Your shoes come into contact with millions of germs and pathogens every time you wear them. The surface of the shoe picks up these microorganisms and carries them to other places. Ultraviolet sanitizing technology offers a way to kill bacteria and reduce the spread of illness.
UV sanitizing combined with ozone creates an exceptionally effective way to sanitize footwear when people enter and leave buildings like healthcare facilities in the Denver Metro area. Using a UVZone sanitizing station eliminates pathogens from shoes, creating a cleaner, safer environment that benefits everyone.
What Are UV Zone Shoe Sanitizing Stations?
UVZone shoe disinfection technology combines UVC and ozone methods to kill disease-causing microbes on your footwear. It is significantly more effective than UV light disinfection alone, preventing people from carrying germs into and out of buildings. The goal of shoe sanitization is to minimize infections, resulting in fewer illnesses and death by achieving cleaner environments. Disinfecting the undersides of your footwear reduces the number of harmful pathogens within a building.
UVC wavelengths are germicidal and provide a chemical-free method of inactivating bacteria and viruses. Ozone is an oxygen form with an extra atom in its structure that helps break down the cell wall of bacteria and viruses. These disinfection methods kill microbes independently, but a combination of the two is even more effective. UVC lights destroy viruses on the surfaces they touch, and ozone reaches the spots the UVC light doesn’t contact.
How Do Your Shoes Cause Illness?
Virus particles and other dangerous microbes lurk on the ground outside and the floors inside. Certain germs stay on surfaces for several days, up to weeks. When these microorganisms are present in high-traffic areas, people can pick them up with their shoes and transfer them to other locations. This process causes a more significant spread of illness. It also creates constant reinfection of high-traffic areas, even after sanitizing the surfaces.
Your shoes are typically not washable with traditional cleansing methods. They require specialized care to remove bacteria without damaging the footwear. Shoe soles can also contain many tiny crevices in the tread patterns that are challenging to clean effectively.
How Does a Shoe Sanitizing Station Work?
UV sanitizing involves the use of ultraviolet light to kill bacteria and viruses. Most viruses die with extended exposure to UVC light. Techniques utilizing these light wavelengths coupled with ozone are particularly effective for killing disease-causing organisms and work without the need for contact disinfectants.
This type of disinfection process is effective on most pathogens, including:
- E-coli
- C-diff
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Klebsiella Pneumoniae
- Coronavirus
- Candida Auris
What Are the Advantages of Shoe Disinfection Technology?
This disinfection method uses ultraviolet technology and ozone to kill bacteria and has many benefits over other sanitizing techniques. For example:
- It is highly effective at killing a large variety of harmful organisms
- It only takes seconds to disinfect footwear
- It also destroys mold and spores and prevents future growth
- It does not use harsh chemicals, making it a non-toxic technique
- It is safe for use on food and food prep surfaces, creating a helpful sanitization method for the foodservice industry
- It can be portable or stay in place, depending on your needs
- It is a safe technique when used correctly that does not cause harm like chemical cleaning products
- It is an affordable technology investment that saves both time and money in the long run
- It does not require additional staff
- It does not have an extensive setup process
Can Your Business Benefit from a Shoe Sanitizing Station?
All Denver Metro businesses can improve sanitation procedures and minimize indoor bacteria with UVZone shoe sanitizing. Keeping high-traffic areas sanitary with UV sanitizing helps create healthy spaces for patients, customers, and visitors. Shoe disinfecting stations reduce the transmission of germs inside your facility. Some examples of workplaces that can use this technology to create cleaner environments include:
- Health care facilities
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Public transit stations
- Shopping malls
- Hospitals
- Assisted living homes
- Office buildings
Placing UVZone sanitizers at the primary entrances and exits of your building minimizes the number of pathogens inside your business. Depending on your cleanliness needs, you may want to place more stations at other entrances, transition spaces, or high-traffic areas.
Why Choose Colorado Sanitizing Solutions?
Our company has been serving the Denver Metro and surrounding areas for 15 years. Our expertise ensures that visitors to your business can enjoy a clean, healthy space. UVZone shoe sanitizers destroy bacteria and viruses in seconds, leaving your floors free of illness-causing microbes. We pride ourselves on high-quality service and customize our cleaning tasks to meet your needs. Contact us today to learn more about how shoe sanitizing stations protect the health of your employees, customers, and patients.
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