep in mind that the purpose of cleaning the facility is to achieve maximum productivity in the shortest amount of time. Your employee's risk of being infected would be reduced if he or she spends less time inside the plant. You've defined the areas where you can spend the most of your time by classifying your high-touch facilities.

Examples of high-touch surfaces:

  • sinks
  • faucet and toilet handles
  • drinking fountains
  • elevator buttons
  • push plates
  • phones
  • keys
  • remote controls
  • doorknobs
  • light switches
  • handrails
  • kitchen appliances
  • counters
  • drawer pulls
  • tables

How to Disinfect

To begin, understand the distinctions between cleaning and disinfecting. Refer to this page for more detail about the distinctions in washing, disinfecting, and sanitising. Prior to disinfecting, the area must be washed. The most critical element of disinfection is finding the required disinfectant. To figure out whether the disinfectant kills COVID-19, look at the EPA statements on the bottle. Follow the disinfectant's packaging instructions, paying particular attention to the application process and touch period. We spray our personal disinfectant from a distance of 12 inches and add enough to allow the disinfectant to sit for 10 seconds until drying. Allowing the disinfectant to sit for more than 10 seconds is normally appropriate.

Soft or porous items

Examples: clothing, bed linens, carpets and rugs, upholstered chairs, sofas.

Clean clothing, towels, linens, and other washable products at the highest temperature possible with your regular detergent, then air dry fully. To avoid self-contamination, avoid kissing the laundry before cleaning. Do not agitate the laundry before cleaning it.

Follow the manufacturer's instructions or use a cleaning tool made especially for the piece, such as a steam cleaner, for products that cannot be cleaned, such as a couch, drapes, or upholstered sofa.

Additional Recommendations

For all times, make sure that all handwashing sinks have warm running water, soap, and paper towels.

Hand sanitizers containing alcohol should be stored in public places.

Make sure the staff are aware of the required safeguards! This guide should be printed and posted in all common places to keep the workers updated.

Sources of Information

NYS Department of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Failure of Ionized Water Produced by Activeion Ionator to Kill Potential Harmful Bacteria

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