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		<title>Manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surface Protection Program for Manufacturing How to Reduce Time Lost Due to Illness, Make Better Use of Your Cleaning Budget, And Protect Your Product When employees pick up infections in factories, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, machine control panels, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bars , copy stations, doorknobs, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The Surface Protection Program for Manufacturing</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/manufacturing.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-176" title="manufacturing" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/manufacturing.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><strong>How to Reduce Time Lost Due to Illness,<em><br />
Make Better Use of Your Cleaning Budget,<br />
And Protect Your Product </em></strong></p>
<p>When employees pick up infections in factories, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, machine control panels, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bars , copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. The Surface Protection Program does.<br />
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<p>The SPP is an affordable, biological-based (green) cleaning method. The SPP uses advanced technologies to <em>clean</em> furniture, machine control panels, fixtures, ductwork, air filters, telephones, keyboards, etc – and keep them germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the SPP provides a much cleaner, healthier, more-productive environment for your employees, customers and janitorial service workers. It can also reduce your janitorial expenses, through more efficient use of manpower and supplies (especially disinfectants).</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our SPP includes:</p>
<p><strong>1.  </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your property, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant SNiPER, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3.  Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER</p>
<p><strong>4.  </strong>Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surface after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or more of germ and bacteria killing protection.</p>
<p><strong>4.  </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>5.  </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs</p>
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		<title>Transportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken-horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Transportation How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs While Providing a Healthier Environment for Guests When guests or employees pick up infections, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as door handles, seats, bathrooms, TV screens, steering wheels, dashboards and the many other surfaces in all types of transportation vehicles. Also the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Surface Protection Program for Transportation</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/transportaton.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172" title="transportaton" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/transportaton.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em> While Providing a Healthier Environment for Guests</em></strong></p>
<p>When guests or employees pick up infections, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as door handles, seats, bathrooms, TV screens, steering wheels, dashboards and the many other surfaces in all types of transportation vehicles. Also the counters and surfaces at the check-in counter. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does.</p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based (green) method. The Surface Protection Program uses advanced technologies to <em>protect</em> all surfaces in rental cars, public transportation such as airlines, subways, commuter trains, buses, limousines, and many more – and keep everything germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner and healthier vehicle for your guests and employees. It can also reduce your cost of supplies (especially disinfectants) and eventually pay for itself.</p>
<p>If you are responsible for any guest using your transportation method, you can demonstrate that you diligently protect the health of your guests and the public. Because the Surface Protection Program can scientifically measure contamination levels before and after treatment, your use of our Surface Protection Program offers proof, not just words.</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p><strong>1.  </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your property, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant SNiPER, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3.  Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER</p>
<p><strong>3.  </strong>Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surface after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or more of germ and bacteria killing protection.</p>
<p><strong>4.  </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>5.  </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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		<title>Stadium</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Stadium &#38; Events How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs While Providing a Cleaner and Healthier Facility When fans (or concertgoers or theatergoers) pick up infections in stadiums, music halls, cinemas and theaters, the usual sources are “hot spots.” These are common areas and high-traffic spots where many people touch the same [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Surface Protection Program for Stadium &amp; Events</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/stadium1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-167" title="stadium" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/stadium1.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><em><strong>How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs</strong><br />
