Members of the CLEANpHIRST™ team are dedicated to helping you create the cleanest environment in which you live. Our goal is for our products and cleaning information to minimize the health risks posed by unwelcome allergens, bacteria, germs and viruses in your home, school, workplace or other location by equipping you with first-in-category cleaning solutions.
Six Steps To Protect Against The Spread Of Norovirus
Norovirus is the second most frequent cause of illness after the common cold. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, and occur between 24 and 48 hours after exposure. Norovirus can be life-threatening for the elderly and immunocompromised.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has six simple steps to protect families against noroviruses. These include:
Step 1. Practice Proper Hand Hygiene
Frequent hand washing is always the best defense. This includes washing hands for at least 15 seconds (sing the happy birthday song twice) or using hand sanitizers like CLEANpHIRST™ Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer, which has a 99.999% kill rate; – rubbing until hands are dry.
Step 2. Clean with CLEANpHIRST™
If you’ve had the bug, use CLEANpHIRST™ Decon 3D to disinfect all surfaces. Wear disposable gloves, and don’t forget to maintain frequently used surfaces like door knobs and light switches with CLEANpHIRST™ Ultra Clean. After cleaning, dispose of or sanitize cloths in hot water and CLEANpHIRST™ Decon 3D.
Step 3. Food and Water Safety
Avoid joining an estimated 9.2 million cases of foodborne norovirus infections each year by preventing food contamination. Always wash raw food before eating, and don’t eat food prepared by someone who is ill until 2-3 days after symptoms have cleared.
Step 4. Don’t Air Your Dirty Laundry
Direct contact with a sick person is not required to contaminate soft surfaces. The norovirus can spread from a contaminated pillowcase to a clean towel in a pile of laundry. To disinfect laundry, wash with hot water and CLEANpHIRST™ Laundry Detergent, then dry on “high.” Add CLEANpHIRST™ Decon 3D to your wash for more heavily soiled items.
Step 5. Contain Outbreaks
Immediately quarantine those who are sick. Don’t forget to disinfect everything with CLEANpHIRST™ Decon 3D, and wear protective gloves while cleaning.
Step 6. Prevent Outbreaks
Don’t wait for an outbreak to occur to clean up. Ward off norovirus by maintaining a clean household and regularly disinfecting surfaces with CLEANpHIRST™ products.
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Health concerns are always a top priority in prisons. When you have that many individuals in that tight of an environment, there is a greater risk of large outbreaks of any contagious bacteria or virus. Whether the concern is the outbreak of Staph or MRSA, or the spread of Norovirus or Flu, DepHyze 3D, by CleanpHirst can eradicate those problems. With a log kill rate of 99.99999%, DepHyze 3D is the strongest decontaminate in the world today. It is also 100% biodegradable and non-corrosive, so not to damage surfaces with regular use.
A Cleveland area Police Department recently fogged it's building, including the weight room where the officers keep in shape. Fire Departments and other first responders can use the 3D to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly infectious, blood-borne, viral diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. It will also provide 100% odor negation, of buildings, vehicles and living quarters.
CleanpHirst can offer suggestions on application protocol to help protect those who protect the public. Contact us today for help sanitizing jails and prisons.
1. Develop policies that encourage ill workers to stay at home without fear of any reprisals.
2. Develop other flexible policies to allow workers to telecommute (if feasible) and create other leave policies to allow workers to stay home to care for sick family members or care for children if schools close.
3. Provide resources and a work environment that promotes personal hygiene. For example, provide tissues, no-touch trash cans, hand soap, hand sanitizer, disinfectants and disposable towels for workers to clean their work surfaces.
4. Provide education and training materials in an easy to understand format and in the appropriate language and literacy level for all employees.
5. Instruct employees who are well but who have an ill family member at home with the flu that they can go to work as usual. These employees should monitor their health every day, and notify their supervisor and stay home if they become ill. Employees who have a certain underlying medical condition or who are pregnant should promptly call their health care provider for advice if they become ill.
