The COVID-19 pandemic may be the most significant public health crisis to hit the world in the last 100 years, and schools, seemingly at the forefront of many of the conversations concerning a return to normal in regards to pubic health and occupant safety, have several questions about how to deal with the challenges that lay ahead.

Even before the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, restroom cleanliness, safety, and hygiene was a source of constant frustration for facility managers and occupants due to its relationship with disease transmission and indoor air quality issues.

Restroom Hygiene and Pathogen Prevention
In an attempt to thwart the spread of SARS-CoV-2, many cities forced businesses, such as bars, coffee shops, and restaurants to close.

Maintaining high levels of quality and consistency regarding specific behaviors--cleaning, hygiene, and social distancing--are critical in the fight against COVID-19 and other viral pathogens.

Assessing and Grading Individual COVID-19 Prevention Practices
Reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is at the top of everyone's mind.

As summer finally winds down and tourism begins to drop, coastal residents and volunteers are reminded to stay safe and healthy during the annual beach cleanup season.

Keeping COVID Safe During Coastal Cleanup Season
Coastal Cleanup Day, typically held on the third Saturday of September, is now a month-long (every Saturday) event designed to encourage coastal residents and volunteers to clean up and remove the trash leftover from summer tourists, as well as the debris that inevitably flows down to the coastline from all over California.

The importance of high-quality hand hygiene compliance has never been so apparent as now--on the decline of a global pandemic and the leading edge of a potentially problematic influenza season in the US.

The Importance of High-Quality Hand Hygiene in a Post-COVID World
Washing your hands--a concept so simple children do it, yet so powerful it can stop a  worldwide pandemic.

Given the range of information making its way around the news, social media, and more conventional circles, it is vital that a clear, easy to follow guide be presented to facility occupants to ease their minds and allow them to focus on their work or studies, knowing that their health and wellness are protected.

School is in session, Fall is just around the corner, and that means it's time for the annual round of influenza, rhinovirus, and norovirus--right on the tail of the COVID-19 pandemic finally winding down, which could potentially overwhelm overtaxed healthcare facilities, though that presently appears unlikely.

The ongoing fight against COVID-19 and other pathogens has opened the door for creative solutions, including the repurposing of aerial drones to spray sanitizers and disinfectants to improve surface hygiene and safety in large facilities and outdoor spaces.

Electrostatic disinfection appliances have been successfully employed to combat annual outbreaks of the common cold, influenza, and norovirus, but how do they stand up against SARS-CoV-2?

Combatting COVID-19 With Electrostatic Disinfection Appliances
SARS-CoV-2 can spread in several ways, including:

Through direct contact with a contaminated surface or person, which is then spread to the mouth, nose, ears, or eyes.

Within the next few weeks, several hundred thousand schools across the U.S. will reopen for in-person education, and to no one's surprise, COVID-19 and facility sanitation and safety top the list of concerns for the new school year.

Facility Cleanliness Top COVID Fears for the New School Year
Schools across the country, if they have not already, will open their doors to in-person education for the first time since quarantine and shelter in place orders went out several months ago.