ECOVID News
by Bob Johnson
Recommendations
for operating a
clean, virus-free bar
Bar management veteran Bob Johnson
outlines several measures that bar operators
should take to further insulate themselves
against the current coronavirus outbreak.
here is very little guidance available from government
agencies that specifically tell you what cleaning
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owner or manager. Government agencies expect club owners
and managers to “establish policies within your club about what
employees are required to do about cleaning – then enforce
them,” while club employees must be kept safe and your
customers must be kept safe from any kind of viral infection! It
is our responsibility, not the governments’, to do what’s right
about keeping everything clean and everyone safe.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been told
to 1) stay in your house, 2) sneeze and cough into the crook
of your elbow, 3) stay at least six feet away from everyone,
4) wash your hands numerous times after touching almost
anything, 5) wear your mask whenever you’re “out and about”
and 5) don’t go to work sick!
OK, we get it!
And now our deepest challenge lies ahead of us: keeping
our fellow employees safe from the virus and keeping every
customer in our club perfectly safe from the possibility of
contracting the virus, at all times. The only way to accomplish
this is continual deep cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing,
constantly!
Our customers are human beings. They are counting on us
to do our job. We have to keep everyone safe! We have to be
the “cleanest club in town.” We can’t ever drop the ball.
I encourage you to follow the guidelines I have provided for
you. Take every one of them personally, and seriously.
Proper hand washing
Wet your hands with hot, running water
Apply soap (use liquid soap instead of a bar)
Scrub hands for at least 20 seconds. Clean under
fingernails and between fingers.
Rinse thoroughly under running water
Dry hands with a single-use paper towel, not cloth.
Turn off faucet. Open bathroom door using paper towel.
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Proper hand sanitizing procedures
Sanitizing products, known as disinfectants, kills germs on
surfaces. When you don’t have the opportunity for a full soap
wash, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer.
Dispense adequate amount of hand sanitizer to fully cover
your hands. Hand sanitizer must be at least 60% alcohol
After completing a cash/credit card transaction with a
customer, you must immediately apply a hand sanitizer to your
hands to prevent infecting the next customer.
Disinfecting with bleach
Bleach must be handled with care. Wear waterproof gloves
and wear old clothes when using bleach.
Clean with soap and water first, to remove surface dirt.
Rinse well before spraying on bleach. Dilute bleach with 1/3
cup bleach to 1 gallon of hot water.
Use paper towels or clean rags to apply the bleach.
Dispose of them afterward. Leave bleach solution on surfaces
for at least 10 minutes. Rinse and dry.
You will need to completely disinfect your club once every 8
hours. Don’t mix bleach with ammonia or acid. These mixtures
are highly toxic.
Quats (quaternary ammonia compounds) are potent
disinfectant chemicals commonly found in disinfectant wipes,
sprays and other household cleaners that are designed to kill
germs. EPA’s available list of approved disinfectants can be
obtained by e-mail at: www.epa.gov. Bleach solutions are effective
for disinfection on table tops, counters, bar tops, chairs, etc.
Routine cleaning
Wear disposable gloves to clean and disinfect.
First, clean the surface of object with soap and water. This
removes the dirt or grease. Then, disinfect using an EPA
approved sanitizer, such as bleach, a quaternary solution or
iodine (which kills bacteria and other pathogens). This is also
known as “deep cleaning”.
Examples of frequently touched surfaces and objects in
bars that will need routine disinfection
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