6. Encourage workers to obtain a seasonal influenza vaccine, if it is appropriate for them according to CDC recommendations. This helps to prevent illness from seasonal influenza strains that may circulate at the same time as the 2009 H1N1 flu.
7. Encourage employees to get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available (expected in October) if they are in a priority group according to CDC recommendations. Consider granting employees time off from work to get vaccinated when the vaccine is available in your community.
8. Provide workers with up-to-date information on influenza risk factors , protective behaviors, and instruction on proper behaviors (for example, cough etiquette; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth; and hand hygiene).
9. Plan to implement practices to minimize face-to-face contact between workers if advised by the local health department. Consider the use of such strategies as extended use of e-mail, websites and teleconferences, encouraging flexible work arrangements (for example, telecommuting or flexible work hours) to reduce the number of workers who must be at the work site at the same time or in one specific location.
10. If an employee does become sick while at work , place the employee in a separate room or area until they can go home, away from other workers. If the employee needs to go into a common area prior to leaving, he or she should cover coughs/sneezes with a tissue or wear a face mask if available and tolerable. Ask the employee to go home as soon as possible.
If something in item #3 above jumped out at you, perhaps you need to get your hands onan extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Perhaps, you needAlcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
If you're a mobile employee or employ people who travel a lot, you might want to purchase our hand sanitizer in convenient,1.7-oz. travel-size dispensers like the ones shown above. Each provides 125 applications. [Note: Compare that to only 39 applications from a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based gels.] If you need wall-mounted dispensers for your office, warehouse or other work area(s), you can purchase wall-mounted dispensers (right) that deliver a whopping 2,375 applications per bladder.
Does CLEANpHIRST work as well as the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers? And how!
CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to only 10 seconds for alcohol-based products. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer or to place an order, click here.
Looking foran extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer? Look no further than Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Right now, CLEANpHIRST™ is offering a six-month supply of Alcohol-Free Foan Hand Sanitizer for only $30, and that includes free shipping on orders shipped to customers anywhere in the continental United States.
When you order, you'll receive six 1.7-oz. dispensers of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, each of which provides 125 applications. That’s 750 applications in all — enough to last a person almost six months at a rate of 5 applications per day.[Note: Compare that to what you get from six 2-oz. dispensers of the leading alcohol-based gels (i.e., 39 applications per dispenser x six = 234 applications.)]
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading brands (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and in other high-density people centers. Best of all, it provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin — compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products.
While a CDC-conducted survey of cruise ship passengers concluded that identification of public hand sanitizer dispensing locations could help reduce the number of people impacted by Norovirus, the best thing a seafaring vacationer can do in an effort to avoid the gastrointestinal bug known as “the Cruise Ship Virus” is to pack a supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
The only hand sanitizer on the market proven to kill both strains of Norovirus, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. In addition, it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus).
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate and without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer today for only $30, and we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
Reducing employee absenteeism by as little as one to five percent could make it possible for companies to avoid laying off workers, closing divisions and worse. Moreover, an effective way to reduce absenteeism seems to have been uncovered through research conducted in schools across the United States.
Studies in recent years have shown that rates of absenteeism among both adults and children can be reduced through simple hand hygiene programs that involves the use of hand sanitizer. For instance:
In one study (pdf),, University of Pennsylvania researchers concluded that a simple education program about hand washing, combined with the use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, resulted in 50.6 percent lower absenteeism among elementary school students; and
Another study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, revealed that the combination of hand washing and the use of hand sanitizer decreased student absenteeism by 19.8 percent and teacher absenteeism by 10.1 percent in a school with 246 teachers on staff.
It stands to reason then that, if schools can reduce absenteeism through simple hand hygiene programs that involve the use of hand sanitizer, businesses should be able to do the same.
