“We want to keep kids healthy. We are always searching for ways to make that job easier and more efficient while saving taxpayer dollars.”
We receive many questions from our clients and future clients on how we keep building users healthy during this pandemic. To answer them, we often point to the following case study from a school district in Texas. They use the same electrostatic spray technology
that we use.
that we use.
Here is what they report:
Klein Independent School District (Klein ISD) comprises 50 schools with more than 50,000 students in Klein, Texas, which is near Houston. Along with ensuring these students get a quality education, the district is also incredibly focused on keeping them healthy, especially now due to COVID-19. It is because of this that they use EvaClean’s Protexus, a state-of-the-art cleaning technology, the system we also use in our clients’ facilities.
“As a district, we strive for continuous improvement, and that goes beyond the classroom,” says Klein ISD Director of Plant Operations Scott Lazar. “We want to keep kids healthy [so they can stay] in school and learning. We are always searching for ways to make that job easier and more efficient while saving taxpayer dollars. When we found Protexus, we found something that does that.”
As Lazar notes, the Protexus system is used in school areas beyond just classrooms. They also use the Protexus in the school district’s cafeterias and food service areas.
“Until now, there wasn’t a food consumption area sanitizer that didn’t have to have a clean water rinse after [cleaning],” Lazar said. With the Protexus system, rinsing after use is not necessary. Further, he says, “this product is FDA-approved to use in our cafeterias. That makes it possible to provide a clean eating area for students during back-to-back lunches.”
Another benefit of the system is that it can clean and disinfect a far wider area – up to three times wider – compared to cleaning with traditional cleaning tools and products such as mops and buckets, sprayers, and cleaning cloths.
As to how it works, when droplets of water and disinfectant pass through the unit, it creates an electrostatically charged spray or mist. This spray wraps around surfaces to sanitize and disinfect them. The process works the same whether using the handheld or backpack versions of the Protexus electrostatic sprayer.
As to Protexus’s proven effectiveness, the school performed adenosine triphosphate (ATP) monitoring to test the efficacy of their cleaning programs using the Protexus system. They began with a plant operations facility restroom that had an ATP reading of 100. After using the Protexus system, the ATP reading was 12, suggesting the surfaces were far cleaner and healthier, “in a matter of moments.”
“Ultimately, this system helps us maximize our effectiveness all around,” Lazar says. “The product is so safe, and there’s no high-touch point that goes without disinfection. And it is not just the students and custodial staff who enjoy the benefits of Protexus. After all, a safer, more effective cleaning system means a happier, healthier environment for all building users.”
Let’s review a few points to gain the best understanding of this technology and the results of using it to provide a cleaner, healthier environment.
1.The Protexus system is a form of electrostatic spray technology. It is key to our infection control program.
2.The electrostatic charge referred to is a positive electrical charge applied to the disinfectant. Because most surfaces in a facility are negatively charged, this means the spray or mist adheres to these surfaces where it attacks or eliminates pathogens.
3.Understanding ATP is particularly important; it measures the presence of organic matter on a surface, not the presence of the coronavirus or any particular pathogen. We use ATP monitoring as a red flag to tell us that health risking pathogens could be present on a surface and should be removed.
Finally, we have been using the system for 4 years now and wholeheartedly agree that the Protexus system “means a happier, healthier environment for all building users.”
We are infection control experts, here to help building managers keep their facilities cleaner, healthier, greener, and safer, in the most cost-effective ways possible. To learn more about Secure Clean, contact us at 888-609-1410.
