PREVENTATIVE DISINFECTING (PD)

1. Regular disinfecting with EPA standard disinfectants, with CDC protocols.
2. Utilizing microfiber clothes.
3. Doubling and tripling the disinfecting of touch-spots at communities to include,
   1. Elevator buttons and panels
   2. Handrails
   3. Door-knobs and bars
   4. Mail-box areas
   5. Restrooms – stalls, dispensers, counters
   6. Trash areas and chute areas
   7. Other specific spots, community specific
   8. Amenities being closed, so no service at Fitness Centers
   9. Offices closed, for the most part.
4. Utilizing proper PPE and Safety first(!)
   1. Nitrile gloves
   2. Safety goggles
   3. Masks (optional and not required by CDC in prevention work)
5. Clean the surface first:
   1. Disinfectants primary purpose is to kill micro-organisms, and as such they are typically not as good at cleaning surfaces as a general purpose cleaning chemical.
   2. While there are some one-step cleaner/disinfectants available, it is necessary to use a general purpose or bioactive cleaner or degreaser to pre-clean heavily soiled areas – and it is helpful to note that using microfiber cleaning cloths and mops also assist to increase the efficacy of the cleaning chemical in removing soils on building surfaces.
6. Ensure that the disinfectant has enough surface contact dwell time:
   1. Depending on the specific disinfectant and desired pathogen kill, there will be a range of dwelltime which will be needed to ensure that the surfaces have been effectively disinfected.
   2. Some contact times are as long as 10 minutes (although some are as short as 30 seconds to 1minute), and it is imperative that the disinfectant solution remain wet and active on the surface for the prescribed amount of time in order to ensure that the targeted pathogens have been successfully eliminated.