A 2008 survey conducted by Mercer for the workforce management company Kronos® revealed that a company with a $50 million payroll (i.e., 1,000 employees earning average annual salaries of $50,000 each) will spend $4.5 million annually - or 9 percent of payroll - on unplanned incidental and extended employee absences. As the chart above indicates, even a one-percent reduction in absenteeism can have a sizable impact on a company’s bottom line.
The easiest way for a company to begin striving for such results is by making Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer available to its employees.
Offering unprecedented Log 5 efficacy (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate on Staphylococcus aureus), it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizer products on the market and has been proven proven effective against Norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile ("C. diff."). Best of all, it works in a manner that’s safe, effective and non-toxic.
Orders of hand sanitizer products may almost triple in the coming months if a new outbreak of swine flu sweeps the U.S., according one industry professional cited in a Bloomberg report today. While some of the leading manufacturers of alcohol-based product are said to be six weeks behind on production, we're reassuring worried consumers by telling them we do not anticipate any shortages of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer at CLEANpHIRST™.
Our not-so-bold prediction should come as good news to most Americans, especially those people in search of an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) -- in search of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Available in convenient, travel-sized dispensers (above left) and in wall-mounted dispensers (below right), Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizermeets a variety of needs while providing up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin -- compared to 10 seconds for alcohol-based products.
The only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., “The Cruise Ship Virus”), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, CLEANpHIRST™ is also economical. A 1.7-oz. dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizerprovides 125 applications while a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based brand delivers only 39, meaning you won’t have to buy hand sanitizer as often.
In place of alcohol, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study. According to people like the Michigan State Fire Marshal and officials at the University of Michigan, it's safer than alcohol-based products, too.
Perhaps best of all, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
If you believe alcohol-based hand sanitizer is your only viable option when it comes to trying to prevent yourself and your loved ones from contracting potentially-deadly viruses, you might want to listen to a group of doctors and reconsider your options.
During a program that aired March 9 on the nationally-syndicated television show, “The Doctors”, the show’s four physician-hosts — Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Travis Stork, Dr. Lisa Masterson and Dr. Drew Ordon — explained some of the dangers associated with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. After discussing the dangers drugs pose to teens, the segment about hand sanitizer-related dangers begins at the 1:30 mark.
Among the doctors’ warnings contained in the video are the following:
12,000 kids in 2006 were poisoned by ingesting hand sanitize
Some teenagers are using hand sanitizer to get “high”
60 percent alcohol is equal to 120-proof alcohol (alcohol-based hand sanitizers must contain at least
62 percent alcohol to be deemed “effective”)
Two ounces of alcohol-based hand sanitizer is equivalent to four shots of vodka.
Fortunately, Aloe Up® Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is available today as a safe, effective, non-toxic and alcohol-free alternative.
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers products on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), and is three times more effective than the leading brands against Norovirus. In fact, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of Norovirus.
It achieves such high levels of effectiveness through the use of a key ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), that was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
The new CLEANpHIRST™ video above offers a lot of valuable information for parents and school officials as they begin the 2009-2010 school year. For instance:
It highlights the dangers of alcohol that are found in the leading brands of hand sanitizer and, in turn, in classrooms across the country
It points out the fact that superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Norovirus and the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) pose statistically-greater risks to faculty, staff and students than gun violence on campus
It points parents and teachers in the right direction — to CLEANpHIRST™ — for help.
As fears of an H1N1 (a.k.a., "Swine Flu") pandemic rise, some in the airline industry are reportedly afraid of losing highly-profitable first-class fliers to charter services, according to an article published today. At the same time, many frequent fliers cannot afford charter travel. Regardless of where you find yourself in this equation, CLEANpHIRST™ stands ready to rescue the airline industry with Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in convenient, travel-sized, 1.7-oz. dispensers.
