Cintas Offers Back-At-School Tips for Limiting the Spread of Illness
September 11 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the common cold results in nearly 22 million lost school
days annually.1 With students and faculty now back at school,
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today released five essential
tips for mitigating the spread of pathogens throughout educational
facilities. These tips will assist schools in maintaining a healthy
environment, particularly in the build-up to this year’s cold and
flu season.
“Schools can be a breeding ground for illness-causing germs that
result in reduced student and staff productivity and even prolonged
absences. Maintaining high hygiene standards is essential for
reducing the spread of pathogens in schools,” said John Engel,
Director of Marketing – Facility Services, Cintas Corporation.
“These best practices are easy to implement on a daily basis and
help promote a healthy environment.”
The tips for limiting the spread of illnesses include:
- Wash hands regularly and
properly: Frequent hand washing is a vital task that can help
limit the spread of infection. Washing hands after touching the
nose, eyes, mouth and face also reduces the likelihood of
infections. Scrubbing hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds
is important for the effective removal of pathogens. Use hand
sanitizer to further disinfect or when hand washing is not
possible.
- Utilize a group effort: School
faculty and students can help minimize the spread of germs by
remaining diligent about throwing away items like used tissues and
paper towels and leftover food. To help janitors clean high-touch
surfaces like classroom desks, countertops and lunch room tables
more easily, everyone should aim to keep these areas clear of
miscellaneous items and debris.
- Focus on cleaning inconspicuous
areas: Some areas and items may be overlooked by busy janitors
but still need routine cleaning. These include handles for
cabinets, lockers and doors, water fountains, heating and cooling
vents and equipment like sports gear. Between custodial cleanings,
staff should also disinfect high-touch items like desks and chairs,
books and even e-learning tools and accessories like tablets,
computers, keyboards and mice.
- Limit contact with others and
communal items: The CDC notes that the flu virus can remain on
surfaces for up to 48 hours.2 During months when illnesses like
cold and flu are more prevalent, maintain adequate personal space
and avoid shaking hands or touching others. Students and staff
should also avoid directly touching communal items like staplers,
desk phones and lunch trays unless they choose to disinfect hands
before and after.
- If you show symptoms, stay at
home: Sometimes taking a sick day is the best solution to
illness, despite having deadlines to meet. Getting extra sleep,
taking medication to ease symptoms and limiting exertion can help
speed up recovery and limit the spread of illness to others. If
taking the day off is not an option, request to see if working or
learning from home is a possibility.
Cintas Facility Services offers a variety of solutions to
help improve your image, protect your business and save you money.
Its Signature Series® delivers a family of restroom dispensers with
sleek, functional and customizable design. For more information,
visit
www.cintas.com/facilityservices/restroom-supplies/signature-series/.
About Cintas
Corporation:
Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all
types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with
confidence every day by providing a wide range of products and
services that enhance our customers’ image and help keep their
facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With
products and services including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom
supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and
testing, and safety and compliance training, Cintas helps customers
get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in
Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded
over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a
component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and
Nasdaq-100 Index.
1 https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/common_cold_overview
2
https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/seasonal-flu/contamination_cleaning_english_508.pdf
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