<strong> While Providing a Cleaner and Healthier Facility</strong></em></p>
<p>When fans (or concertgoers or theatergoers) pick up infections in stadiums, music halls, cinemas and theaters, the usual sources are “hot spots.” These are common areas and high-traffic spots where many people touch the same things. For example, ticket booths, turnstiles, snack bars and their condiment stations, the Red Cross room, the press room and the rest rooms. And of course, the seats and armrests.<br />
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<p>When performers pick up infections, the usual sources are dressing rooms and the green room. When athletes pick up infections, the usual sources are the obvious: sports equipment and the locker room. (Even antibiotic-resistant “super bugs” such as methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, or MRSA, has been found in some sports equipment.)</p>
<p>Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does. It is an affordable, biological-based (green) cleaning and protection method. The Surface Protection Program uses advanced technologies to clean and protect furniture, fixtures and equipment.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner and healthier facility for fans, performers, athletes, and your employees. It can also reduce your cost of supplies (especially disinfectants and water) and eventually pay for itself.</p>
<p>And you can demonstrate that you diligently protect the health of the public. Because the Surface Protection Program can scientifically measure contamination levels before and after treatment, your use of this program offers proof, not just words.</p>
<p>Whether it’s 20 people or 25,000 plus, the Surface Protection Program is dedicated to your customers’ satisfaction. We are the leader in protecting entertainment venues and stadiums, dedicated to delivering unrivaled cleaning and protection services to the people who matter most in your business: your customers and event guests.</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p><strong>1.  </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your facility, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant SNiPER, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3.  Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER.</p>
<p><strong>4.  </strong>Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surface after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or more of germ and bacteria killing protection.</p>
<p><strong>5.  </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>6.  </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your cleaning staff or cleaning service is doing its job – and to proudly show the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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		<title>Offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken-horton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Offices How to Get Better Control over Your Cleaning Costs While Reducing the Risk of Illness in Your Workplace When employees and customers pick up infections in offices, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bowls, copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>Surface Protection Program for Offices</strong></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/offices.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-162" title="offices" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/offices.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></a></p>
<p><strong><em>How to Get Better Control over Your Cleaning Costs<br />
While Reducing the Risk of Illness in Your Workplace</em></strong></p>
<p>When employees and customers pick up infections in offices, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bowls, copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does.<strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based cleaning method for workplace infection control. By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner, healthier, more-productive environment for your employees, customers and janitorial service workers. It can also reduce your janitorial expenses, through more efficient use of manpower and materials (especially disinfectants).  With SPP, you get more peace of mind, more cleanliness, fewer complaints, less employee illness, and lower costs.</p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p>1.  ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items in your office, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p>2.  <strong>Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant SNiPER, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as Staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.</p>
<p>3<strong>.  Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER.</p>
<p>4.  Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surface after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or more of germ and bacteria killing protection.</p>
<p>5.  Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p>6.  Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed.  ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing the job – and to proudly show your employees and guests how much you care about their health.</p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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		<title>Glossary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Antibiotic: Substance, produced by a microorganism, that inhibits or kills other microorganisms; a broad-spectrum antibiotic is therapeutically effective against a wide range of bacteria. Antibacterial: Anything that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or their ability to reproduce. Heat, chemicals such as chlorine, and antibiotic drugs all have antibacterial properties. Many antibacterial products for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Antibiotic:</strong> Substance, produced by a microorganism, that inhibits or kills other microorganisms; a broad-spectrum antibiotic is therapeutically effective against a wide range of bacteria.</p>
