HP has recently developed a set of recommendations with a team of board-certified infection preventionists to disinfect office equipment and devices to tamp down potential pathogen transmission. These devices in your office are valuable tools for accessing and transmitting data, however disinfecting these devices is now an important component of environmental hygiene for infection prevention. Your organization should come up with a clear plan for routine cleaning and disinfection of the devices and accessories. Clearly communicate who is responsible for these tasks, and provide the appropriate training.

General Guidelines:

• Presaturated disinfecting wipes are recommended for cleaning, rather than spray-on disinfectants applied to a cloth, to avoid dripping of the solution into the ventilation or other points of ingress, which can damage the equipment.
• Fibrous materials like paper towels and cloths should not be used for cleaning and disinfection of the equipment to avoid scratching the displays.
• The use of keyboard covers does not replace the need for cleaning and disinfection.
• Routine cleaning and disinfection of the computers and displays should start with the top of the display monitor, proceed to accessories, and finish with the cables. Routine cleaning and disinfection of the copiers and printers should start with the top of the control panel and finish with the keyboard. Ensure that disinfecting wipes remain wet during the entire application.
• Turn off the equipment to avoid electrical shock or damage to the components.
• Encourage use of equipment with clean hands.

Cleaning

• If the equipment or device is visibly soiled, it should be cleaned following these steps, prior to disinfection.
• Perform hand hygiene
• Remove soil from the device or accessory with disinfecting wipe or a water-dampened cloth (microfiber, chambois, or static-free cloth recommended)
• Allow device to air dry.

Disinfecting

• Perform hand hygiene.
• Disinfect all exposed surfaces of the computer and display, including the accessories.
• Disinfect the surface of the control panel and keyboard of the copier or printer.
  Ensure that the disinfecting wipe remains wet during this entire process, replacing if necessary.
• Ensure that the surfaces remain treated with the disinfectant for the contact time specified by the manufacturer of the disinfecting wipes.
• Allow to air dry.
• Perform hand hygiene.

Frequency

Routine disinfection of devices and accessories should be performed daily.

Types of Wipes

• Hypochlorite (bleach) wipes
• Hydrogen peroxide wipes
• Alcohol-free quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) wipes
• QAC/alcohol wipes

We hope this information helps you in your efforts to keep everyone in your office healthy. If you have any questions about the right kinds of cloths and cleaning supplies for your office equipment, contact us.[/cz_title][cz_gap height=”30px” id=”cz_62034″]

HP, chosen by Buyers Lab analysts as Most Reliable Business Printer & MFP Brand, has an extensive line of business-class printers and MFPs that offer…

[/cz_title][cz_gap height=”25px”][cz_title id=”cz_56853″]In an office environment, printer and MFP reliability is, and should be, the top concern for business users, since a reliable device helps minimize downtime, resulting in improved worker productivity. As such, Buyers Lab’s exhaustive durability testing offers a key benchmark for buyers when making a document imaging equipment purchase decision. To determine the vendors whose product lines stand out above the rest, our highly experienced analyst team has compiled and reviewed performance statistics for every major OEM that submitted devices for laboratory testing from 2012 to 2018.

HP has long been known as an industry leader, time and again exceeding our expectations in hands-on evaluations. Therefore, it’s not surprising that, after reviewing the performance of all color and monochrome printers and MFPs tested by Buyers Lab, HP Inc. emerged as the one clear winner of this most prestigious honor.

“Reliability matters to business users; it means they can spend less time worrying about the printer and more time being productive,” explained Marlene Orr, Director of Printer & MFP Analysis for Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab. “When it comes to reliability, no other brand we’ve tested even comes close to HP’s performance in our lab. We’ve tested a broad range of HP’s business-class printers and MFPs over the years and nearly every one of them completed testing without a single paper jam. From businessclass inkjets to enterprise-class laser devices, the HP models tested stood head and shoulders above the rest, completing about 3.9 million pages with no failures or service interruptions, making it the clear winner as Most Reliable Business Printer & MFP Brand.” Congratulations to HP on being named Buyers Lab’s Most Reliable Business Printer & MFP Brand![/cz_title]

About Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab

Keypoint Intelligence is a one-stop shop for the digital imaging industry. With our unparalleled tools and unmatched depth of knowledge, we cut through the noise of data to offer clients the unbiased insights and responsive tools they need in those mission-critical moments that define their products and empower their sales.

For over 50 years, Buyers Lab has been the global document imaging industry’s resource for unbiased and reliable information, test data, and competitive selling tools. What started out as a consumer-based publication about office equipment has become an all-encompassing industry resource. Buyers Lab evolves in tandem with the ever-changing landscape of document imaging solutions, constantly updating our methods, expanding our offerings, and tracking cutting-edge developments.

About Buyers Lab Reliability Awards

As the leading independent authority on document imaging, Buyers Lab performs the most intensive durability testing in the industry, making a Buyers Lab Reliability award quite a distinctive honor presented only once every three years. Buyers Lab’s team of analysts evaluates test data from both the US and UK to determine the winners based on business-critical factors, including total tested impressions, number of misfeeds, and service interruptions.[/cz_title]

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