The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented demand for cleaning and disinfectant products, many of which can lead to long-term health issues, are potentially deadly, and have been shown to harm the natural environment.

Safely Cleaning and sanitizing Facilities Against Pathogens and Outbreaks
The rapid spread and rise in cases and deaths associated with SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a run on every cleaning and sanitization product available, regardless of their intended use, recognized claims, or potential hazards, resulting in numerous preventable hospitalizations and deaths.

Once again, as businesses prepare to reopen their doors to the public and more schools open their doors to students, occupants and facility managers will focus on a wide range of enhanced cleaning and proven sanitization services to ensure the transmission rates stay down for good this time around.

Large facilities, including schools, hotels, and cruise ships, shuttered due to COVID-19 travel and operational restrictions are at an increased risk of transmitting deadly legionella bacteria through a number of commonly used systems that have sat dormant for months.

2020 saw a fundamental shift in the way buildings are how service providers interact with facility occupants and school or business managers, resulting in not only a high rate of approval of cleaning outcomes, but a laundry list of complaints from both sides.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the formation of several partnerships whose aim is to increase the hygiene and sanitation of schools and businesses, increase their staff's capacity to respond to viral outbreaks in the future, and develop methods to prevent the spread of illness to facility occupants.

Consumer confidence in business cleanliness is high going into the holiday shopping season, but challenges with personal protective equipment and disinfectant use remain.

High Consumer Confidence in Business Cleanliness
A recent study has shown a high level of consumer confidence regarding business facility cleanliness going into the holiday season.

Day porter services can positively impact business financials, cleaning outcomes, facility hygiene, and occupant wellness and productivity.

Day Porter Cleaning Services Benefit Schools and Businesses
There are several advantages to implementing some form of day porter services in your school or businesses cleaning program, including:

The improvement of facility hygiene and the protection of occupant health via ongoing touchpoint and high-traffic area cleaning.

While most of the rest of the country is reporting mild to moderate influenza outbreaks, several California counties, including Fresno, San Bernadino, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, and Santa Clara, are already reporting severe conditions.

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Flu
Early predictions that the U.S. could potentially experience a mild to non-existent influenza season appear to be wishful thinking.

Preventing the spread of pathogens, mold, mildew, and bacteria is only half of the challenge.  The other half is doing it safely without compromising the health and wellness of service providers and facility occupants.

Assessing sanitization Service Application Methods
Presently, there are several commonly employed disinfectant application methods, each possessing varying degrees of safety and effectiveness, including:

Fogging
Misting
Trigger spraying
Backup and pump sprayers
Electrostatic sprayers
Applying the liquid directly to a cloth and then applying it to the surface

Trigger spraying has been one of the most popular methods of applying cleaning and disinfectant products for years but has recently fallen out of favor due to the atomization of disinfectant particles, which can cause serious health issues in service providers and other building occupants.

Controlling the spread of infectious disease requires a deliberate and conscious series of actions that break the chain of infection and disrupt a pathogen's ability to move from host to host.

Controlling the Spread of Infection in Schools, Homes, and Businesses
Influenza, coronavirus, rhinovirus, and norovirus infections run rampant during the colder months and are especially dangerous to older and younger demographics with underdeveloped or compromised immune systems and those suffering from a wide range of severe health issues, commonly referred to as comorbidities.