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Cleaning To Reduce Staph Infections

Over the recent weeks and months I have read article after article about how facilities weren’t properly cleaned and how it lead to people getting injured or sick.  Today I came across an article that finally reported some good news.  Mohamed Mohamed, the director of Custodial Services at Texas’ Frisco Independent School District, reports that staph infections have dropped to one-tenth of what they were last year because of changes in cleaning.  What were the changes in cleaning you asked?  He specifically cites the use of disinfectant wipes as a major improvement.  For example, they have been washing down the cafeteria tables after every period.  The chemical was then given the proper dwell time to be effective (usually 10 minutes – depending on the product).  This may sound like a simple improvement but this goes a long way to promoting a staph-free culture.  Some other areas that Mohamed is encouraging change is the athletic department.  They are steam disinfecting their football equipment to avoid cross contamination with pathogens.  I applaud Mohamed for his work at Frisco ISD and wish other directors followed his lead.

If you have a good example of how you changed your cleaning habits to promote a cleaning healthy culture please post your comments or send us an e-mail.  The best example of the week will earn a 5% discount coupon.

Here are some disinfecting products that we recommended if you wanted to implement that same program that Mohamed did:
Clorox® Germicidal Wipes
Quest Phenomenal Citrus Total Release
Carpe Diem™ TB