CLEANpHIRST™is the only hand sanitizer on the market proven effective against both strains of Norovirus (a.k.a., "The Cruise Ship Virus"), the gastrointestinal virus common on cruise ships, in nursing homes and other densely-populated environments. In addition:
CLEANpHIRST™ stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer that kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus);
CLEANpHIRST™provides up to 30 minutes of protection on the skin, and that compares to alcohol, the active ingredient in the 21-year-old technology of the leading products, which evaporates from the skin within 10 seconds of application;
A 1.7-oz. dispenser of CLEANpHIRST™ provides 125 applications while a 2-oz. dispenser of the leading alcohol-based brand delivers only 39, meaning you won't have to buy travel-size containers as often;
The active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST™, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study; and
Unlike the leading alcohol-based products, CLEANpHIRST™has not had tight new restrictions placed on it by state fire marshals and, in turn, at places like the University of Michigan.
MARCHING ORDERS
Now that you know the facts, here are your marching orders:
AIRLINE EXECUTIVES:As an alternative to losing passengers to charters, you can offer each passenger who purchases a ticket on your airline a free supply of convenient, travel-sized 1.7-oz. dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer;
EMPLOYERS OF FREQUENT FLIERS: As the employer of a work force that includes frequent fliers, you can offer each employee who must travel a free supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer;
AIRLINE EMPLOYEES:Many airlines provide their air crew members (i.e., pilots, flight attendants, first officer, etc.) with antibacterial wipes for in-flight use. In most cases, however, those wipes kill only 99.9% or 99.99 percent of the microbes you don't want around. Conversely, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer delivers efficacy of 99.999% and does it without the alcohol that dries your skin -- especially at altitude! So you should get some Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, too!
As a special bonus when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
BIG NEWS:CLEANpHIRST™ is making free samples of a brand-new skin sanitizer product available to the first 100 coaches -- high school, college and club wrestling -- in the continental United States who contact us during a special pre-launch promotion [For details, see "FREE OFFER GUIDELINES" at end of post].
The new product, Take Down Alcohol-Free Skin Sanitizer, was developed especially for wrestlers and stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based skin sanitizer products.
Take Down not only kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based skin sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also effective against MRSA and E. coli. In addition, it's the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus, and the active ingredient in TD (benzalkonium chloride) has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study.
Unlike other skin sanitizer products containing BZK, Take Down maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that evaporates within 10-15 seconds, dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Take Down and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make wrestling a "cleaner" sport for everyone.
~FREE OFFER GUIDELINES~
Are you the coach or manager of a high school or college wrestling program in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free sample of Take Down? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Skin Sanitizer” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message:
Your Name
Name of School/Program/Club
Physical Address
City State Zip Code
Best Phone Number to Reach You
Best E-mail Address to Reach You
Please know that none of the information you supply will be shared with any third parties outside of the parcel delivery service we use to ship the product to you.
Are you one of those people who doesn't think he needs to keep hand sanitizer handy (i.e., in your coat pocket, in your car or at your workplace)? If so, I ask you to reconsider by examining events that might take place in a relatively typical week in the life of an American:
If you're like about 40 percent of Americas, you attend church on a regular basis. While there, do you shake hands with your fellow churchgoers? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you're like almost 40 million other Americans with children of preschool age, chances are high that you take them to a child care facility of one kind or another on a daily basis. While there, do you touch any door handles, counters or other surfaces inside that child care facility? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you're like the vast majority of Americans who work outside the home, studies show that a large percentage of the people you work with don't wash their hands after using the restroom. While you're at work, do you ever handle items previously handled by coworkers or touch surfaces coworkers have touched? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
If you are like most Americans, you visit a grocery store at least once a week to stock up on food. While there, do you ever use a shopping cart that's already been handled by dozens of people? If so, you need to keep hand sanitizer handy.
As you might imagine, I could provide hundreds of other examples of daily activities that warrant keeping hand sanitizer handy. I cannot, however, provide more than one recommendation of a hand sanitizer best able to meet your needs: Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). Plus, it's the only hand sanitizer proven effective against both strains of Norovirus. Perhaps best of all, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in one scientific study.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Make sure you have enough CLEANpHIRST for everyone in your family. When you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! To order, click here.
