CM/Spotlight: Infection Control Stemming By: Eric Cravey Cross -contamination Touch-free devices are key in keeping restroom contamination from other parts of buildings. B Building managers and operators work hard every day to ensure the facilities for which they care are visually appealing and clean on the outside. Whether operating a restaurant, a retail store, a hospital, an automotive repair shop or a school, customers, visitors and guests want to have a positive experience in your facility. But, what happens when guests have to delve deeper inside your building, possibly having to use the restroom? Are your guests going to be met with the same pleasant cleanliness that greeted them in the parking lot and building lobby? “Studies show restrooms, while only occupying less than five percent of a building’s space, end up receiving more than 40 percent of a building’s waste load,” said Megen Boswell, director of sales at Sani-Giene LLC. “Heavy foot traffic, various water sources and other variables, such as the customers’ germs and dirty hands, converge in a Eric Cravey is the director of public relations for AXIA Public Relations where he over-sees strategic national public relations and media relations for AXIA’s clients. Cravey comes to AXIA with 18 years’ experience as a writer and pub-lic relations counselor. Cravey, a former news reporter and technology columnist for the Jacksonville Business Journal , has won awards in public relations, newspaper reporting and radio news. for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Infection Control . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Cross-contamination . Not only do touch-free doors help to reduce cross-contamination, they can also help your restroom become Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. 30 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • January 2011 Image courtesy of Sani-Giene LLC
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