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Reopen & Stay Open: The Vital Role of Surface Disinfection in Schools
5/3/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Should we wear one mask or layer two? Should we maintain a social distance of 3 feet or 6 feet? Is quarantining needed for 10 days or 14 days? Let’s face it, this pandemic is unprecedented, and over the last year we have been learning about what hygiene practices we need to take in our schools – and in our communities – to prevent the continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. While recommendations have evolved throughout the course of the pandemic, the overall guidance has been consistent – multiple mitigation strategies should be taken to help schools open and remain open safely during the pandemic. The focus of this article is on the importance of surface disinfection in schools.
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Let’s Celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day
4/30/2021
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
Every year on May 5th, hospitals around the globe join the World Health Organization (WHO) to celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day and raise awareness for the importance of hand hygiene. Public health organizations around the globe join this celebration, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Canada.
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What’s the Difference Between Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting?
4/29/2021
By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
As we live through this pandemic, the use of cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting products on surfaces are more common than ever. The recent CDC guidance about the relatively low risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) by contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites) led to some confusing news headlines. It’s important to remember that regular touchpoint disinfection is a simple, proactive measure shown to reduce potential fomite transmission of other significant pathogens, such as norovirus. Also, people with COVID-19 can be contagious yet not show symptoms for many days, and increased frequency of touchpoint disinfection helps mitigate this asymptomatic risk.
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Embedding Sustainability Drives Climate Impact
4/16/2021
By Dylan Beach
Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
This year, as we celebrate the 51st Earth Day, the world is uniting over three days, April 20-22, to focus on actions we all can take to further prevent climate change and environmental destruction. Science tells us that we need to reduce the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030 to avert the most significant effects of climate change.
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Keeping Food Safety On Track with Off-Premise Activity
4/15/2021
By Diane Collins
Senior Market Development Director – Foodservice, GOJO Industries
More restaurant operations are occurring outside of traditional spaces due to the growth of off-premise sales. As with all foodservice policies, “out of sight, out of mind” is never a best practice, and it’s absolutely necessary to be stewards of food safety even when it can’t be readily observed. This is the topic of a recent essay from Hal King, Ph.D., Managing Partner at Active Food Safety and Founder of Public Health Innovations.
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Dispensers 101
4/12/2021
By Stephen Marks
Former Total Solutions Senior Director, GOJO Industries
With many businesses working around the clock to open safely and return to some form of a “new normal,” we are seeing many looking to offer PURELL® Hand Sanitizer for the first time as part of that effort. For many businesses, the most appropriate solution may be through a dispensing system. However, the world of dispensing can be overwhelming and confusing for someone offering it for the first time, so we are here to help simplify this for you.
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How Smart Restroom Solutions Transformed the Way Building Cleaning is Managed at One World Trade Center
4/6/2021
By April Bertram
Former Senior Business Development Director, GOJO Industries
The iconic One World Trade Center, located in lower Manhattan, has been a long-time customer of GOJO. Recently they turned to our partnership with Kimberly-Clark Professional to transform the way they manage their restrooms. The 104-story tower has adopted the internet-connected, state-of-the-art Onvation Smart Restroom Solution to proactively control and optimize servicing of its 140 restrooms.
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GOJO Celebrates Women’s History Month as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise
3/31/2021
By Kimberly Morgan, MS, CDE, SHRM-CP
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Senior Director, GOJO Industries
Women’s History Month has been celebrated annually in the United States for more than three decades, but with the dramatic changes caused by the pandemic over the past year, we are hearing more and more stories of women leading their companies through these challenging times or otherwise making significant contributions to businesses helping the world recover from the pandemic.
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The Effect Mitigating COVID-19 Transmission Through Cleaning and Sanitation Is Having on Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
3/29/2021
By Hal King, Ph.D.
Managing Partner, Active Food Safety and Founder/CEO of Public Health Innovations
Also By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
The COVID-19 pandemic that first hit the United States in 2020 has been the largest public health crisis in more than 100 years, leading to millions of deaths globally and altering the global economy for years to come. As just one example of the far-reaching negative impacts of this virus, it has devastated the restaurant and foodservice industry in the United States and has changed the food industry’s global supply chain for years to come. Restaurant and foodservice loss of sales alone was reported by the National Restaurant Association to surpass $185 billion between March and August of 2020. Now as the pandemic has entered its second full year, there is hope that pharmaceutical interventions (i.e., vaccines and antiviral drugs) will significantly reduce the impact the pandemic has on lives and the economy.
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Raising Awareness During National Poison Prevention Week
3/22/2021
By Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, DABAT, ICPS
Clinical Toxicologist & Pharmacist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Drug and Poison Information Center
National Poison Prevention Week is celebrated the third week of March every year and is a good reminder of the actions we can take to ensure the safe use of products at home. The U.S. Congress established the recognition week in 1961 to focus national attention on the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, 93 percent of exposures happen at home, and 45 percent of exposures involve children 0 to 5 years of age.
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