La Verne Business Cleaning Practices

Press release from the La Verne Chamber of Commerce:

May 13, 2020

The Los Angeles County offers businesses a useful guide on cleaning and disinfection practices for rooms or areas within your place of business. If your business is a non-healthcare facility - perhaps a retail establishment, office, school, daycare center, office, or community center that does not house people overnight - these guidelines are for you:

To clean: 1) dust hard surfaces, 2) damp wipe hard surfaces free of debris, 3) wet mop floors, and 4) vacuum carpet and mats.

To disinfect, use everyday janitorial cleaning supplies and disinfectants for regular surfaces such as floors, tables, desks, counters, sinks, toilets, and other hard-surfaced furniture and equipment.

Enhanced Cleaning

• For enhanced cleaning, perform your routine cleaning actions AND:
  • Increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of high
    touch non-porous objects/surfaces (e.g. desk, table, hard-backed chair, doorknob, light switch, handle, computer, keyboard, mouse, telephones) throughout your facility.
  • Clean with warm water and soap/detergent. Disinfect high-touch non-porous surfaces at least daily.
  • Clean visible stains/debris on porous surfaces (e.g. carpet, rugs,
    furniture, and drapes) with appropriate cleaners indicated for
    use on the material.
• For enhanced disinfection, use routine cleaning disinfectants AND an EPA registered disinfectant approved for viral/bacterial pathogens for high-touch surfaces

Deep Cleaning

• For deep cleaning of areas visited or occupied (at some point) by someone ill:
  • Close off the space/area used by the ill individual and wait up to 24 hours
    before entering if practical.
  • Open outside doors and windows in the ill individual's area to increase air circulation if possible.
  • Perform routine and enhanced cleaning actions AND thoroughly clean and disinfect ALL non-porous surfaces especially the high-touch surfaces in the ill occupant’s space/office.
    • For porous surfaces in the ill individual's space/office, remove visible contamination, clean with appropriate cleaners, and disinfect with a liquid/spray indicated for use on the material.
  • Once thorough cleaning and disinfection has been completed, the space can be reoccupied.
• For greatest disinfection, use an EPA-registered disinfectant approved for emerging pathogens.

View the Department of Public Health's (DPH) complete Cleaning & Disinfection Guide for businesses. Cleaning & disinfection guidance for healthcare facilities, households, or other locations are also available on LA County's DPH website.

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

• Sandra Maravilla Field Deputy
• May 13, 2020
• (909) 394-2264
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This press release was produced by the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.