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Posts about: ## Disinfection (2) ![Top 20 Hotspots in Your Workplace - understand where bacteria live and statistics about surfaces in workplacee](https://blog.system4ips.com/hubfs/Nov%20Blog%20-%20Disinfect_Desk.png) ### [Top 20 Hotspots in Your Workplace](https://blog.system4ips.com/top-20-hotspots-in-your-workplace) Nov 16, 2020 \[updated 2022\] How long are virus and bacteria "active" on surfaces? [Where are the most likely hotspots in workplaces?](https://blog.system4ips.com/hubfs/Collateral-Material/Top%2020%20Hotspot%20Workplace%20Surfaces.pdf) Thanksgiving is upon us in the USA and the numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases continue to rise at alarming numbers. Why? One significant reason is attributed to the amount of time we spend indoors. Business owners, facility managers, office managers and facilities management companies are challenged to ensure the safety of their employees and to prevent the spread of illness in their facilities. ![Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png?width=45&name=Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png) [Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/author/monique-burgess) [Read More](https://blog.system4ips.com/top-20-hotspots-in-your-workplace) ![Top 4 Best Practices in creating a Disinfection Plan and killing viruses - System4 IPS - RI CT MA](https://blog.system4ips.com/hubfs/Oct%20Blog%20featured%20image%20400x300.png) ### [4 Best Practices for Creating a Disinfection Plan](https://blog.system4ips.com/4-best-practices-for-creating-a-disinfection-plan) Oct 21, 2020 As the 2nd wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeps across many US states, reopening and staying open is no simple task for business owners, facility managers, office managers or facilities management companies. Building management professionals are facing important responsibilities in order to prevent the spread of illness in their facilities. ![Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png?width=45&name=Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png) [Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/author/monique-burgess) [Read More](https://blog.system4ips.com/4-best-practices-for-creating-a-disinfection-plan) ![Industries-using-antimicrobial-coatings-to-amplify-the-efficacy-of-standard-disinfection](https://blog.system4ips.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Make%20school%20safe.png) ### [Industries Adopting Antimicrobial Coatings to Minimize Transmission](https://blog.system4ips.com/industries-adopting-antimicrobial-coatings) Jul 3, 2020 **How does your Covid19 cleaning plan compare to others?** Disinfected surfaces are clean until they are contaminated. That could be seconds, minutes, hours, but usually, not days. Many industries do not have the luxury of time or budget to constantly disinfect round-the-clock. With viruses living on surfaces for up to 3 days, surfaces become a point of transmission. ![Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png?width=45&name=Monique%20Burgess%20-%20blog%20author%20-%20avatar%20(hi-res).png) [Monique Burgess](https://blog.system4ips.com/author/monique-burgess) [Read More](https://blog.system4ips.com/industries-adopting-antimicrobial-coatings) [1](https://blog.system4ips.com/tag/disinfection) [2](https://blog.system4ips.com/tag/disinfection/page/2) [![System4PS - logo - white (transparent)](https://blog.system4ips.com/hubfs/Images/logo/System4PS%20-%20logo%20-%20white%20(transparent).svg "System4PS - logo - white (transparent)")](https://www.system4ips.com/) **Rhode Island** 60 Romano Vineyard Way #110 North Kingstown , RI 02852 [(401) 615-7043](tel:(401)%20615-7043) **Connecticut** 425 Kings Highway East Fairfield CT 06825 [(860) 469-8175](tel:(860)%20469-8175) [Follow us on Facebook](https://facebook.com/System4IPS/) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://twitter.com/system4ips) [Follow us on Twitter](https://www.instagram.com/system4ips/) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.linkedin.com/company/system4ips)