If you are like many business owners, you have probably pondered the difference between disinfecting, sanitizing, and fogging. You may also have felt like this was something you should already know. Fortunately, Canadian Carpet Cleaning can simplify these terms for you in the following way and explain the differences between the three.
What is Disinfecting?
Disinfecting involves the eradication of harmful viruses and bacteria. In most cases, the safest possible chemicals are used to eliminate these hazardous substances from various areas of your building. For instance, germs of all kinds may be hiding on desk surfaces, doorknobs, cabinets, computer keyboards, or in various areas of break rooms, rest rooms, or locker rooms.
Eliminating them is important for the health and safety of everyone who spends time in your building, whether employees or clients. This is ultimately why you need to schedule professional commercial disinfecting on a regular basis.
What is Sanitizing?
Sanitising is a bit different from disinfecting. It does not eradicate hazardous substances, but rather reduces the sheer number of germs, bacteria, and viruses found on surfaces to a significantly safer level. Sanitizers, in most instances, are alcohol-based formulas that destroy up to 99.9% of certain germs within a specific length of time.
Sanitizing is typically chosen because it cuts down on the number of microbes found on various surfaces in between major cleanings.
What is Fogging?
Fogging is a disinfecting technique that involves spraying an extremely fine mist of the chosen disinfectant into the air, from where it will eventually drift down and cover various surfaces. Fogging results in whole-room disinfection through comprehensive, even application that reaches each corner of a space. This includes walls, carpets, ceilings, and even small cracks.
Fogging is also an excellent option for hard-to-reach areas, such as the surfaces of equipment and tools. Of course, you may be wondering “why do we need to disinfect tools and equipment?” The simple answer is, for the same reason other surfaces should be disinfected. Equipment and tools are typically handled by multiple individuals, and this increases the possibility of germs being spread from one employee to the next.
Fogging is often a preferred method of disinfecting because it quickly and easily eliminates airborne viruses and bacteria from virtually any hard-to-reach surface.
Why Professional Services are Your Best Option
Canadian Carpet Cleaning and Janitorial Services has served the Oshawa and Clarington communities for over four decades and has a skilled team of highly trained professionals to assist you with all your sanitising, disinfecting, and fogging needs. Don’t try to tackle these jobs without the help of experts. Call us today and place this time-consuming–and somewhat overwhelming– task in the hands of experienced professionals.