Workplace Contamination on the Verge of Elimination

Sept. 6, 2011 - PRLog -- -  United States companies estimate nearly 100 million sick days are recorded per year; many due to outbreaks of Influenza and other airborne illnesses.  It takes only one cough or sneeze to send over 100,000 infectious particles into the air and therefore contaminating the workplace and equipment employees use every day.

Keeping equipment, safety gear and PPE clean and bacteria-free is the easiest way to prevent numerous employees absences during the cold and flu season and Monk brand wipes are healthcare grade disinfectant wipes that are now available for all businesses.

Compared to other cleaning wipes on the market such as Lysol and Clorox, which only are Environmental Protection Agency registered to kill six pathogens, Monk wipe are EPA registered to kill 45 pathogens including bacteria like MRSA, staph, salmonella, strep, and e coli; viruses such as hepatitis B and C, herpes simplex one and two, Influenza type A and SARS; and fungi including trichtophyton mentagrophytes (athlete’s foot).

Monk wipes are ideal for cleaning and disinfecting non-porous personal safety equipment including hard hats, half mask respirators, full face breathing apparatus, gas masks, goggles, safety glasses, face shields, silicone, rubber or PVC hearing protectors and vinyl covered ear muffs.

To stock up for the upcoming flu and cold season to keep employees safe and illness-free  Monk wipes can be purchased through apollosafety.com 24/7, by phone at (800) 813-5408 Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., or through amazon.com

Apollo Safety is the leading safety and technical services equipment provider in New England and serving by courier across the United States and internationally.  A veteran-owned small business by John and Tracy Carvalho, Apollo Safety is a trusted safety provider, carrying a full line of quality products and tools needed for work in hazardous environments.

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Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since John and Tracy Carvalho started the business in 1995. In just over a decade Apollo has grown to be a leading safety and gas detection equipment distributor for New England, and the East Coast.