“A major part of the school’s new cleaning regime is adopting the
bio-cleaning system, Toucan Eco, to disinfect.”
2. Understand who may be harmed and how: who is most vulnerable and what can be done to minimise their risk?
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Input a strategy to minimise and control the risk: Measures such as social distancing and frequent cleaning should be considered.
4. Keep a record: Providing reassurance for staff, parents and pupils.
5. Evaluate and adapt where necessary: Keep in line with current government guidance and change your strategy where needed.
Implementing new cleaning routines
With an increase in the frequency of cleaning, and staff now taking on additional cleaning duties, staff should be mindful of cross-contamination. To help combat this, Bright Futures has implemented a colour coded microfibre cloth system. That way, staff can be sure all clothes are cleaned at the end of each day and new cloths are introduced for the next day.
Alison continued: “In each room, we’ve introduced a box of cleaning products that staff can use to clean and disinfect as they go. It includes a Toucan Eco disinfectant spray, colour-coded microfibre cloths and gloves. Personal protective equipment, including masks and face shields, are available should they be needed.
“At the end of each day, we remove the cloths from each classroom so they can be washed and then we introduce a new set of colour-coded clothes the following day. This has given our staff and students peace of mind that they have clean equipment each day.”
The government gives the following advice for cleaning and disinfecting cloths and other laundry: ‘Wash items in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Use the warmest water setting and dry items completely. Do not shake dirty laundry, this minimises the possibility of dispersing virus through the air.’
Gill Ireson, Head of Sales at Robert Scott, has recommendations for avoiding cross-contamination. She commented: “As a rule, always clean from top to
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bottom – so high level to work surfaces to floors. Always clean starting from the cleanest to dirtiest so as not to contaminate clean areas. And always clean from the back of the room to the front when cleaning floors.
“Folding cloths before use is also a good way to avoid cross-contamination. This will provide users with eight clean sections to use on each cloth, so the risk of moving any bacteria from area to area is greatly reduced. After use, the cloths can be deposited directly into a laundry bag and should be washed above 60°c.”
Gaining confidence
Alison says a major part of the school’s new cleaning regime is adopting the bio-cleaning system, Toucan Eco, to disinfect surfaces, equipment, key touchpoints and more.
Toucan Eco offers a combative solution for killing bacteria and viruses. The technology lets users make their own multipurpose disinfectant cleaner from water, salt and electricity. The solution kills up to 99.999% of microorganisms, including harder-to-kill microorganisms than the coronavirus.
Tests have been undertaken by an independent accredited laboratory for the solution against norovirus and poliovirus – both standard methodologies for testing biocides for viruses – showed log reductions of 5 (99.999%) and log 6 (99.9999%) respectively. What’s more, because of its simple ingredients, Toucan Eco is also eco-friendly, effective and safe.
Alison explained: “Without Toucan Eco, I think a lot of our staff and students would have had reservations about their safety at the school, but it has given everyone the confidence that our environment is as safe as possible.
“We can make our own solution on-site and divide it into bottles for each classroom where everything gets sprayed, from tables to doors and whiteboards. We even use it to disinfect our hands as it’s only made from salt and water, so it’s much less harsh than an alcohol-based anti- bacterial gel.”
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