<p><strong>Antibacterial:</strong> Anything that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or their ability to reproduce. Heat, chemicals such as chlorine, and antibiotic drugs all have antibacterial properties. Many antibacterial products for cleaning and handwashing are sold today. Such products do not reduce the risk for symptoms of viral infectious diseases in otherwise healthy persons.</p>
<p><strong>Antimicrobial:</strong> Chemical substance, either produced by a microorganism or by synthetic means, that is capable of killing or suppressing growth of microorganisms.</p>
<p><strong>Antiseptic:</strong> Compound that stops or inhibits growth of bacteria without necessarily killing them.</p>
<p><strong>ATP – </strong>Adenosine Triphosphate – matter present in all organic material and is the4 universal unit of energy used in all living cells.</p>
<p><strong>Autoclave:</strong> Instrument consisting of a double-walled, sealable enclosure in which steam heat at greater than atmospheric pressure is used to sterilize biologically contaminated material.</p>
<p><strong>B</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Bacteria:</strong> Living organisms, microscopic in size, which usually consist of a single cell. Most congregate in numbers and can multiply quickly.</p>
<p><strong>Biocide – </strong>A chemical substance or microorganism which can deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism by chemical or biological means.</p>
<p><strong>Bio-contamination – </strong>A situation where there is a quantity or type of bio-contaminants (fungi, bacteria, viruses, etc) present.</p>
<p><strong>Biofilm:</strong> A slime layer which naturally develops when bacteria attach to an inert support that is made of a material such as stone, metal, or wood. There are also non-filamentous bacteria that will produce an extracellular polysaccharide that acts as a natural glue to immobilize the cells. In nature, nonfilament-forming microorganisms will stick to the biofilm surface, locating within an area of the biofilm that provides an optimal growth environment (i.e., pH, dissolved oxygen, nutrients). Since nutrients tend to concentrate on solid surfaces, a microorganism saves energy through cell adhesion to a solid surface rather than by growing unattached and obtaining nutrients randomly from the medium. Pseudomonas and Nitrosomonas strains are especially well known for their ability to form a strong biofilm.</p>
<p><strong>Bio-Luminescence – </strong>The production and emission of light by a living organism.</p>
<p><strong>Biotype:</strong> Biological or biochemical type of an organism. Organisms of the same biotype will display identical biological or biochemical characteristics. Certain key markers are used to define and recognize biotypes in tracing the spread of organisms in the environment and in epidemics or outbreaks.</p>
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<p><strong>C</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>C. Difficile: Clostridium difficile: </strong>A bacterium that is one of the most common causes of infection of the large bowel (colon). In technical terms, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an obligate anaerobic or microaerophilic, gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacillus.</p>
<p><strong>CDC – </strong>Centers for Disease Control</p>
<p><strong>Cell wall:</strong> The layer or structure that lies outside the cytoplasmic membrane; it supports and protects the membrane and gives the cell shape.</p>
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<p><strong>Community Acquired (CA) Infection – </strong>An infection that occurs without exposure in recent weeks or months to the risk from care in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, or home-care treatment by a health professional.</p>
<p><strong>Communicable disease:</strong> An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal or inanimate reservoir to a susceptible host; either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector or the inanimate environment. (Synonym: infectious disease).</p>
<p><strong>Contamination:</strong> The presence of an infectious agent on a body surface, in clothes, bedding, toys, surgical instruments or dressings, or other inanimate articles or substances including water and food.</p>
<p><strong>Cross-contamination – </strong>The process of transferring bacteria or germs from one surface to another by a carrier (human, animal, food, etc.).</p>
<p><strong>Cryptosporidiosis:</strong> Intestinal infection caused by coccidia (Cryptosporidium parvum).</p>
<p><strong>Culture:</strong> A particular strain or kind of organism growing in a laboratory medium.</p>
<p><strong>D</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Decontamination:</strong> Process of rendering an object or area safe for unprotected people by removing or making harmless biological or chemical agents.</p>
<p><strong>Disinfectant:</strong> Agent that destroys or inhibits microorganisms that cause disease.</p>
<p><strong>Disinfection:</strong> Killing of infectious agents outside the body by direct exposure to chemical or physical agents. High-level disinfection may kill all microorganisms with the exception of high numbers of bacterial spores; it requires extended exposure to ensure killing of most bacterial spores. It is achieved, after thorough detergent cleaning, by exposure to specific concentrations of certain disinfectants (e.g., 2% glutaraldehyde, 6% stabilized hydrogen peroxide and up to 1% peracetic acid) for at least 20 minutes. Intermediate-level disinfection does not kill spores; it can be achieved by pasteurization (75 deg. C. [167 deg. F.] for 30 minutes) or by appropriate treatment with EPA-approved disinfectants.<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Drug-resistant Infections – </strong>Infections that have become resistant to antibiotics commonly used to kill infections caused by resistant strains of bacteria.  Usually, other antibiotics can be used to kill drug resistant infections.</p>
<p><strong>E</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>E. coli:</strong> Short for Escherichia coli, the colon bacillus, a bacterium that normally resides in the human colon. Most strains of E coli are quite harmless. However, some strains of E. coli are capable of causing disease, sometimes disease of deadly proportions.</p>
