As facilities reopen during COVID-19, properly cleaning and disinfecting are important steps in the process. Buckeye is committed to enhancing the performance and safety of its products along with providing proper training and education. Using Buckeye dilution systems, wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), following Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, reading Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and product labels, learning how to use products safely, and following state, local and facility guidelines for wearing a face mask are all part of working smart.

Thoroughly clean objects and surfaces before disinfecting. The Eco^® Proportioning Program provides products like Eco All-Purpose Cleaner, Eco Glass Cleaner HD, Eco Muscle Cleaner and more to clean all surfaces in your facility. Eco proportioning systems are closed, preventing exposure to concentrated products. They automatically dilute products, taking the guess work out of product dilution. Each Eco product is easily identified by color and number, eliminating product confusion. Clean restrooms, hallways, offices communal areas, and more with properly diluted products that make cleaning easier and quicker.

High-touch surfaces and objects must be disinfected daily. These include countertops, door handles, sink handles, faucets, hand railings, restroom stalls, light switches, phones, toilets, and computer equipment. Some high-touch areas may need to be cleaned more often depending on how often they are used. Stores should disinfect shopping carts and sale keypads before each use.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has compiled a list of disinfectants for use against COVID-19. This list contains several Buckeye products, including two Eco products, Eco Neutral Disinfectant E23 and Eco One-Step Disinfectant-Deodorizer-Cleaner E22. When disinfecting with Eco Neutral Disinfectant or Eco One-Step Disinfectant-Deodorizer-Cleaner, remember to let each disinfectant dwell for ten minutes to achieve complete disinfection.

Attain the best overall value for each dollar spent with the fully integrated Eco Proportioning Program, designed and manufactured with proprietary technology with you, the end-user, in mind. Effective, safer, economically and ecologically friendly chemistry; hermetically sealed, flexible and sustainable packaging; together with a simplistic approach to proportioning to protect and preserve your environment.

Contact your local Buckeye representative to see which Eco products and proportioning systems are right for your facility.

Now more than ever, it’s important to keep your facilities cleaner and safer for guests and employees with the proper programs and procedures. As facilities reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, Buckeye can help protect visitors and employees.

Level 1: Hand Hygiene

Protect yourself with the Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program.

Because the CDC states that handwashing is one of the best ways you can help reduce the spread of germs, implementing a hand hygiene program is an important step in protecting your facility and the people who visit.

The Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program provides tools that promote education, awareness, and motivation to practice hand hygiene. Symmetry understands the importance of hand hygiene acceptance and manufactures products that people want to use in a reliable dispensing system. Symmetry hand washes and hand sanitizers are gentle on hands and leave no sticky residue behind.

The FDA is addressing potential safety concerns related to products that are not in line with its policy standards and others being marketed with unproven COVID-19 related claims. The FDA cautions consumers to be vigilant of products sold with misleading, unproven claims. Symmetry is committed to supplying superior hand sanitizers manufactured in an FDA registered and ISO certified facility. Our products contain only FDA compliant ethanol and perform to the highest standards.

Level 2: Cleaning and Disinfecting

Frequently protect your facility with the Eco^® Proportioning Program.

The CDC recommends cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces following product label directions and proper dwell times. Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program is fully integrated with effective, hermetically sealed products, including EPA emerging pathogen disinfectants for any application.

Eco Disinfectants Buckeye Eco One-Step Disinfectant/Deodorizer/Cleaner E22 Buckeye Eco Neutral Disinfectant E23 S23

Manufactured with proprietary technology, the Buckeye Eco proportioning system’s innovative design and Eco super concentrated products produce maximum efficiency.

Level 3: Microban^® Antimicrobial Product Protection

Continually protect your facility with Clarion^® 25 Microban Antimicrobial Floor Finish and Arena^® 300 Microban Antimicrobial Wood Floor Coating.

Microban technology is built-in to these products during the manufacturing process. When microbes come in contact with the product surface, Microban technology penetrates the cell wall of the microorganism and disrupts the cell, making the microorganism unable to grow and reproduce. Microban technology works 24/7 and is EPA registered.

Buckeye provides customized social distancing signage for entrances, floors, walls, carts, and registers as well as training for all products and programs to ensure proper procedures are in place to keep facilities clean and ready for visitors.

Contact your local Buckeye representative for more information about Buckeye’s maintenance programs.

Restaurants, retail stores, and schools are preparing to reopen during COVID-19 and the CDC urges these facilities to develop and implement a plan to reduce the risk of exposure.

Following CDC protocols, Buckeye programs can help keep these facilities on the right track. With cleaning products, disinfectants, hand sanitizers and more, Buckeye programs have the necessary tools for visitor well-being.

