A year of pandemic protocols has us all familiar with the importance of good hygiene and disinfecting practices, especially if you own or manage a business. As restrictions loosen and we begin to return to a more pre-pandemic way of life, it may be tempting to swear off our diligent disinfecting. While COVID has been the primary driver of disinfecting in the last year, there are plenty of other reasons to keep using a disinfectant service for your building.
Avoid other pathogens
Disinfectants kill more than just the virus that causes COVID-19. Currently, the CDC lists more than 500 approved disinfectants to kill the coronavirus that causes COVID. Some of those disinfectants have been specifically tested against the SARS-CoV2 virus, but others have been approved based on the fact they are able to eradicate pathogens that are much more difficult to kill.
Keeping up with a disinfecting or sterilization practice in commercial spaces like schools, gyms, and retail facilities can help to reduce student and employee sick days and provide a safer environment for customers. The 2020-2021 flu season saw record low levels of influenza cases which can be attributed to a combination of mask-wearing, lower activity, and improved handwashing and cleanliness practices.
Kill bacteria, kill odors
People rarely recognize when a building doesn’t have a particular odor, but the presence of a smell, especially a foul one, can be detected almost immediately. With the right combination of people and temperature, you can get some pretty unpleasant odors.
Scientists are still trying to figure out exactly how our sense of smell works, but what they do know for certain is that bacteria are to blame for many of the bad smells we face. This can be particularly noticed with body odor. While sweat doesn’t have a scent itself, the characteristic smell comes from bacteria breaking down the sweat. When you mix sweaty humans with enclosed spaces, like a sauna, gym, or conference room, you can end up with enough bacteria to scent the entire space. Disinfectants can eliminate these characteristic smells by killing the bacteria that cause them.
Encourages tidy behaviors
For many people, 2020 was the perfect time to declutter and get organized. Thorough disinfection of surfaces can only really be done when there is little to no clutter on surfaces and the near-constant need to disinfect has kept messes at bay. While you may not have taken the opportunity to fully Marie Kondo your space, maintaining a professional disinfectant schedule will continue to encourage you to keep your workspaces neat and tidy.
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