<p><strong>Electrostatic Spray – </strong>An electrically charged spray that negatively charges droplets attracting them to positively charged objects.</p>
<p><strong>Enzyme:</strong> Organic substances (proteins) produced by living organisms and act as catalysts to speed up chemical changes.</p>
<p><strong>EPA – </strong>Environmental Protection Agency</p>
<p><strong>Epidemiology – </strong>The study of the distribution and determinants of health conditions or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems.</p>
<p><strong>Exposure – </strong>Having come into contact with a cause of, or possessing a characteristic that is a determinant of, a particular health problem.</p>
<p><strong>F</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Fungus (pl. fungi):</strong> An organism that is either filamentous or unicellular and lacks chlorophyll. It has a true nucleus enclosed in a membrane and chitin in the cell wall.</p>
<p><strong>G</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Germicide:</strong> An agent that destroys germs; disinfectant.</p>
<p><strong>Gram-Negative:</strong> To describe a prokaryotic cell whose cell wall stains pink (negative) in Gram stain. The cell wall of a gram-negative bacterium contains relatively little peptidoglycan but contains an outer membrane composed of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipoprotein, and other complex macromolecules.</p>
<p><strong>Gram-Positive:</strong> To describe a prokaryotic cell whose cell wall stains purple (positive) in Gram stain. The cell wall of a gram-positive bacterium consists chiefly of peptidoglycan and lacks the outer membrane of gram-negative cells.</p>
<p><strong>Gram Stain:</strong> A differential stain that divides bacteria into two groups, gram-positive and gram-negative based on the ability to retain crystal violet when decolorized with an organic solvent such as ethanol.</p>
<p><strong>Gram Variable:</strong> Some Gram-positive cells occur in an otherwise Gram-negative pure culture.</p>
<p><strong>Growth:</strong> In microbiology, an increase in both cell number and cellular constituents.</p>
<p><strong>Growth Rate:</strong> The rate at which growth occurs, usually expressed as the generation time.</p>
<p><strong>H</strong></p>
<p><strong>HACCP – </strong>Hazard Analysis &amp; Critical Control Points, A management system in which food safety is addressed.</p>
<p><strong>HAI (Healthcare-Associated Infection) – </strong>A localized or systemic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs in a healthcare setting.</p>
<p><strong>Heterotroph:</strong> A microorganism which uses organic matter for energy and growth.</p>
<p><strong>Hygroscopic:</strong> Absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.</p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Infection:</strong> Invasion by and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissue resulting in disease. Infection is not synonymous with infectious disease; the result may be inapparent (see Inapparent infection) or manifest (see Infectious disease). The presence of living infectious agents on exterior surfaces of the body, or on articles of apparel or soiled articles, is not infection, but represents contamination of such surfaces and articles. (See Infestation and Contamination).</p>
<p><strong>Infectious Agent:</strong> An organism (virus, rickettsia, bacteria, fungus, protozoan or helminth) that is capable of producing infection or infectious disease. Infectivity expresses the ability of the disease agent to enter, survive and multiply in the host; infectiousness indicates the relative ease with which a disease is transmitted to other hosts.</p>
<p><strong>Infectious Disease:</strong> A clinically manifest disease of humans or animals resulting from an infection. (See Infection).</p>
<p><strong>Isopropyl Alcohol:</strong> (also 2-propanol, iso, isopro, rubbing alcohol, or the abbreviation IPA) is a common name for isopropanol, a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor. It has the molecular formula C3H8O and is the simplest example of a secondary alcohol, where the alcohol carbon is attached to two other carbons.</p>
<p><strong>L</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Leaching:</strong> Removal of valuable metals from ores by microbial action.</p>
<p><strong>Logarithmic Phase:</strong> Period of maximal growth rate of a microorganism in a culture medium.</p>
<p><strong>Luminometer – </strong>A hand-held device that tests levels of ATP on a surface.  A method of determining surface contamination.</p>
<p><strong>Lysing:</strong> A disintegration or breakdown of cells which releases organic matter.</p>
<p><strong>M</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>MDRO</strong><strong> (</strong><strong>Multi-Drug Resistant Organism</strong><strong>) – </strong>Bacteria that have become unusally resistant to amny of the drugs that used to be effective against them.</p>
<p><strong>Microorganism:</strong> A living organism too small to be seen with the naked eye; includes bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and microscopic algae; also includes viruses.</p>
<p><strong>Mold:</strong> A filamentous fungus composed of filaments that generally form a colony that may be either fuzzy, powdery, wooly, velvety, or relatively smooth.</p>
<p><strong>MRSA:</strong> Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.</p>
<p><strong>N</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Nanotechnology:</strong> A technology with nanometer level structured materials (&lt;100 nm) that employ a functional benefit provided by the nanostructural scale.</p>
<p><strong>Necrosis:</strong> Pathological death of a cell or group of cells.</p>
<p><strong>Nosocomial:</strong> Pertaining to or originating in hospital, as nosocomial infection.</p>
<p><strong>Nosocomial Infection:</strong> An infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other healthcare facility in whom it was not present or incubating at the time of admission; or the residual of an infection acquired during a previous admission. Includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge, and also such infections among the staff of the facility (Synonym: hospital-acquired infection).</p>
