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Electronic Equipment Making People Sick
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Germs Abound On Computer Keyboards!
A recent study from the University of Arizona states...
"the average desk has 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat!"
The man who conducted this study, Dr. Charles Gerba, states "for bacteria, the desk is really the laptop of luxury". The number one culprit is your telephone, then your desk and then your keyboard.
Toilet seats came out the lowest on a total of 12 surfaces tested in office environments.
Eating at your desk is an area that has approximately 100 times more bacteria than a kitchen table, or 4 times more than the average toilet seat.
With the amount of time people spend at their desks increasing, the bacteria count seems to be going up. Cleaning these areas regularly can reduce the bacteria count by 99.9 percent.
The study found that bacteria can increase 19 to 31 percent over a day.
From this data, we can assume that keeping your work area cleaned regularly can reduce the chances of illness in the office environment.
This study used over 7000 samples, collected across the United States from office environments. These were typical offices with cubicles, open spaces and private offices with limited street traffic such as deliveries.
Take a good look around you, and decide for yourself if your keyboard, monitor, telephone, and mouse could use a professional cleaning and disinfecting.
Give us a call for a free estimate or contact us about our training program if you'd like to provide this service yourself!
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Results of a Dan Rather CBS News Report
On May 12th 1997, a CBS News Reporter,
John Roberts, presented a report on tests conducted throughout
the United States on the presence of germs on different
surfaces that people are in contact with.
He reported that in all of the surfaces tested, it was found
there was at least one form of bacteria and/or virus on
each surface. Some of these pathogens included E. Coli,
Staph Aureus, Bacillus Cerus and even fecal matter.
"what we found on the ATM machine was a toxic form
of E.coli bacteria similiar to the one that caused a deadly
outbreak of food poisoning in the Northwest..."
"...and it wasn't just the ATM that was carrying the disease. Fifty percent of the surfaces we tested had at least one form of toxic bacteria on them".
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Keep Your PC Clean To Keep It Running
PC World, March 2000
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"It doesn't need gas, oil or spring tuneups, but your computer does need preventive maintenance...
Without regular maintenance, your PC may flail, sputter
and grind to a halt, leaving you stranded on the soft
shoulder of the Information Highway..."
...dust, dirt and grime can lead to serious problems with
your PC. The chips and circuits in your system have two
mortal enemies; heat and corrosion...
If your system is located in a relatively sterile environment like a hermetically sealed, climate-controlled office, cleaning once a year may suffice.
But in dust prone places..., having your
system cleaned every three to six months will add years to the life of your PC."
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Keep That PC Clean
PC World, December 1997
Is your idea of maintaining a PC simply to turn of its monitor before leaving for the weekend?
Is your keyboard starting to look like a checkerboard?
Think that keeping your computer clean isn't really worth the time and trouble?
Think again.
Accumulations of dust, smoke and grease on PC parts can lead to all kinds of problems, from poor performance to a complete system crash.
Sometimes its a slow, lingering death brought on by corroding circuits and punctuated by nagging, intermittent errors that can drive you nuts.
Other times, it's a sudden loss of your whole system, thanks to an overheated CPU or other component.
Either way, a small investment of time and money can save hours of frustration and unnecessary expense.
It seems just about everything in the air is bad for your computer.
Dust and dirt can clog ventilation ports and form insulating layers
on chips that can lead to overheating, which can damage or destroy
chips and cards - especially the hot running CPUs in the newer
computers.
And airborne particles can corrode and even fry your
computer's delicate circuitry. Even worse, the damage occurs slowly,
leading to intermittent errors and problems that are hard to track
down.
Clean your computer system every three to six months, depending
on the air quality in your location.
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