Some U.S. businesses may not have been strict about their employees practicing COVID-19 protocols at their facilities early in the pandemic, such as social distancing, wearing masks, and routine handwashing. Businesses which experienced COVID-19 outbreaks are now faced with costly lawsuit claims that workers brought coronavirus home and infected relatives, Reuters reports.

The first believed take home-lawsuit claim was filed on August 5 by an Illinois woman, whose mother died from contracting COVID-19 from her husband (the plaintiff’s father), who worked at Aurora Packing Co.’s meat processing plant. The plaintiff’s father worked “shoulder to shoulder” on the company’s processing line in April when the company knew there was a coronavirus outbreak at the facility, the lawsuit alleges. The company failed to warn employees or adapt infection prevention precautions, according to the lawsuit.

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Perception is reflected by the buildings physical environment; how building occupants perceive a company. Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave its mark, companies that take action to make “clean and safe” a clear part of their value offering are better able to secure consumer trust and traffic. This is the reason why many organizations are partnering with quality cleaning companies.

As of a July 30 survey from the Consumer Brands Association, consumer trust in brands focused on cleaning products hit an all-new high. It’s a clear indication that companies who choose to build trust around cleanliness stand to gain an edge. Creating safe and healthy experiences is now just as important to gain a competitive edge.

Making clean a part of your brand depends upon both clear messaging and visibility around cleaning. So, while it’s important to inform consumers about the steps you’re taking to make a safe environment, it’s equally critical that those steps be readily apparent to your employees.

1. MAKE CLEAN MORE VISIBLE

One key strategy for making clean part of your brand is by making cleaning more visible. For example, offices have typically scheduled cleaning as an after work hours activity, but now building occupants want to see that level of cleaning throughout the day. People are looking for other reminders that cleanliness is a part of your culture.

2. INVEST IN TOUCHLESS SOLUTIONS

Prior to the pandemic, public touch displays were losing their appeal due to concerns around bacteria. Now, vendors are seeing tremendous interest in touchless solutions that range from automatic doors to contactless check-ins to touchless kiosk interfaces as a way to demonstrate a sophisticated and comprehensive approach to hygiene. 

Coronavirus information keeps evolving, but the fear to contract it continues to be unchartered territory for many people. Several reports and studies in the early months of the pandemic showed that COVID-19 could live on plastic and steel surfaces for up to three days. This caused many people to disinfect everything and many cleaning supplies were sold out across the country. Since then research evidence has shown that human-to-human transmission is the primary source of infection. According to a microbiologist and environment engineer, in addition to cleaning, facility managers need to pay more attention to improving the quality of air in public buildings including schools and workplaces, PBS News Hour reports.

Emmanuel Goldman, a microbiologist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, published an article in the July issue of The Lancet arguing that early studies exaggerated the amount of virus that could actually be found on surfaces in the real world. He said a complete plan of attack against the coronavirus should include not only cleaning, but also frequent handwashing and an examination of building ventilation systems.

During Covid Cleaning, many companies have forgotten to clean their carpet.

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A surface may look clean, but that does not necessarily mean it is clean. Some contamination and debris cannot be seen with the naked eye and it is important to mitigate risk of contamination.

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CLS is happy to share with all building owners and managers valuable information in regards to disinfecting and returning to Work.

Ready to reopen? Many are getting ready to reopen their building; the pandemic has made consumers and workers hypersensitive to facility cleanliness and hand hygiene. To open safely and effectively check out the information from Diversey Co: 

You can use the Diversey Training Team as a resource for your employees or cleaning company; no login is required, just simply visit www.diverseydigital.com/natools.

CLS' Day Staff are using Oxivir TB since it only has a 1 (one) minute dwell time; In an effort to continually disinfect all high-touch areas more frequently.

Oversee a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the building before it reopens, making sure there are enough cleaning and sanitizing products on hand to conduct frequent cleanings. Follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting various surfaces. Additionally Continue Reading

In this article, you’ll find seven best practices to follow throughout the year to minimize health hazards and risks, and protect your building’s occupants against contaminants — even after COVID-19 isn’t an immediate concern. Follow these sanitation protocols to keep occupants healthier, happier and more productive.

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China is cleaning cash to stop spread of coronavirus deep cleaning or destroying potentially infected cash, CNN reports. As of last weekend, all Chinese banks must disinfect their cash with ultraviolet light and high temperatures. Then they are required to store it for seven to 14 days before releasing it to customers.

Infection control specialists are uncertain as to whether people can actually become sick from handling money. However, previous studies have found that money can be very germy. A study that looked at dollar bills circulating in New York City found they carried over a hundred different strains of bacteria. Bacteria that cause food-borne illness—including Salmonella and E. coli—can survive on coins, while other bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has been found on bank notes.

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