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The University of Lethbridge’s Caretaking Services staff is on the front line of defense when it comes to stemming the spread of illness throughout campus and with the onset of COVID-19, their work is once again front and centre.
Caretaking Services Manager Judy Jaeger is quick to note that her staff has not needed to change any of its cleaning practices as the products and standards they use on a daily basis are specifically designed to sanitize campus and halt any potential outbreaks.
“We do this daily, year-round, regardless of whether there is an outbreak situation or not,” says Jaeger. “We are very aware of the important role we play in keeping our campus community safe and the practices we use are of the highest standard.”
On a daily basis, Monday through Friday, the caretaking staff disinfects all classroom desks as well as the instructor desks and phone areas in each classroom. As well, all common area door handles, light switches, phones and washroom fixtures are disinfected.
Other areas disinfected daily include meeting room tables, lunchrooms, and all washroom sinks, toilets and urinals. Floors are also washed on a daily basis.
“WE teach our staff to clean from clean to dirty so that we do not contaminate surfaces,” adds Jaeger. “We use microfibre cloths and mops and we never double-dip. We wipe surfaces and never contaminate our disinfectant by putting our cloths back into the solution to use again. Rather we launder the cloth and use another.”
Her group is also in charge of keeping all campus hand sanitizer dispensers full and wiping them down as required. They are well stocked going forward.
“The disinfectant we clean with is a germicidal detergent, virucide, bactericide,” she says. “It’s an eco-friendly product made in Alberta. We also employ electrostatic cleaning machines that can kill viruses and bacteria in two minutes or less and utilize steamers that produces a high intensity steam that quickly eliminates virus and bacteria.” For more information on the U of L’s cleaning practices, visit the Caretaking Services web page.
For further questions, contact COVID19.inquiries@uleth.ca.
Contact:
Judy Jaeger | covid19.inquiries@uleth.ca | uleth.ca/facilities/caretaking