Sanitizing high-touch objects in non-critical care areas can be broken down into products, steps and frequency. Even though labor costs will often prohibit the dwell times required to disinfect surfaces in non-critical areas, I prefer to use the appropriate EPA-registered one-step detergent disinfectant to clean by spraying and wiping HTOs with color coded microfiber cloths….
Learn The Difference Between Sanitizing and Disinfecting By Skip Seal, Trainer and consultant To determine the appropriate cleaning procedure, we need to look at the differences among cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting. When deciding what surfaces to clean, sanitize or disinfect, any surface or object touched by hands or skin should be considered. However, floors are…
The questions have been asked: Do we need to disinfect? Is it possible to over-disinfect? Do we disinfect, then clean? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), when cleaning non-critical patient areas (including common areas in office buildings and schools), high-touch objects (HTOs) should be cleaned daily using an all-purpose cleaner. These…
Exclusive Toilet ‘Club’ To Open In New York City The days of having to stop-and-go in a seedy, smelly or unsightly public restroom may soon be a thing of the past. The European Cleaning Journal reports that a new facility — really, an amped up version of an Interstate rest area — will open in New York…
Identifying And Using Hospital-Grade Disinfectants By Corinne Zudonyi, Editor This Manufacturer Roundtable took the compilation of questions Facility Cleaning Decisions received from in-house custodial professionals and posed them directly to cleaning industry manufacturers. Here are their responses: Contributors: Jason Welch Microbiologist Spartan Chemical Co. Inc. Maumee, Ohio Sara Snow Senior Scientist Clorox Professional Products Company…
Aligning Cleaning And Disinfecting Procedures In Schools By Kassandra Kania Schools are notorious breeding grounds for bacteria — and students and staff are suffering the ill effects. Moreover, inadequate cleaning and disinfecting in schools can contribute to an increase in illness or even outbreaks of infectious disease, which in turn leads to higher absenteeism. Fortunately,…
Chemical Dispensers Reduce Waste and Save Time By Kassandra Kania One of the biggest cost savings of chemical proportioners is the reduction in chemical and water waste related to manual mixing methods. “Back in the day, people believed more is better,” says Rod Taylor, sales team leader for KSS Enterprises, Kalamazoo, Mich. “If it said…
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s latest budget moves mean nurses will be responsible for a lot more than patient care. The Channel 4 I-Team has learned some Vanderbilt nurses will now be in charge of cleaning patients’ rooms, even bathrooms. Sanitized environments in hospitals are critical to a patient’s health, but the…
Computer Cleaning Hotspots for germs in the office Think about all the “public” surfaces you touch on your way to work – railings, door handles, coins and tokens, cash machines, elevator buttons and more. Then, when you get to your destination, washing your hands probably isn’t the first thing you do. Instead, you probably grab…
FREE Webcast brought to you by Sponsored by INFECTION CONTROL: Breaking the Chain of Infection Wednesday | August 14 | 1PM ET In any workplace’s war against infection, the enemy is aggressive, and ever-changing. As viruses like C. diff, MRSA and VRE become more resistant, the proper cleaning tools and procedures are vitally important to eradicating…