A recent decision by officials at the University of Michigan should prompt others who own and manage work and living spaces -- both in academia and elsewhere -- to reconsider their policies when it comes to installation of alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers in their facilities at Ann Arbor and several regional campuses.
University officials placed tight new restrictions on the installation of such dispensers in an Aug. 20 memo distributed throughout the university. The restrictions are based largely on a state fire marshal’s bulletin limiting where alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers can be placed because of liability and risk management concerns about the product’s flammability.
The new guidelines were, according to the memo, issued jointly by the university's Office of Emergency Preparedness, the chief health officer, Operational Safety and Community Health, Fire Safety Services and the Office of Risk Management. Perhaps, that's a signal to building owners and property managers everywhere that they should reconsider their own policies regarding hand sanitizer dispensers.
In the same memo, university officials recommended procurement officials purchase hand sanitizer dispensers containing benzalkonium chloride (BZK) instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Though they didn't recommend it by name, they basically directed their purchasing officials to purchase Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer in wall-mounted dispensers.
The active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST,BZK, has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, however,CLEANpHIRST maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
What else makes CLEANpHIRST so special? Unlike the leading alcohol-based products whose active ingredient, alcohol, evaporates within 10 seconds of application, CLEANpHIRST protects your skin for 30 minutes after application. As a result, CLEANpHIRSTkills well beyond the level of those leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus.
"Many students say they routinely wash their hands," said Douglas Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University. "But even in an outbreak situation, many students simply don't." In February 2006, Powell and two colleagues -- Ben Chapman, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, and research assistant Brae Surgeoner -- observed hand sanitation behavior during an outbreak. What was thought to have been Norovirus sickened nearly 340 students at the University of Guelph in Canada.
Hand sanitation stations and informational posters were stationed at the entrance to a residence hall cafeteria, where the potential for cross-contamination was high. The researchers observed that even during a high-profile outbreak, students followed recommended hand hygiene procedures just 17 percent of the time. In a self-reported survey after the outbreak had subsided, 83 of 100 students surveyed said they always followed proper hand hygiene but estimated that less than half of their peers did the same.
Most college students surveyed perceived at least one barrier to following recommended procedures for good hand hygiene: More than 90 percent cited the lack of soap, paper towels or hand sanitizer.
In addition to being the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
CLEANpHIRST not only kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s active ingredient, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Again, order a supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for your student. You'll be glad you did, and your child might (emphasis added) even thank you for it.
Amidst reports of teens drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer to get drunk, officials with the West Independent School District in Waco, Texas, opted to be proactive and remove the products from the district's schools, according to a report today on the web site of ABC affiliate KXXV-TV 25.
Reports about school officials making decisions identical to the one made in Waco are surfacing more frequently than ever before as people become more aware of the dangers of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Only two days ago on this blog, I reported that a school district in Nova Scotia had banned alcohol-based hand sanitizer from their schools.
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Not only does it kill well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus), but it’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does so without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
If you attend or work at a school where alcohol-based hand sanitizer is still used, tell the people who make purchasing decisions at your school to contact CLEANpHIRST™ for more information about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
At St. Louis-based CLEANpHIRST™, we are so convinced that people will love Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer if they simply give it a try, we’re willing to give away free wall-mounted dispensers of the product to the first 100 people who contact us on behalf of a child care facility they own or operate in the continental United States [See "FREE OFFER GUIDELINES" at end of post].
The package we provide will include a wall-mounted dispenser and approximately 2,375 applications of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, a product that stands as an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
What makes Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer so special? In part, it’s the fact that Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, benzalkonium chloride (BZK), has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a scientific study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. Best of all, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
We look forward to finding out how excited you become about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and to introducing you to other CLEANpHIRST™ products that can make caring for children easier for you.
