The Cleaning & Disinfection Cycle
The Cleaning & Disinfection Cycle
The Complete Cleaning & Disinfection Cycle is a Process Made up of Three Basic Steps:
#1- REMOVE GROSS ORGANIC MATERIAL
#2- CLEAN WITH A DETERGENT
#3- DISINFECT WITH A SPECIFIC DISINFECTANT
#1 Remove Gross Organic Material
- Remember that if you spray poop with disinfectant you DO NOT have disinfected poop… you just have a pile of wet poop!
- All gross organic material must be removed first.
- Everyone can pick up!
#2 Clean with a Detergent
- Disinfectants cannot penetrate organic material like dirt, body fluids, oils or grease.
- These materials have to be broken down and removed and cleaned with detergent first.
#3 Disinfect with a Specific Disinfectant
- Disinfectant can only work on previously cleaned surfaces or objects.
- All disinfectants require a specific wet contact time to truly disinfect.
- Some disinfectants must be rinsed away after the contact time.
- They must all be prepared with accurate concentrations and you have to know what their “life expectancy” is, i.e. how long after being prepared do they remain fully active.
- Although some disinfectants do have some detergent qualities, their primary job is to reduce the level of infective particles below a level that is harmful to health.
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