As your business prepares to re-open, Spectrum can provide experienced teams to professionally disinfect and decontaminate work areas and prepare plans as you resume operations.
Why use Spectrum for your COVID-19 disinfection services and business re-opening needs?
As plans are made to resume business operations, Spectrum will help businesses address the requirements of the OSHA General Duty Clause, which requires employers to furnish to each worker “employment and a place of employment, which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.” Spectrum’s experience and knowledge in this area will help provide compliance by offering the following:
- Almost 30 years of providing personnel experienced in recognizing specific hazards and changing conditions.
- Knowledge of OSHA and MSHA regulatory requirements applicable to re-opening objectives.
- Experience in handling and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Use of Higher Levels of PPE that exceed the recommended guidelines established by the CDC, including: Full Face/Half Face Respirators and Vinyl coated Tyvek.
- Documented training and plans like Job Safety Analysis, Tailgate Safety Meetings, and refresher trainings that are required.
- Spectrum carries insurance limits that exceed most required limits of liability. We understand the need to mitigate risks.
- Spectrum utilizes only approved disinfectants recommended by the CDC and EPA.
Questions and Answers
We also understand that many business owners, managers and decision makers have questions as to how to go about planning for re-opening. The following Q&A provides several of the most common inquires Spectrum has received.
Q: Do your disinfectant products meet the EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19?
A: Products utilized by Spectrum are on the EPA’s N-List. This is a list of products that include the human coronavirus strain.
Q: What does dwell time mean?
A: Dwell time is the same as contact time, which you will see listed on disinfectant labels. Spectrum’s disinfectant products are designed either to kill on contact or require a dwell/contact time of 10 minutes.
Q: Should we plan on pre-cleaning a surface before using a disinfectant?
A: If an area is soiled, it should be cleaned prior to disinfecting. We recommend Blue Concentrate (2085FC).
Q: How long does a disinfectant need to stay on the surface to work effectively?
A: This depends on the surface to be cleaned. In most cases, the disinfectant used by Spectrum requires a contact time of 10 minutes. However, if we are disinfecting around high voltage electrical panels or machinery, we will utilize an alcohol-based disinfectant that allows minimal dwell time but achieves the same disinfecting objective.
Q: Are surfaces safe to touch after the disinfectant product has been applied?
A: Surfaces are safe to touch AFTER the disinfectant product has dried or the surface has been wiped dry after the 10-minute contact time.
Q: Should food contact surfaces (cafeteria tables, desks, etc.) be treated differently than non-food contact surfaces?
A: Yes. Food contact surfaces should be rinsed with potable water after the 10-minute contact time and then dried.
Q: How will you dispose of the waste and who is the generator?
A: Spectrum will properly dispose of all spent PPE and cleaning debris as a bio-hazard waste at a permitted facility and will do so as the generator of the waste.
Call us today so we can help you plan and prepare for re-opening your business. We look forward to assisting you and your business prepare to re-open.
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