In many business settings, ready-to-use surface wipes are often chosen specifically because they help make sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces and devices easier and more efficient. With widespread labor shortages, ready-to-use wipes are an essential tool as they have some great advantages:
- They’re convenient for staff to use since wipes are premoistened with the sanitizing or disinfecting product and don’t require any pre-mixing of chemicals before use. Be sure to look for wipes that do not require the surface to be rinsed after use for worry-free sanitization and disinfection.
- There are wipes available with the broad-spectrum efficacy against pathogens relevant to your industry.
- Wipes can be used to sanitize or disinfect irregular-shaped surfaces that are hard to spray uniformly, such as doorknobs, handles, knobs, medical equipment, patient bed rails, and deli slicers.
- Wipes do not create dust or mist during use, so there is no need to worry about inhaling chemicals.
- Wipes can be selected with the surfaces of your facility in mind to avoid damage. Some wipes are even compatible with touchscreens and other electronics.
- They're ideal for sanitizing and disinfecting hard, non-porous surfaces commonly found in foodservice and healthcare settings
With these advantages in mind, surface sanitization and disinfectant wipes are a great option to allow staff to quickly kill germs and have more time for other important tasks.
Where to use wipes
Surface wipes have a supporting role alongside surface spray in any cleaning regimen. Turn to wipes when frequent and fast sanitization and disinfection of hard surfaces is needed or on an object that is hard to wash or spray uniformly (like door handles or railings). Surface spray is ideal for daily sanitization and disinfection of hard or soft surfaces where broader coverage is needed. What does that look like in practice, though?
For foodservice establishments, grocery stores, and convenience stores, use wipes on:
- Tables
- Electronic screens
- Food-prep areas
- Highchairs
- Large appliances
- Coffee machines
- Range hoods
- Condiment stations
- Scales
- Drain boards
- Cutting boards
- Food-prep lines
- Grocery belts
- Deli slicers
- Self-serve area
For healthcare facilities, use wipes on:
- Tables
- Electronic devices
- Surfaces at point of care
- Food-contact surfaces
- Surfaces in patient, resident, and visitor areas
- Bed railings
- Cabinets
- Chairs
- Carts
- Wheelchairs
- IV poles
- Stethoscopes
- Patient monitoring equipment
- Counters
- Over-bed tables
- NICU rooms
- Stretchers
- Diagnostic equipment
- Playrooms/toys
- Telephones
- Exam tables
- Gurneys
- Toilet seats
Where to place wipes canisters and flowpacks
- Place wipes canisters near high-touch surfaces to encourage compliance and routine sanitization and disinfection.
- A higher count canister is ideal for placement near high-traffic spots.
- Flowpacks are convenient to carry from place to place, such as for foodservice staff.
- Flowpacks fit in tight storage space or cabinets where there is no space for a canister – such as environmental services carts, workstation-on-wheels (WOW) carts, and wheelchair pockets.
Powerful Germ-Kill + PURELL PEACE OF MIND™ = a Unique Combination
Last summer, we launched PURELL® Surface Sanitizing and Disinfecting Wipes in our standard canister. Since then, we have received many customer requests for a flowpack option to help meet end user needs. We now have fragrance-free PURELL® Foodservice Surface Sanitizing Wipes and PURELL® Healthcare Surface Disinfecting Wipes in a convenient and portable 72 ct. flowpack option – offering the same trusted wipe and formulation found in our standard canister.
The portable packaging of flowpacks allows all staff to bring wipes location-to-location and move on to other tasks more quickly than ever. Key benefits of the PURELL® Surface Wipes Flowpacks include:
- Quickly kills 99.9% of many common bacteria and viruses – including cold & flu, norovirus, strep, E. coli, ESKAPE pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, and more
- Kills human coronavirus (COVID-19) in 30 seconds
- No rinse required on food-contact surfaces
- EPA Category IV (Lowest Possible) Toxicity Rating: No harsh fumes, odors, or chemicals
- Proven compatibility across most hard surfaces from desktops to digital devices
- Slim packaging fits in tight, confined storage spaces, under sinks, and inside cabinets – places where canisters don’t fit
- High-quality adhesive closure performs for the life of the product
- Soft, thick, and durable wipe fabric for an excellent end-user experience
GOJO is certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a Women's Business Enterprise, so purchasing these Wipes or other PURELL® products can help customers achieve their supplier diversity goals and demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and equity.
Interested customers should contact their GOJO distributor or visit https://www.gojo.com/en/Where-to-Buy/Distributor to locate a distributor.
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