<p><strong>O</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Opportunistic Infection:</strong> An infection caused by an organism capable of causing disease only in individuals whose resistance to infection is lowered.</p>
<p><strong>OSHA:</strong> Occupational Safety and Health Administration.</p>
<p><strong>P</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Pandemic:</strong> Epidemic over a wide geographical area, or even worldwide.</p>
<p><strong>Parasite:</strong> An organism that lives on or in a living animal or plant host and derives nourishment</p>
<p><strong>Pathogen:</strong> Any disease-producing microorganism.</p>
<p><strong>Pathogenic:</strong> Capable of causing disease.</p>
<p><strong>Personal Hygiene:</strong> In the field of infectious control, those protective measures, primarily within the responsibility of the individual, that promote health and limit the spread of infectious diseases, chiefly those transmitted by direct contact.</p>
<p><strong>PPE – </strong>Personal Protective Equipment</p>
<p><strong>Q</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Quaternary Structure:</strong> In proteins, the number and arrangement of individual polypeptides in the final protein molecule.</p>
<p><strong>R</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Resistance:</strong> A permanent change in the organism that renders an antibiotic ineffective, at essentially any reasonable concentration.</p>
<p><strong>S</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Spore:</strong> Propagule that develops by sexual reproduction (ascospore, basidiospore, zygospore) or by asexual means within a sporangium (sporangiospore). Those most commonly seen in the clinical laboratory are usually enclosed in a sac-like structure (as opposed to conidia which are free, not enclosed).</p>
<p><strong>Sporoformer:</strong> A bacterial species capable of producing Endospores; examples of Spore-forming anaerobes are Clostridium spp. and Sarcina ventriculi.</p>
<p><strong>SSI – </strong>Surgical Site Infections ot infections that are directly related to an operative procedure.</p>
<p><strong>Staph:</strong> Staphylococcus.</p>
<p><strong>Substrate:</strong> The base on which an organism lives. Or the base material on which coatings can be applied. Zeolite &#8211; The patented multi-faceted zeolite crystal carrier is a three dimensional release mechanism that provides efficient release of silver ions independent of particle orientation in the substrate. The silver ions exchange with other positive ions (often sodium) from the moisture in the environment, effecting a release of silver on demand.</p>
<p><strong>Symptom – </strong>Any indication of disease noticed or felt by a patient.</p>
<p><strong>T</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Toxicity:</strong> The relative degree of being poisonous or toxic. A condition which may exist in wastes and will inhibit or destroythe growth or function of certain organisms.</p>
<p><strong>U</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Unicellular:</strong> Single celled organism, such as bacteria.</p>
<p><strong>V</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci:</strong> (VRE) Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection is the most common type of infection acquired by patients while hospitalized. Patients at risk for VRE are those who are already ill, and hospitalized, including individuals with diabetes, elderly, ICU patients, kidney failure patients, or patients requiring catheters. Enterococci can survive for months in the digestive tract and female genital tract. Other risk factors for acquiring VRE include those how have been previously treated with vancomycin and combinations of other antibiotics. Treatment of VRE is generally with other antibiotics other than vancomycin. Prevention of VRE can be achieved by proper hand hygiene.</p>
<p><strong>Virus:</strong> A genetic element containing either DNA or RNA that is able to alternate between intracellular and extracellular states, the latter being the infectious state.</p>
<p><strong>W</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>WAS:</strong> Waste activated sludge, mg/L. The excess growth of microorganisms which must be removed from the process to keep the biological system in balance.</p>
<p><strong>Z</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Zone of Inhibition:</strong> The area of no bacterial growth around an antimicrobial agent in the disk-diffusion test.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Retail How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs While Providing a Healthier Environment for Associates and Customers Image and cleanliness are essential to creating a positive shopping environment and experience, which retailers hope will encourage repeat business. Our Surface Protection Program will create a customized cleaning solution that’s based on your facility, [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center"><strong><em>How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs<br />
While Providing a Healthier Environment for Associates and Customers</em></strong></p>
<p>Image and cleanliness are essential to creating a positive shopping environment and experience, which retailers hope will encourage repeat business. Our Surface Protection Program will create a customized cleaning solution that’s based on your facility, your staffing levels, and your peak periods of traffic.</p>
<p>When associates or customers pick up infections in a retail store, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as shopping carts, shopping baskets, demonstrator models of computers and other electronic devices, sofas for customers viewing demonstrator televisions, checkout conveyor belts, changing rooms and rest rooms. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does.</p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based (green) cleaning method. The Surface Protection Program uses advanced technologies to <em>deep-clean</em> these hot spots – and keep everything germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner store for your associates, customers and community. It can pay for itself by reducing your cleaning costs overall.</p>
