Planning and Implementing a Surface Program

Just like no two schools are exactly alike, the same goes for the surfaces in a school. From the classroom to the teachers’ lounge, there are hundreds of different surfaces throughout your school, some of which are touched by nearly everyone, others by just a few people every day.

There are the obvious areas – cafeterias and restrooms, desks and chairs – but when it comes to effectively eliminating germs, you have to dig a little deeper. Don’t overlook high-touch items that may be hiding in plain sight, like:

• Condiment stations and napkin dispensers
• Lockers
• Vending machines
• Microwaves and coffee pots
• Restroom surfaces
• Broom handles and other cleaning equipment
• Shared office equipment like pens and printers

Highlighting areas like these can ensure your staff is proactively disinfecting throughout the day, and can have a significant impact on reducing the number of illness-causing germs at your school.

Choose the Right Products

From maintenance and janitorial staff to teachers and administrators, teamwork is a great way to help keep your facility cleaner and eliminate germs. But be aware that many surface cleaning products require gloves or other PPE, and need to be rinsed off of surfaces after their designated contact times.

PURELL® surface sanitizers and disinfectants don’t require gloves or rinsing, and are safe for a variety of both hard and soft surfaces - including food-contact surfaces – so you can feel good about using these products wherever they’re needed.