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April 2008

How Do We Know It's Clean?

MRSA, C-difficile, VRSA, Norwalk disease, Hepatitis C, Asian flu; every day there are reports that our schools, health facilities, workplaces and public spaces are becoming serious health risks. Microbiologist Dr. Jay Glasel is quoted as saying: �Pathogens can remain alive and active even on dry surfaces, and be picked up by hands, feet, etc.

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Time To Toss The Mop

Things change slowly in the cleaning industry. Even when more efficient and effective methods and tools are available, we tend to cling to outdated processes like they were treasured family heirlooms.

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Did You Know?

Mop Bucket Liquid - Cleaning or Polluting?

"Bucket solutions become contaminated almost immediately during cleaning, and continued use of the solution transfers increasing numbers of microorganisms to each subsequent surface to be cleaned."

Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) "Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities."

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The more we understand about how disease is transferred, the clearer the importance of cleaning in protecting human health becomes.
However, not all cleaning approaches produce the same results.

In an industry often characterized by unproven claims and marketing hype, Kaivac uses scientific measurement to expose the truth about popular cleaning methods. We strongly encourage you to watch this video;
you may never pick up a mop or rag again.


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