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3 Ways to Keep Your Home Clean this Month

3 Ways to Keep Your Home Clean this Month

by | Dec 14, 2020 | Latest

Home is where the heart is, where family is, where peace of mind comes first and safety reigns supreme. This season, home safety is at the top of everyone’s wish list as we all look to take precautions against pathogens to reduce our risk of illness as much as possible. While we all try to stay diligent in taking the proper precautions recommended by health experts, our homes can still become vulnerable to germs and bacteria.

Here are three ways to best protect your home from unwanted microscopic visitors this season.

1. Follow Public Health Guidelines

This is the best place to start. By now, health officials have determined a few small things everyone can do to slow the spread of germs and stay healthy this winter. These include:

  • Washing your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water
  • Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands
  • Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow
  • Wear a mask or face covering when out in public
  • Stay home and away from others if feeling ill
  • Follow updates and guidelines from local health officials

A full list of recommendations can be found on the Health Canada website. Sticking to these guidelines is Step 1 in maintaining a safe and healthy home this season.

2. Limit Non-Essential Travel

Many regions in Ontario – and across Canada – are operating under different regulations to slow the spread of illness. To best protect your home, it’s a good idea to limit going out in public as much as possible. If you must go out, for work or for essential items, adhere to public safety guidelines. When it shops or retailers, make sure they have the proper safety precautions in place. If travelling to another region, be sure to check to see if your destination has different public health regulations in place.

By limiting time in public spaces, which can often spread germs, you can reduce the risk of inadvertently allowing pathogens into your home.

3. Completely Disinfect Your Home with SteraMist®

While taking these precautions is vital in slowing the spread of germs, areas of your home, from countertops and light switches to more hard-to-reach surfaces, may still be hotspots. With SteraMist®, your home can be completely disinfected with virtually no downtime. SteraMist® targets all surfaces in your home with innovative technology to ensure all surfaces are completely decontaminated and free from illness-causing germs. By disinfecting your home with SteraMist®, your space will be cleaned with a solution that:

  • Kills pathogens on contact
  • Applied in seconds, effective in minutes
  • 100% eco-friendly
  • Authorized for sale by Health Canada
  • Safe for sensitive materials (paperwork, electronics, etc.)
  • Fast-acting, effective, and safe

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How to Sterilize Your Home or Office with Almost Zero Downtime

How to Sterilize Your Home or Office with Almost Zero Downtime

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Latest

Whether you’re spending more time at home or continuing to go to an office this winter, everyone deserves peace of mind knowing that their environment is safe for themselves, their families, and their coworkers. Knowing that your space is free from germs, viruses, and bacteria will allow you to focus on what matters most this season.

There are several ways that homes, offices, and businesses can be sterilized to offer protection from dangerous pathogens. Here are a few things to keep in mind when wanting to decontaminate your home or office, including one option that offers virtually no downtime.

At Home

Your home should be your safe haven, a place of rest. It is important to remember that disinfection is crucial to reducing the risk of virus transmission for everyone in the home. Start with the little things. Ensuring everyone washes their hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds can reduce the spread of pathogens. Going one step further, cleaning frequently touched surfaces  like tables, doorknobs, light switches, and appliances with soap and water can reduce the number of germs, dirt, and impurities on those surfaces.

But this alone is not a complete solution, as germs may remain on surfaces at home despite taking these actions. Using disinfectants on surfaces around the house can do more to kill germs, but depending on the type of disinfectant used and how, it can be very difficult to ensure every surface is thoroughly sterilized from dangerous pathogens.

At Work

Outside of the home, offices and workplaces can be susceptible to the spread of viruses and pathogens. These spaces include office buildings, retailers, restaurants, schools, and entertainment complexes – areas that are frequented by crowds. Keeping the workplace clean while it’s open means keeping your customers safe and happy. While some of these spaces may have dedicated cleaning services that attend to them, the volume and frequency of people passing through can make them difficult to keep sterilized on a regular basis. Moreover, providing a deep clean to offices, businesses, and retailers through these traditional means can lead to significant downtime, potentially hurting the organization’s productivity and profitability.

How to Sterilize Your Space with Almost No Downtime

Whether you’re staying home or going to work, there is one way you can sterilize your space against dangerous pathogens in a way that is fast, effective, and has virtually no downtime: SteraMist®.

Applied in seconds and effective in just minutes, SteraMist® is unlike any other cleaning product on the market. Originally developed by the US Military to fight against bioterrorism, SteraMist® uses cutting edge Binary Ionization Technology (BIT™) and a very low (7.8%) Hydrogen Peroxide solution to create a fine mist that kills dangerous pathogens on contact, reaching even the most difficult places in any home, office, or commercial space.