<p>If you manage a supermarket, electronics store, home center, clothing store, shopping center, or other kind of retail store, you can demonstrate that you diligently protect the health of your community. Because the SPP can scientifically measure contamination levels before and after treatment, your use of the Surface Protection Program offers proof, not just words.</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p><strong>1.  </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your property, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant Sniper, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3.  Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER.</p>
<p><strong>4.  </strong>Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surface after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or more of germ and bacteria killing protection.</p>
<p><strong>5.  </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>6.  </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surface Protection Program for Manufacturing &#160; How to Reduce Time Lost Due to Illness, Make Better Use of Your Cleaning Budget, And Protect Your Product When employees pick up infections in factories, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, machinecontrol panels, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bars , copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>The Surface Protection Program for Manufacturing</h1>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48" title="manufacturer topper" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/manufacturer-topper.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></h4>
<h4>How to Reduce Time Lost Due to Illness,<em><br />
Make Better Use of Your Cleaning Budget,<br />
And Protect Your Product</em></h4>
<p>When employees pick up infections in factories, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, machinecontrol panels, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bars , copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. The Surface Protection Program does.</p>
<p>The SPP is an affordable, biological-based (green) cleaning method. The SPP uses advanced technologies to <em>clean</em>furniture, machine control panels, fixtures, ductwork, air filters, telephones, keyboards, etc – and keep them germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the SPP provides a much cleaner, healthier, more-productive environment for your employees, customers and janitorial service workers. It can also reduce your janitorial expenses, through more efficient use of manpower and supplies (especially disinfectants).</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our SPP includes:</p>
<p><strong>1. </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your property, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 cleaner/disinfectant an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system,insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3. </strong>Treatment with a surface protectant long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surfaces after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or longer of germ and bacteria killing action.</p>
<p><strong>4. </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>5. </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Hospitality &#160; How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs While Providing a Healthier Environment for Guests When guests or employees pick up infections, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as door handles, light-switch plates, telephones, TV remotes, bathroom surfaces, health center exercise equipment, lockers and swimming pools. Also keyboards and copy stations in the business center. Accumulations of germs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Surface Protection Program for Hospitality</h1>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45" title="hospitality topper" src="http://www.bioprotectionservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hospitality-topper.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="181" /></h3>
<h3>How to Reduce Your Cleaning Costs<em><br />
While Providing a Healthier Environment for Guests</em></h3>
<p>When guests or employees pick up infections, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as door handles, light-switch plates, telephones, TV remotes, bathroom surfaces, health center exercise equipment, lockers and swimming pools. Also keyboards and copy stations in the business center. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does.</p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based (green) method. The Surface Protection Program uses advanced technologies to <em>protect</em> furniture, bedding, carpets, fixtures, telephones, remotes, ductwork, air filters,exercise equipment, keyboards and more – and keep everything germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner and healthier property for your guests and employees. It can also reduce your cost of supplies (especially disinfectants) and eventually pay for itself. And you can further offset costs by offering special premium-cleaned and protected rooms.</p>
<p>If you manage a restaurant, banquet hall, hotel or motel, you can demonstrate that you diligently protect the health of your guests and the public. Because the Surface Protection Program can scientifically measure contamination levelsbefore and after treatment, your use of our Surface Protection Program offers proof, not just words.</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p><strong>1. </strong>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items at your property, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 cleaner/disinfectant an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3. </strong>Treatment with a surface protectant long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surfaces after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or longer of germ and bacteria killing action.</p>
