Businesses have always worked hard to ensure a clean and healthy environment for employees, customers, and visitors by regularly cleaning and sanitizing their facilities. Nowadays however, just having a clean place of business won’t fully guarantee the safety of your employees. That is why it is crucial to understand the differences between cleaning and disinfecting, along with the advantages and disadvantages each can provide to properly protect your employees.
Most people commonly believe having a clean workplace is enough to protect from germs and pathogens. While cleaning does not necessarily kill germs, it can remove them from surfaces and lower the risk of spreading infection. This process can also be referred to as sanitizing. Sanitizing lowers the number of germs on a particular surface by cleaning away bacteria that may spread germs through contact on surfaces, slowing the rate of infection. Even with the benefits sanitization and cleaning can bring, germs, pathogens and viruses can still threaten the health and well-being of your employees. The only method to guarantee the safest environment at your place of business is to properly disinfect!
Not only will disinfecting a surface eliminate harmful germs and bacteria, but it will also target and remove highly infectious viruses like the flu and COVID-19. TVH is proud to offer Claire’s industry leading disinfectant and germicidal sprays to ensure you are covered. Claire’s hospital grade spray disinfects and kills 99.9% of common bacteria’s and viruses in 3 minutes on pre-cleaned hard, non-porous surfaces. Claire’s germicidal all-purpose cleaner cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes to help slow or even eliminate the transmission of most infectious diseases on commonly touched surfaces. It is important to remember that even though you may be disinfecting common areas, they still need to be cleaned and sanitized to ensure all germs, dust, and other impurities have been removed from the surface area.
Understanding the all of the cleaning and disinfecting options available to you is an important step in ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for everyone! That’s why TVH is here to help you be prepared. For more information on our disinfectant sprays, sanitizers, and cleaners, or any of our other products, contact your sales representative today!