~ FREE OFFER GUIDELINES ~
Are you the owner or operator of a child care facility located in the continental United States who’s interested in receiving a free wall-mounted dispenser of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for use in your facility? If so, please send an e-mail to info (at) CLEANpHIRST (dot) com with “Free Wall-Mount Dispenser” in the subject line and including the following information in the body of the message:
Name of Owner/Operator/Manager
Name of Child Care Facility
Physical Address
City State Zip Code
State license number for your facility
Best Phone Number to Reach You
Best E-mail Address to Reach You (if different from the one you use)
Please know that none of the information you supply will be shared with any third parties outside of the parcel delivery service we use to ship the product to you.
You should be using alcohol-free hand sanitizer on a regular basis…
If you’re a politician, a professional athlete, a rock star or an always-on-the-go sales professional and you shake hands with a lot of people — including many you don’t know — on a regular basis;
If you’re a bus driver, a flight attendant, a school teacher or a waitress and you work in a confined space occupied by large numbers of people — including many who are sick — on a regular basis; and
If you’re a regular attendee at your house of worship and shake hands with a lot of people — including friends, acquaintances and people you’ve just met — on a regular basis.
Still using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer? Don’t worry! A safe, effective, non-toxic and alcohol-free alternative is available in the form of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. In addition, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — was proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”) in a study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
As a special bonus when you order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer for only $30, we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day.
The list below shows only 10 of the many ways DepHyze™ cleaning technology can be used to tackle some of the world’s toughest cleaning challenges:
One of the world’s largest cruise ship lines is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to kill Norovirus (a.k.a., “the cruise ship virus”);
An aircraft manufacturer in Kansas is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to decontaminate bacteria in HVAC systems and throughout the interiors of buildings on their property;
A Louisiana automobile dealer group is using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to remove odors, mold and mildew in used cars at nearly four dozen locations;
Offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico are using DepHyze™ Decon 3D for mold remediation in bathrooms, DepHyze™ Ultra Clean to disinfect and decontaminate living quarters and Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer to reduce the exchange of bacteria, germs and viruses common in close-quarters living environments;
Homeowners in Florida and several other states are using DepHyze™ Decon 3D to remediate mold and mildew growth on roof shingles;
An Illinois motel operator in used DepHyze™ Decon 3D to decontaminate a guest room that had been used illegally as a lab for manufacturing methamphetamines;
A medical device manufacturer in Illinois provided Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer to employees as part of its corporate wellness program’s emphasis on hand hygiene;
A nationally-recognized medical services business owner who provides immunizations for travelers going to foreign countries included Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer as part of a disease-prevention kit for use while traveling; and, finally…
Officials at one Indiana college used DepHyze™ Decon 3D to prevent mold in classrooms after a water main break occurred.
Regardless of your cleaning needs — challenging or not, CLEANpHIRST™ has a product featuring DepHyze™ technology to meet your needs. To learn more about these products or to place an order, click here.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a potentially-deadlly “superbug” that has become more and more difficult to treat, according to Dr. Monna Khanna, a consulting physician at icyou.com. Why? Because it has migrated from the places where it once occurred (i.e., hospitals) and out into the community.
In the video below, Dr. Khanna explains that members of the general public can take preventative measures to stop the spread of this bacteria by avoiding skin-to-skin contact, covering cuts and scrapes, and washing your hands frequently with soap and water.
Something she didn’t mention, however, is that a new class of cleaning products is now available to people responsible for keeping health care facilities, schools, athletic facilities and other locations clean. Among those products are an ultra-powerful disinfectant, a one-step cleaner, a cold-water laundry detergent, carpet cleaner and alcohol-free hand sanitizer.
To learn more about the arsenal of products available to battle Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA as well as H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”), Norovirus, Chlostridium difficile (a.k.a., “C diff“) and other bugs, visit CLEANpHIRST™ today.
Upon learning through this report yesterday that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death at 35 was believed by experts to have been caused by a bacterial infection “superbug” similar to MRSA, members of the CLEANpHIRST™ staff took time to reflect upon what other masterpieces he might have composed if only DepHyze™ Decon 3D and/or Dephyze™ Ultra Clean had been available to him.