Why Use SteraMist® to Clean Your Space:

  • Proven to eliminate pathogens
  • Disinfection in 5 seconds
  • 100% Eco-Friendly
  • Authorized for sale by Health Canada, approved by the US FDA and EPA
  • Touch-free application
  • Leaves no odours or residue, and safe on sensitive items

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Your Winter 2020 Safety Checklist

Your Winter 2020 Safety Checklist

by | Nov 30, 2020 | Latest

The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic means that this winter season will be unlike any other. From business and workspaces to individuals staying at home, we all are having to make adjustments to our routines. Nevertheless, we all want to be able to enjoy the winter season safely. With that in mind, STER-OL offers this simple checklist. Following these steps can help you, your family, and your colleagues make the best of the coming snowy season.

 

1. Stay Informed with Updates from Health Officials

This may seem like an obvious first step, but it is a crucial one. Staying informed of the COVID-19 pandemic through official channels is essential for stopping the spread and staying safe this winter. These include the Government of Canada, Health Canada, and provincial and municipal government officials. Keeping up-to-date will ensure you have the latest information to stay safe, as well as learn new details regarding business operations, local guidelines, and how your community is coping this winter.

 

2. Follow Recommended Safety Precautions

Whether you’re spending your time at home or in a shared space like an office or business environment, keep aware of your surroundings and do what you can to protect yourself and those around you. Whenever you step out of your home, whether for work or to pick up some essentials, be sure to bring a face mask or shield with you to enter public places. You can even pack an extra one in your car, bag, or purse. The same can be said for a bottle of hand sanitizer. Regardless of if you’re going out for the day or staying home, frequent hand washing and physical distancing remain key ways to lowering everyone’s risk.

 

3. Keep Connected with Others

While we continue to focus on the physical health and safety of our family, friends, and loved ones, it’s important to take time for our mental health as well. Though our options to socialize this winter may not be the same, we do have the power to stay connected and fight off the winter blues together. FaceTime a friend, host a virtual game night over Zoom, or just start an old fashioned group chat with extended family members from out of town. Staying close to those we care about can improve our well-being.

 

4. Disinfect Your Space with SteraMist®

No matter where you’re spending your time this winter, we all have to take every precaution we can to guard against illnesses and keep our loved ones happy and healthy. STER-OL’s SteraMist® disinfectant solution is a non-invasive mist designed to destroy pathogens on any type of surface. Authorized for sale by Health Canada and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States, SteraMist® goes above and beyond typical sprays and wipes to disinfect and decontaminate a wide variety of surfaces in no time. And because SteraMist® doesn’t require any wiping or rinsing and leaves no residue,  it’s perfect for sterilizing both workplaces and homes. Using SteraMist® promotes health and provides peace of mind to your family at home and colleagues at work.

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STER-OL Infection Control offers AssessMed and Ontario businesses support as the province begins to reopen

by | May 25, 2020 | Latest

 

 

MARKHAM, ON, MAY 25, 2020/insPRESS/ – As Ontario wades into the recovery phase, STER-OL Infection Control is providing assistance to businesses and medical facilities as they begin to reopen to the public. They have partnered with AssessMed, a leader in independent medical examination (IME) services, to singularly focus on safety solutions for frontline workers by disinfecting beyond provincial standards.

STER-OL Infection Control (a part of the TOMI Environmental Solutions Network) provides complete decontamination services using a product called SteraMist®, which utilizes Binary Ionization Technology® (BIT™). The product is being used worldwide in the healthcare, commercial (retail, manufacturing, hospitality, etc.), transportation and residential sectors. The solution is 7.8% Hydrogen Peroxide that converts to Ionized Hydrogen Peroxide after passing through an atmospheric cold plasma arc, leaving no odours or residues behind. SteraMist® has also been proven to safely reprocess PPE equipment up to five times allowing for more PPE to be readily available to frontline workers, while conserving the dollars spent.

“We can safely disinfect any surface area, building or vehicle with minimal downtime. AssessMed is going beyond the provincial requirements to ensure safety as they begin to see patients again by adding new preventive measures to their protocols around social distancing, PPE usage and disinfection,” explains Peter Sandica, President and CEO of STER-OL Infection Control. “They are a great example of how we should be thinking when reopening to the public, and these new protocols should not only be taken in healthcare, but in other sectors as well. By protecting staff, business owners are directly contributing to public safety and helping to lead us further down a path of recovery. STER-OL Infection Control aims to enable these leaders and their teams to support Canadians by providing sustainable solutions.”

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