Flooring and the Chain of Infection

Floors cleaned with liquid pH neutral cleaners turn into a bacteria buffet. Those floors become part of the chain of infection at your workplace, spreading viruses, bacteria and germs to more customers, students, staff, and patients.

Contamination Step 1:
Cleaning with Traditional Cleaners

When a floor is cleaned with a liquid pH neutral cleaner, it leaves an invisible, sticky residue.

Contamination Step 2:
Sticky Cleaner Residue Builds Up

Repeated cleaning increases the depth of the sticky residue.

Contamination Step 3:
People Track in Germs and Viruses

People walking in and out track viruses, germs, and grime on to your floor.

Contamination Step 4:
Viruses, Germs and Bacteria Survive on Floor

The floor becomes a low-touch reservoir for infection.

Contamination Step 5:
Viruses get on Hands, Feet, Common Objects

Backpacks, bags and phones that touch the ﬂoor become contaminated.

Contamination Step 6:
Burnishing Spreads Viruses, Germs

Burnishing spreads the germs and viruses into the air.

Contamination Step 7:
Germs and Viruses Spread

The germs and viruses are spread by the contaminated objects and through the air. They land on students, employees and customers, making some sick and turning others into new hosts with no symptoms.