Complete Hand Hygiene Program 

The Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program offers a complete line of hand hygiene products. Symmetry’s high quality, low cost products are less likely to contribute to dry hands and leave no sticky residue behind.

In addition to high quality products and reliable dispensing systems, Symmetry offers education and awareness materials, and behavior modification tools. Education and awareness materials include wall charts, posters, product literature, and handwashing videos that focus on the “HOW” and “WHY” or proper hand hygiene. The Symmetry Behavior Modification System uses customizable placards, visual lighting cues, and more to capture attention in the moment and inspire an immediate hand hygiene event.

Enhanced Cleaning and Disinfecting Program

 

Frequently clean and disinfect high touch objects, surfaces and areas using our EPA recognized emerging pathogen disinfectants approved for use during COVID-19. Our Eco Proportioning Program is fully integrated with effective, hermetically sealed products, including EPA emerging pathogen disinfectants, for any application.

The complete Eco^® Proportioning Program allows you to consider space availability, how many products you will dilute, cost, and whether or not your products need additional security. Eco products are diluted automatically through Eco proportioning systems, ensuring their effectiveness and preventing product waste.

Microban^® Antimicrobial Product Floor Protection 

 

A recent study conducted in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and a COVID-19 General Ward (GW) at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China confirmed that the virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed handrails. Another study found that bacteria and fungi can live on soles of shoes for up to five days.

Clarion^® 25 Microban Antimicrobial Floor Finish and Arena^® 300 Microban Antimicrobial Wood Floor Coating can provide an added level of 24/7 proactive protection against damaging microbes. Though Microban is not a substitute for normal cleaning practices, Microban protection continuously fights the growth of microbes, and makes floors easier to clean - keeping floors cleaner, longer at no additional cost to you.

Training Programs 

 

Buckeye’s training programs provide step-by-step manuals and customized wall charts to accompany in-depth, in-person training. Provide your staff with the proper products and procedures to meet the needs of your facility.

Social Distancing Decals

 

In order to reopen, facilities need to maintain safe daily habits in order to reduce the risk of exposure. This includes reminding patrons to wear face coverings, practice social distancing, and avoid public places when sick. Buckeye can help bring awareness to the people in your facility with social distancing signage at entrances, on floors, on walls, on carts, and at registers.

For more information about how Buckeye can assist your facility in reopening, contact your local Buckeye representative. 

As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to evolve, it’s important to take steps to protect yourself and those around you. Buckeye takes COVID-19 seriously and continues to take a proactive approach in our effort to prevent the spread of germs. Buckeye programs strive to educate the public on the importance of best cleaning, disinfecting, and hand hygiene practices.

CDC Recommendations

Because there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19, the CDC has presented several guidelines to help slow the spread. The CDC recommends:

Cleaning Your Hands OftenAvoid Close ContactCovering Your Mouth and Nose with a Cloth in PublicCovering Coughs and SneezesCleaning and Disinfecting

Cleaning and Disinfecting

According to the CDC, everyone should clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. As always, if surfaces are dirty, clean them. Then disinfect with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered disinfectant.

Several Buckeye products have been pre-approved by the EPA for use against emerging enveloped viral pathogens and can be used during the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. This list includes:

Buckeye Sanicare Mint Quat^®  Buckeye Eco Neutral Disinfectant E23  Buckeye Eco One-Step Disinfectant-Deodorizer-Cleaner E22  Buckeye Sanicare Lemon Quat^®  Buckeye Sanicare Pine Quat^®  Buckeye Sanicare Quat 128^®  Buckeye Sanicare Quat 256^®  Buckeye Sani-Q2™  Buckeye Terminator^®    

24/7 Antimicrobial Product Protection 

A recent study confirmed that bacteria and fungi can live on soles of shoes for up to five days, making it important to remember to disinfect floors and shoes. In Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and a COVID-19 General Ward (GW) at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan China, another study showed SARS-CoV-2 positive tests for surfaces samples of floors, shoe soles of medical staff, computer mice, trash cans, sickbed handrails, and doorknobs.

Buckeye’s Clarion^® 25 Antimicrobial Floor Finish can proactively and continuously fight microbes on floors. With 24/7 protection, Microban^® technology disrupts the cells microorganisms making them unable to grow and reproduce. While not a substitute for normal cleaning practices, Microban protection continuously fights the growth of microbes, and makes floors easier to clean - keeping them cleaner, longer.

