Cintas Offers Tips to Help Reduce the Spread of Germs During National Handwashing Awareness Week

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Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) highlights the importance of hand hygiene this cold and flu season as National Handwashing Awareness Week approaches from December 5 to 11. With more individuals returning to schools and offices, the company provides essential tips for businesses to reduce germ spread. Recommendations include promoting regular handwashing, keeping hygiene supplies adequately stocked, frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces, and professional deep cleaning services for restrooms. The initiative supports Cintas' commitment to helping businesses maintain a safe and clean environment.

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• Initiatives to promote healthy hand hygiene aim to reduce the spread of germs.
• Cintas emphasizes the importance of cleanliness in workplaces, potentially enhancing client trust and business relationships.

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Tips focus on promoting healthy hand hygiene and maintaining a clean workplace this cold and flu season

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Many experts have warned of a potential severe flu season now that children are back in school, employees have returned to the office and more people are traveling for the holidays¹. To help reduce the spread of germs, Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) offers tips for promoting healthy hand hygiene and maintaining a clean workplace during National Handwashing Awareness Week. National Handwashing Awareness Week takes place Dec. 5 – 11 to promote the importance of hand hygiene.

“Businesses must remain vigilant to promote healthy hand hygiene and keep their facilities clean to help prevent outbreaks,” said John Engel, Director of Marketing, Cintas. “Making hand hygiene product readily available and implementing a coordinated cleaning program can help reduce the spread of germs.”

Cintas offers the following tips:

• Promote Healthy Hand Hygiene: Regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others². Place signage in restroom and kitchen areas regarding the importance of handwashing and encourage patrons to wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds³. Offer hand sanitizer throughout the facility at entrances, restrooms, common areas and cafeterias. Choose hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol,⁴ and avoid sanitizers on the FDA’s “bad sanitizer” list.⁵
• Keep Supplies Stocked: Ensure your facility is stocked with an ample amount of hand hygiene products, toilet tissue, trash bags, cleaning chemicals and microfiber cleaning tools to keep up with the increased amount of cleaning required. Provide disposable wipes and encourage employees to clean their workspaces and cell phones regularly.
• Clean and Disinfect High-Touchpoint Surfaces Often: Assign staff to clean common touchpoints such as door handles, elevator buttons, light switches, phones and stair rails at least once per day or as often as determined necessary⁶. Additionally, consider a disinfectant spray service where a professional technician applies a disinfectant that kills germs, bacteria and viruses on common surfaces and touchpoints.
• Deep Clean Restrooms: Professional deep cleaning on a routine basis using high-pressure removes build-up, soil and bacteria that daily cleaning can’t reach. It also helps prevent cross-contamination and odor-causing bacteria.

For more information about Cintas facility services, visit cintas.com/facilityservices.

About Cintas

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday^®. The company is also the creator of the Total Clean Program™ — a first-of-its-kind service that includes scheduled delivery of essential cleaning supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and sanitizing and disinfecting products and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

1		https://www.livescience.com/flu-season-comeback-covid-2021-2022.html
2		https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm
3		https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
4		https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/hand-sanitizer-use.html
5		https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-consumers-should-not-use
6		https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html

 

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Matt Serra

Mulberry Marketing Communications

312-664-1532

mserra@mulberrymc.com

Source: Cintas Corporation

FAQ

What is Cintas Corporation doing for National Handwashing Awareness Week 2023?

Cintas Corporation is providing tips to promote healthy hand hygiene and maintain clean workplaces during National Handwashing Awareness Week, which runs from December 5 to 11.

How can businesses promote hand hygiene according to Cintas?

Cintas recommends regular handwashing, providing hand sanitizers, stocking hygiene supplies, and cleaning high-touch surfaces often to promote hand hygiene.

When is National Handwashing Awareness Week in 2023?

National Handwashing Awareness Week takes place from December 5 to 11.

What are the risks of neglecting hand hygiene in workplaces?

Neglecting hand hygiene can lead to increased germ spread, resulting in higher absenteeism due to illness, which can impact business productivity.

What products does Cintas offer to help with workplace hygiene?

Cintas offers a variety of products including hand hygiene products, cleaning chemicals, and professional cleaning services to maintain workplace cleanliness.