Which Disinfectant Should I Use

Another great question and answer: Q. Which disinfectant should I use when disinfecting environmental surfaces? A. Your facility will specify the EPA approved hospital grade disinfectant to use. A good rule is to only use disinfectants registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). See https://www.epa.gov/oppad001/active-hospital-disinf.pdf. Remember to always follow the instructions on the product…

BED BUGS

Don’t start itching, and then check underneath your bed! You see it seems that bedbugs, also known as Cimex Lectularius are showing up in many places. The bloodsucking bugs were virtually eradicated in the United States in the 1950s. But they are now showing up practically everywhere, nursing homes, jails, apartment buildings, dormitories, even hospitals….

Cleaning Procedures Part 2

I wrote some general cleaning procedures back here and several people thanked me and asked for more. So I want to take some time and give you some more general and some specific cleaning procedures, along with some important definitions. I have two ways to explain what I feel clean is. First, the absence of…