Regular cleaning and disinfecting schools are crucial for preventing infectious diseases in school. With COVID-19 looming, there is a heavier focus on school cleaning and disinfecting so that kids can return to school safely. Even when schools appear to be clean, microscopic germs can be hidden.
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are pathogenic microbes that can cause disease and infection.
COVID-19 is almost twice as contagious as the flu for students and adults. Depending on the temperature, humidity, and surface, the virus can live on various surfaces between three hours and four days.
As educational leaders are being proactive about school campus cleaning to reduce the impact of the pandemic.
People use the words cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing interchangeably, but they have different meanings.
The following three ways will help decrease the spread of infection:
The importance of washing your hands often
The CDC recommends that school staff, students, and visitors all practice good personal hygiene. They recommend washing hands often for at least 20 seconds, coughing into your elbow, and practicing social distancing.
Regular Cleaning Procedures
Most pathogenic microbes thrive and multiply on areas where there are dust and moisture. Germs can’t live long on clean, dry surfaces. Cleaning and drying surfaces in connection with a comprehensive cleaning plan is a good first step in preventing the spread of germs. Cleaning products used in schools should have fewer toxins than for other settings. If you use new technology like the use of microfiber cleaning cloths and mop pads you may be able to remove 99.9% of microbes according to the EPA.
Proper Disinfection and Sanitation Procedures
Follow these six steps for school cleaning.
Use an all-purpose cleaning product and microfiber cleaning cloth to clean all shared desks, worktables, and computer keyboard surfaces including the keyboards. Recommend that the school use keyboard covers that are easier to clean. Most school cleaning surfaces should be done every day. If the school has an outbreak of illness, clean in between uses. Non-shared workspaces can be cleaned as needed.
Cleaning school cafeteria tables requires using a cleaning product that removes dirt and allergens along with a high-quality microfiber cloth. Clean in between learning sessions.
Use an all-purpose cleaning product and microfiber cloth daily to these surfaces:
Schedule extra public or private school cleaning services in between classes during outbreaks of flu or other illnesses.
By using microfiber mops and neutral cleaning products every day in schools, you can remove dirt, gravel, and salt on floors and in hallways that gets tracked in from outdoors.
Schools should use a variety of cleaning products including detergent, disinfectant, diluted bleach solutions, or alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol. See this link for disinfectants for SARS and COVID.
A clean school is a healthy school where staff and students are safe. Educational leaders have many challenges right now and keep their schools clean relieves one of their burdens so they can focus on other issues that are more difficult to address. Clean schools promote positivity and good attitudes. Cleanliness in schools also goes a long way to prevent sicknesses within the greater community. Commercial cleaning services is a must now!
It’s vital to follow the CDC’s rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Leave your cleaning needs to DLL Cleaning Services which has the expertise of using CDC protocols.
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