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.
It's one of the country's most renowned hospitals, and it's located in Chicago. But questions about its cleanliness were raised, and Investigator Dave Savini takes a look with a hidden camera.
The following is a partial list of entities in the health care arena now using products available from CLEANpHIRST™:
Anda Pharmaceuticals, Weston, Fla.
Emergency Medical Products, Waukesha, Wisc.
Hollister International, Libertyville, Ill.
Invacare Supply Group, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, Ill.
LTAC Acute Care VA Hospital, Lafayette, La.
Northern Ohio Medical Specialists, Huron, Ohio
Passport Health, Nationwide
Sullivan County Nursing Home, Unity, N.H.
Westboro State Hospital, Westboro, Mass.
Woodridge Nursing Home, Grapevine, Texas
If you think you might want to add your name to the growing list of end users moving away from alcohol-based hand sanitizer and replacing their "Me, too" cleaning products with a new class of options available from CLEANpHIRST™, I invite you to discover what we have to offer at our web site, http://www.cleanphirst.com/.
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.
It’s a question to which many parents and caregivers have given little thought: Do alcohol-based hand sanitizers pose an unnecessary risk to children? To help answer that question, the CLEANpHIRST™ staff came up with the following three scenarios involving a 12-year-old boy with $25 to spend:
In the first scenario, he walks into a store where beer is sold and tries to buy a six pack. After placing it on the counter, he’s told, “Sorry, son, you’re too young for that.” Why? Because the law prohibits minors from purchasing the adult beverage products that contain, on average, 5 percent alcohol by volume.
In the second scenario, the same youngster walks into a store where so-called “hard liquor” is sold and tries to buy a pint of 120-proof scotch. After placing it on the counter, he hears the same refrain: “Sorry, son, you’re too young for that.” Why? Because, again, the law prohibits minors from purchasing adult beverage products that contain, on average, 23 percent alcohol by volume.
Finally, the boy walks into a store where hand sanitizer is sold and tries to buy a 16-oz. bottle with built-in moisturizer. After placing it on the counter, he hears something different from the store clerk: “Did you find everything you need, young man?” In response, the boy says, “Yes,” completes the transaction and walks out the door with a bottle of hand sanitizer.
What’s the big deal? Like the vast majority of hand sanitizers on the market today, the hand sanitizer he purchased contained more than 62 percent alcohol by volume. Moreover, the boy’s $25 could have netted him two bottles and left him with change to spare.
Now, perhaps you’re thinking, “Children don’t drink hand sanitizer.” In response, I’d say, “Think again.”
As highlighted in a Jan. 20, 2007, report from WCCO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, hand sanitizer contains such a high alcohol content that even a couple of teaspoons can be harmful to a small, curious child who ingests it.
Finally, a poison control center official in Arizona shared some insight about the dangers posed by alcohol-based hand sanitizers in a June 9, 2009, Examiner.com article. Most importantly, he pointed out the differences between the types of alcohol used in so-called “hard liquor” versus that used in alcohol-based hand sanitizers:
Alcoholic beverages contain a type of alcohol that is 60- to 70-proof versus the isopropyl alcohol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers which is 120- to 140 proof; and
If ingested, the isopropyl alcohol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers is more likely to cause nausea, vomiting and bleeding than the alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
He added that isopropyl alcohol is “more inebriating” before pointing out that “Kids have been known to eat the (alcohol-based hand) sanitizer, typically unintentionally.” He followed that comment with some words of advice:
“If this occurs, it’s best to call the local poison center hotline.”
Beyond accidents resulting from youthful curiosity, the intentional abuse/misuse of alcohol-based hand sanitizers has become the subject of many YouTube videos. Type “hand sanitizer fire” in the search bar at YouTube, and you’ll find hundreds of videos featuring teenagers -- and even some adults! -- applying the alcohol-based product to their hands and then setting their hands on fire (something we strongly discourage).
Accidents will happen around the home, and CLEANpHIRST™ offers a means to prevent at last some of them: Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
