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A simple solution to the COVID-19 doorknob dilemma In shared workplaces where efforts are being made to avoid the spread of COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges are the surfaces which are frequently touched by multiple people. Turns out that the lowly doorknob is the biggest culprit and ironically, the lowly Kleenex is the solution. The worst doorknobs are invariably those on washrooms (when you gotta go you gotta go). Unless these are being disinfected after every use, to...uching them is kind of like playing Russian roulette. Disinfecting them after every use is just not practical. A simple approach is to tape a box of Kleenex above the doorknobs (inside and out). Every time you go to grab a doorknob the Kleenex box is staring you right in the face to remind you NOT to grab that doorknob! As a cautionary note, this solution is not viewed as a replacement for regular disinfection. It is to supplement regular disinfection. On a related note, we decided to go one step further at our facility and we replaced the washroom doorknobs with levers to which we added copper cladding. This was done to further hedge our bets based on some anecdotal evidence that COVID-19 does not like copper (https://www.insider.com/does-copper-kill-germs-and-viruses). I hope this information is helpful. Stay safe.

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Access Control - The hidden benefit The benefit that people expect when they add access control is the obvious one; preventing people from getting in where they don't belong. But what about the people who are authorized to gain access? What assurance do you have that they will not do something naughty in that sensitive area? If there is no time and date stamped record of their access, you have little assurance..well none actually. They can come in at night and help themse...lves to the rare cheese that is stored there. But if you DO have a record of their access, they know that when the cheese leakage is discovered in the morning, anyone who came in the night before is going to be questioned. They are therefore much less likely to steal the cheese. 50% of the benefit of an access control system is keeping people out who don't belong. The other 50% is keeping the people honest that you let in. But only is all accesses are audited. See more

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