With DepHyze™ Decon 3D and/or Dephyze™ Ultra Clean in his cleaning closet, the 18th-century musical genius would have been able to keep his humble abode clean and, possibly, keep himself from contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus (a.k.a., “MRSA”) or the up-and- coming superbug, Chlostridium difficile (a.k.a., “C diff“).
DepHyze™ Decon 3D is a safe and powerful surface decontaminant, disinfectant and moldicide that’s strong enough to eradicate the highly-contagious bacteria and viruses that cause the flu, common cold, diarrhea, food poisoning and other infections. It’s also able to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly-infectious, blood-borne viral diseases (i.e., HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C), antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and both strains of the highly-contagious Norovirus. Learn more about it here.
Dephyze™ Ultra Clean is an extremely safe, non-toxic and ultra-powerful antimicrobial disinfectant and chemical decontaminant that provides a one-step solution for killing bacteria, viruses, spores, molds, and fungus. Best of all, it replaces multiple cleaning products in your home or workplace. Learn more about it here.
If you want to do everything possible to avoid MRSA and C Diff, put DepHyze™ products from CLEANpHIRST™ to use in your home, school, workplace or other location.
To learn more about these products or to place an order for them, click here.
Hospitalizations for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections increased sharply over a 5-year period, a new study reveals. A study of U.S. data from 2000 through 2004 showed the number of people hospitalized for CA-MRSA) infections increased by 29 percent. A full report on the study (“Trends in Hospital Admissions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, United States”) will be published in the September issue of the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases, according to this news synopsis.
People who want to do everything possible to prevent CA-MRSA in their homes, hospitals, school or other locations should consider using DepHyze™ Decon 3D from CLEANpHIRST™.
DepHyze™ Decon 3D is a safe and powerful surface decontaminant, disinfectant and moldicide that’s strong enough to eradicate the highly-contagious bacteria and viruses that cause the flu, common cold, diarrhea, food poisoning, and other infections. It’s also able to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly-infectious, blood-borne viral diseases (i.e., HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C), Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and C diff, and both strains of the highly-contagious Norovirus.
A 5-week study involving 769 elementary school students determined that the use of alcohol-free hand sanitizer by those students resulted in them being 33% less likely to have been absent due to illness. The study, supported by an Orange County (Calif.) School Nurses Organization Health Promotion Grant, also found that use of the alcohol-free hand sanitizer optimizes student attendance with minimal detraction from instruction time. Furthermore, it revealed that, when standard hand washing facilities are not available or readily accessible, an efficacious alcohol-free hand sanitizer can be used in the school setting. When it comes to alcohol-free hand sanitizers, none perform better than Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. Available from CLEANpHIRST™, CLEANpHIRST kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus. Does it help against Swine Flu? Benzalkonium chloride (BZK), the active ingredient in CLEANpHIRST, has been proven effective against the H1N1 virus (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted two years ago. Unlike other hand sanitizers which contain BZK, CLEANpHIRST maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, the active ingredient found in the leading brands of hand sanitizer that dries out the skin, causes painful irritation that lasts for days and, with repeated use, can damage the skin. You can learn more about the differences between hand sanitizer products in these posts or, if you only have time to read one post, check out this one that features a group of doctors in a video worth watching. To learn more about Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and the entire line of CLEANpHIRST™ products, click here. [Editor's Note: The results of this study undergird the findings of an earlier study, the results of which were highlighted in the post, Study: BZK-Based Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer Slashes Illness Absenteeism in Elementary School.]
Flashback to 1988, and you’ll be surprised by the many changes that have taken place in our world since then. For instance:
The Intel 80386SX processor was introduced as a low-cost alternative to the company’s original 386 processor, according to this site. The 80386SX lacked a math coprocessor but still featured 32-bit architecture and built-in multitasking. It was available in lightning-fast — NOT — clock speeds of 16MHz, 20MHz, 25MHz, and 33MHz. Today’s computers offer processor speeds measured in gigahertz (GHz).