Hand HygieneCleaning your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is essential to slowing the spread of COVID-19. The CDC suggests using hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap is not readily available. The Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program offers hand soaps and hand sanitizers that will help keep your hands clean after blowing your nose, coughing, sneezing, or touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

To find the most up-to-date information about CVOID-19 and how you can help slow the spread, visit the CDC and WHO websites.

Cleaners with high alkalinity levels can cause your floor finish to lose its gloss, become brittle and powder, or remove the finish altogether. Eco^® pH Neutral Cleaner E31 has the cleaning power that comes with high alkalinity levels without causing damage to your floor finish. It is designed in conjunction with Buckeye floor finishes to reduce strip outs and extend the life of your floors.

Eco pH Neutral Cleaner E31 is a versatile cleaner that can be applied with a cloth, sponge, trigger spray bottle, mop and bucket, or an automatic floor scrubber. It works well on floors, walls, fixtures, and other hard surfaces where water is used.

Because E31 is a pH neutral cleaner, it effectively removes dirt, soils, and greases without compromising employee safety. It meets Green Seal™ Standard GS-37 based on effective performance, concentration of product, minimized/recycled packaging, and protective limits on VOCs and human & environmental toxicity. It is also UL® listed for slip resistance. E31 is super concentrated and formulated with a patented surfactant combination. It does not contain APEO or EDTA, and its neutral pH levels will not contribute to pH problems in sewer discharge.

E31 works in hard water and dilutes in cold water to save money. With E31, there is no rinsing required and no dull film left behind. Its cleaning ability is outstanding, leaving behind only a pleasant lavender fragrance.

Eco pH Neutral Cleaner E31 is part of Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program. The Eco Proportioning Program’s proportioning systems offer push-button and automatic fill proportioning for ease of use, making it virtually automatic to properly dilute products. Eco proportioning systems make diluting products quick, easy, accurate, and cost-effective.

Contact your local Buckeye representative to find out more about Eco pH Neutral Cleaner E31 and the Eco Proportioning Program.

Cleanliness in hospitals and healthcare facilities is a matter of patient, employee, and visitor safety. The right cleaning product should be versatile, easy-to-use, and, above all, effective.

Eco^® Neutral Disinfectant E23 disinfects, cleans, and deodorizes in one labor-saving step. This pH neutral product is designed for multi-purpose, broad spectrum cleaning and works on any hard nonporous surface. It can be used for both routine germicidal cleaning and floor care maintenance. It requires no rinsing and, when used on floors, does not attack floor finish, increasing time between labor intensive stripping and recoating procedures.

Eco Neutral Disinfectant is bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, mildewstatic, and EPA registered. Its kill claims are validated by independent, third party labs, and include the following: *HIV-1 (AIDS Virus), *Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), *Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), *Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 & 2, *Rubella (German Measles), *Influenza A Virus/Hong Kong, *Vaccinia, *Adenovirus, Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Community Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), Gram-negative & Grampositive pathogens, Trichophyton Mentagrophytes (Athlete’s Foot Fungus).

E23 works great in industrial settings, nursing homes, schools and colleges, office buildings, public facilities, hotels, and exercise facilities. Eco Neutral Disinfectant is a part of the Eco Proportioning Program, a program that can be customized to fit almost any facility. Eco considers variables like space availability, how many products you will dilute, cost, and whether or not your products need additional security. Eco products are highly concentrated and proportioned with Eco proportioning systems for quick, easy, accurate, and economical dilution.

To find out more about Eco Neutral Disinfectant, other Eco products and the Eco Proportioning Program as a whole, contact your local Buckeye representative.

Kill dangerous bacteria with Eco’s One-Step Disinfectant-Deodorizer-Cleaner E22/S22. This multi-purpose disinfectant can disinfect, clean, and deodorize. Eco One-Step Disinfectant E22/S22 is a heavy-duty, quaternary-based disinfectant, designed for use on all hard, nonporous surfaces.

For effective disinfecting in healthcare facilities, Eco One-Step Disinfectant is the perfect fit. It is EPA registered, bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, and mildewstatic. It has a variety of kill claims including, but not limited to, HIV-1 (AIDS Virus), HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) HVC (Hepatitis C Virus), and H1N1 Influenza A Virus (Swine Flu). Eco One-Step Disinfectant is great for use in nursing homes, hospitals, healthcare facilities, schools and colleges, office buildings, public facilities, hotels, and exercise facilities.

This disinfectant-deodorizer-cleaner is part of Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program. The Eco program is designed with the user in mind, diluting products with the push of a button. It can be customized to your facility, meaning you can choose which products fit best and what size proportioning system you require. The ease of the Eco proportioning system saves time and money, allowing you to accomplish more for less. Contact us today to learn more information.

