Surface Disinfection Procedure with Mops:

Our floors contain lot of germs. They are exposed to everything, from dirty shoes and clothing, pet hair, to dropped food, and a host of other germ carriers. As such, the germs accumulate and build up quickly, thus, regular mopping is crucial in keeping work area and home sanitized. A clean floor translates into a cleaner work area and house. Regular mopping with disinfectants is important in keeping the home and work area sanitized and free from germs like COVID-19 virus.

Product Description

Procedure:

Use multiple mops during disinfection is essential to ensure proper disinfection of mops as well before getting used again. Three to five mops can be used. Lesser than that will not ensure proper disinfection of mops before getting  reused.

Equipment required: 1. Personnel protective equipment like plastic gown, gloves, and mask .2. Triple basin trolley 3. Three basins  4. Four  marked mops  1 to 4.5. Any of the High Level  surface disinfectants (HLD) of  Zenith Micro control   prepared in proper concentration as given in the method of application and labelled 6. Water  7. Alcohol hand rub

Steps:

1. Place three clean basins, 4 clean and numbered mops, water, , alcohol hand rub, and gloves on the trolley.
2. Do hand washing or use alcohol hand rub
3. Put on gloves
4. Use disinfectant solution prepared as per the dilution ratio  suggested.
5. Put around 2 litres of water in one basin, and 2 litre use disinfectant  solution in each of other two basins and label them as side basin and middle basin
6. According to CDC guidelines any water-disinfectant mixture needs regular changes, and preferably it should be changed after every 3-4 rooms/ beds or after every 60 minutes (whichever is early).
7. Disinfection should be done from low infected area to high infected area
8. Rinse all the four mops in water and put them in side basin.
9. Take mop 1 do maximum single stroke disinfection possible with single mop. Rinse that mop1 in water, and place in middle basin.
10. Take mop 2 from side basin, do maximum single strokes of disinfection, rinse in water, and place in middle basin
11. Take mop 3 from side basin do maximum single strokes of disinfection and then rinse in water. Take mop 1 out from middle basin with one hand before putting used mop 3 in to that with the other hand. And take mop 4 out from side basin from one hand BEFORE putting the mop 1 in side basin with other hand.
12. Use mop 4 with maximum single strokes, rinse in water. Take mop 2 out from middle basin with one hand before putting used mop 4 in to that with other hand. And take mop 1 out from side basin with one hand before putting the mop 2 in to the side basin with other hand.
13. Use mop 1with maximum single strokes, rinse in water. Take mop 3 out from middle basin with one hand before putting used mops 1 in to that. And take mop 2 out from side basin BEFORE putting the mop 1 in to the side basin now mop 2 is ready to use.
14. Use the same sequence till the one bed is over
15. Pay special attention to disinfect each high touch areas, like ventilator knobs, monitor knobs, infusion pump knobs, bed knobs, flow meter and suction knobs.
16. Water, disinfectant and gauzes should be changed after 4 beds.
17. Wash basin and mops in warm water (80⁰C), and sun-dry properly or autoclave the gauzes/ mops.
18. Do Hand hygiene.