The 1988 Chevrolet Sprint Metro was the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in the United States, and its drivers paid an average of $268 per year in fuel costs! Twenty years later, the 2008 Toyota Prius was the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in the U.S. Despite being a gas-electric hybrid, its average annual fuel bill was a whopping $911.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer appeared on the market for the first time.
A lot has changed since 1988.
As the world waits anxiously for an expected outbreak of H1N1 virus (a.k.a., “Swine Flu”) this fall, perhaps one of the most-important changes is evident in the fact that consumers now have available to them an extremely safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers in the form of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). It’s also the only formula on the market that’s been proven effective against both strains of the Norovirus.
But does it help against Swine Flu?
Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Again, CLEANpHIRST Foam Hand SanitizerDOES NOT CONTAIN ALCOHOL like its 21-year-old predecessors do. Why? Because it dries the hands, causes painful irritation that lasts for days and, with repeated use, can damage the skin.
You can learn more about the differences between hand sanitizer products in these posts or, if you only have time to read one post, check out this one that features a group of doctors in a video worth watching.
As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 (”Swine Flu”), as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from Consumer Reports claims to be aimed at helping households prepare for, prevent and treat cold and flu symptoms safely and effectively. It even includes recommendations for what to pack in an emergency kit for a flu outbreak. Unfortunately, the venerable magazine made a mistake in its recommendations highlighted in a news release this morning.
Under the subhead, “How to Prepare a Swine Flu Emergency Kit,” the magazine’s editors advise consumers to pack an emergency kit in advance in case the second wave of Swine Flu is severe enough to warrant home confinement. That list includes the following items with the error-laden entry appearing in red:
A two-week supply of food and water;
Fever reducers, such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen;
Cough and cold medications containing chlorpheniramine, diphenhydramine, oxymetazoline, and pseudoephedrine and lozenges with dyclonine, glycerin, or honey can help ease symptoms;
Electrolyte drinks, such as Gatorade or Powerade, to keep you hydrated;
Hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol, such as Purell, to kill viruses when soap and water aren’t available; and
Surgical masks with an FDA rating of at least N-95 to help prevent spreading the flu. Masks need to be replaced often and disposed of after use.
If only the folks at Consumer Reports had conducted a thorough review of products available in the marketplace today, they would have realized that Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer should appear on the list above.
Why? Because it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus) and is three times more effective than the leading alcohol-based brands against Norovirus. Further still, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of the virus.
Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
Imagine what the world would be like if, long ago, medical researchers stopped looking for new cures and innovations:
A diagnosis of cancer might still be the death sentence it was when it was when so many forms of the disease were simply referred to as “consumption”;
Penicillin might still be the only antibiotic available to fight deadly viruses; and
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers might still be considered the most-effective hand sanitizer products on the market.
Fortunately, a number of great scientific advances have been made:
Cancer victims now have “fighting chances” thanks to revolutionary new surgical and non-surgical breakthroughs;
Doctors now have an arsenal of antibiotics for use in treating many of the world’s most-dangerous viruses; and
People in search of a safe and effective hand sanitizer that doesn’t dry out their skin no longer have to rely upon the leading brands, most of which contain at least 62 percent alcohol. Instead, they can turn to Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
Available from CLEANpHIRST™, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus). Three times more effective than the leading alcohol-based brands against Norovirus, it’s the only formula proven effective against both strains of the virus.
Though none of the hand sanitizers currently on the market can claim to kill every strain of the H1N1 virus, the active ingredient in Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer — benzalkonium chloride (BZK) — has been proven effective against H1N1 (a.k.a.,”Swine Flu”), according to a study conducted in Japan two years ago.
Unlike other hand sanitizer products which contain BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique surfactant package that allows that ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate. And, again, it does it without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use.