Disinfectants are antimicrobial agents applied to surface areas of nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms. They are used in a variety of areas such as hospitals, schools, kitchens, and restrooms to maintain a clean and germ-free environment.

When disinfecting, remember to remove heavy soil deposits first. When areas are heavily soiled, pre-clean the area before applying the disinfectant. While applying the disinfectant, use personal protective equipment including gloves and safety glasses when indicated. Be sure to follow the label instructions for each Buckeye product.

Buckeye Disinfectants ensure commonly used surface areas such as doorknobs, desks, tables, and restroom fixtures are germ-free. Buckeye disinfectant cleaners are quaternary ammonium/phenolic/alcohol-based products that are EPA registered and meet the OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard. Each disinfectant includes extensive kill claims, some of which include HIV-1 (AIDs virus), influenza and German Measles.

Buckeye offers a wide assortment of disinfectants including one-step cleaners and disinfectants, pH neutral disinfectants, highly concentrated disinfectants, disinfectants with multiple dilution rates, and ready-to-use disinfectants to meet any specific need. Here is a complete list of Buckeye Disinfectant products: Sanicare Lemon Quat™  Sanicare Mint Quat™  Sanicare Pine Quat™  Sanicare Quat-64™  Sanicare Quat 128™  Sanicare Quat 256™  Sanicare 3™ Buckeye Sanicare Disinfecting Wipes  Sanicare TBX™  Buckeye Terminator™  Buckeye Watchdog™ NF  Buckeye Supergard™ 

Buckeye Training Programs provide facilities with standardized procedures and training tailored to quality Buckeye products, including Buckeye’s Disinfectants.

The Buckeye Eco^® Proportioning Program will help you achieve the best overall value for each dollar spent with products that are effective, safer, and economical, and packaging that is flexible and sustainable. Eco products are super concentrated and packaged in 1.25 L bags that are hermetically sealed to ensure no contamination, and manufactured with 83% less plastic than rigid containers so less waste goes to landfills.

The Eco program is ideal for cleaning in any area including food service areas. Eco Sanitizer E62/S62 is a broad-range sanitizer that can be used on walls, floors, fixtures, and on food processing and preparation surfaces. To clean glass and acrylic plastic surfaces covering food surfaces, use Eco Multi-Purpose Glass Cleaner E13. Eco Heavy-Duty Cleaner E61/S61 can be used to clean stainless steel and food contact surfaces in cafeteria settings. To disinfect trash receptacles, use Eco One-Step Disinfectant/Deodorizer/Cleaner E22/S22. Using these Eco products will improve the overall cleanliness of your food service area. Learn more about the Eco Proportioning Program here.

Schools and universities can be a challenge to keep clean with the amount of high traffic every year. The Buckeye Honors Program is a complete online custodial training program for schools and universities. It presents the products, procedures, and training needed to meet your school or university’s highest standards.

The goal is to make cleaning and maintenance procedures easy and rewarding, while providing products that are safe for workers, students, and staff to be around. It is also important that the products are safe for the environment, but still produce excellent results. Quality products are key to having an efficient cleaning program at any school or university, but so is providing staff with the knowledge of how to use the products. The Honors Program website provides online training in routine cleaning, restroom, shower and locker room cleaning, carpet care, hard floor care, gym floor care, food service procedures, and product safety. The procedures are presented with easy to follow directions that are researched and proven to increase efficiency and make any clean goals maintainable.

The website features the complete program and materials that are available 24 hours a day for your convenience. You and your cleaning staff can login and view training videos broken into segments including routine cleaning, restroom, shower and locker room cleaning, carpet care, and more. There are also corresponding customizable PowerPoint presentations, training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product literature, and wall charts. An additional benefit is that you and your staff can assess your Honors Program knowledge with tests that are available for each video segment.

The Honors Program website also makes cleaning simple with five basic steps for any area in your school or university including classrooms, hallways, lobby/entrances, cafeterias, gymnasiums and more. The five basic steps are high dust, spot clean, dust mop, empty trash, and damp mop. There are also surveys that are part of the program that allow supervisors to rate the cleanliness of a particular part of a facility. Whenever a school first implements the program they can use the surveys to rate the cleanliness and appearance of the entire facility. This can act as a baseline going forward with the program, and can be repeated after a few months of training. These results can show the staff were there has been improvement, and where certain areas are lacking. While using the survey the user can add comments, and take and attach pictures of the areas in question.

Whether your school has the largest campus in the area or the smallest, the Honors Program can be customized to your needs. Watch the video here to learn more.