<p><strong>4. </strong>Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>5. </strong>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Healthcare Surface Protection Program for Healthcare How to Reduce Cross-Contamination And Lower Your Cleaning Costs Every health-care facility – from the largest medical center to the smallest clinic or private practice – runs a risk of cross-contamination. Although cross-contamination may not be an everyday event, it can lead to illnesses and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Surface Protection Program for Healthcare</h1>
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<p>Surface Protection Program for Healthcare</p>
<p align="center">How to Reduce Cross-Contamination<br />
And Lower Your Cleaning Costs</p>
<p>Every health-care facility – from the largest medical center to the smallest clinic or private practice – runs a risk of cross-contamination. Although cross-contamination may not be an everyday event, it can lead to illnesses and malpractice claims. Today, with MRSA and other methicillin-resistant bacteria, the risk is severe.</p>
<p>If someone picks up an infection in your facility, the likely sources are “hot spots” – fomites such as bedside controls, wheelchairs, telephone keypads, computer keyboards, doorknobs and light-switch plates. Accumulations of microbes in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. The Surface Protection Program does.</p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based (green) cleaning method. The SPP uses advanced technologies to <em>deep-clean</em> furniture, fixtures, wheelchairs, telephones, ductwork and air filters – and keep them germ-free for up to three months.</p>
<p>By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the SPP provides a much cleaner and healthier environment for you, your staff, your patients and your janitorial service workers. It can also reduce your janitorial expenses, through more efficient use of manpower and materials (especially disinfectants).</p>
<p><strong>Summary of Services</strong></p>
<p>Our SPP services can include any or all of the following as determined:</p>
<ul>
<li>ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items in your facility, to determine contamination levels.</li>
<li><strong>Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 disinfectant SNiPER, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system, insuring complete coverage</li>
<li><strong>Wipe down Active Touch Points </strong>with our PerfectClean cloth wipes with anti-microbial protection built in and designed to remove all the germs, bacteria and pathogens inactivated by SNiPER.</li>
<li>Treatment with Bio-Protect 500 long-term antimicrobial <strong>surface protectant</strong>.</li>
<li>Coordination with your staff or janitorial service on scheduling, designing and optimizing application.</li>
<li>Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed. ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing its job – and to proudly show your guests and the public how much you care about their health.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Call Us Today</strong></p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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<h4 style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.importantlittlefacts.com/noso2" target="_blank">Nosocomial Infections, Part 2</a></h4>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surface Protection Program for Offices How to Get Better Control over Your Cleaning Costs While Reducing the Risk of Illness in Your Workplace When employees and customers pick up infections in offices, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bowls, copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><em>How to Get Better Control over Your Cleaning Costs<br />
While Reducing the Risk of Illness in Your Workplace</em></strong></p>
<p>When employees and customers pick up infections in offices, the usual sources are “hot spots” such as keyboards, telephones, tables in break rooms, coffee bowls, copy stations, doorknobs, and light-switch plates. Accumulations of germs (microbes, including bacteria, viruses, algae and mold) in these places cause cross-contamination that spreads illness from person to person. Most cleaning methods don’t prevent cross-contamination. Our Surface Protection Program does.<strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p>The Surface Protection Program is an affordable, biological-based cleaning method for workplace infection control. By scientifically attacking cross-contamination, the Surface Protection Program provides a much cleaner, healthier, more-productive environment for your employees, customers and janitorial service workers. It can also reduce your janitorial expenses, through more efficient use of manpower and materials (especially disinfectants).  With SPP, you get more peace of mind, more cleanliness, fewer complaints, less employee illness, and lower costs.</p>
<p>Our Surface Protection Program includes:</p>
<p><strong>1.</strong>  ATP <strong>testing</strong> of furniture, fixtures and portable items in your office, to determine contamination levels.</p>
<p><strong>2.  Disinfect</strong> all surfaces with EPA approved Level 4 cleaner/disinfectant an environmentally friendly, non-toxic disinfectant that kills all active bacteria and germs, and more importantly has been tested to kill spores of all well-known contaminants such as staph, MRSA, CDiff and more.  We apply this using an electrostatic spraying system,insuring complete coverage.</p>
<p><strong>3. </strong>Treatment with a surface protectant long-term antimicrobial <strong>preventative</strong>.  This coats the surfaces after the disinfectant is applied providing 90 days or longer of germ and bacteria killing action.</p>
<p><strong>4.</strong>  Coordination with janitorial staff for optimal application schedule.</p>
<p><strong>5.</strong>  Ongoing <strong>monitoring</strong> of contamination levels as needed.  ATP testing enables you to determine how well your staff is doing the job – and to proudly show your employees and guests how much you care about their health.</p>
<p>Call us today at (480) 861-1427 for a free consultation. We can help you determine an affordable plan that fits your specific needs.</p>
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