1. Protecting our children and our community
Improved Hygiene for the South Florida School System
Using Physics and Chemistry to Improve Indoor Air and surface hygiene.
School Safe
Protecting our children and our community

2. Agenda for School Safe (Proactive Program for IC and IAQ)
Identify the Problems
Phase 4
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Create IAQ and infection control solutions
Develop a monitoring tools for the staff to ensure system works
Develop cost / benefit data

3. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (cost of doing business)
Professor Vivian Loftness University Professor at Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture studied the cost of dirty air:
Annual direct cost of building per employee is $745
Identifies the cost for Presenteeism. At work but suffering with illness (out of it).
Average employee lost work time due to building-related health conditions 8.97 days per employee
Super Emitters???

4. Why schools are the perfect for flu transmission
Super-emitters Flu infected children can, with their immature immune systems, become “super-emitters” and Wake Forest’s Dr. Walter Bischoff discovered that an 8yr old super-emitter spewed out 20,000 RNA copies = 200 capable of infecting 60+ classmates.
Dry environments Many schools can have 15-25% relative humidity levels indoors! This is the PERFECT environment for airborne Viral transmission and contagion.
Low MERV Filter Ratings Many schools have low MERV rated filters like MERV 4-6. You need a MERV 16 or higher to have any real effect on airborne viral capture.
No Ultraviolet Lights Few schools in the US use ultraviolet lights. Schools with UV lights have enjoyed lower airborne viral transmission rates and higher indoor air quality.
Bathrooms with ceiling exhaust fans Most bathroom designs do not incorporate floor level exhaust vents.

5. Schools are the key place for passing bugs in our communities
In schools, the combination of low humidity, super-emitter children and toilet flush aerosolization are a toxic combination.
Low humidity ensures that airborne viruses will stay aloft and travel throughout the school.
Super-emitter children continuously add airborne viruses into the air through breathing, coughing and sneezing, and add even more with every toilet flush.
Super- emitter Children
Toilet aersolization
Low humidity
Flu Outbreak

6. Leading virologists Peter Wright1, Gabrielle Neumann2 and Yoshihiro Kawaoka3 state that flu epidemics start in schools
Virologists Peter Wright state: “Increases in school absenteeism mark the beginning of a new epidemic, suggesting that school-age children play a critical role in disseminating influenza viruses. Increases in school absenteeism are typically followed by increases in work absenteeism.4” Since flu infected children can, with their immature immune systems, become “super-emitters”, they easily infect their classmates as they all intermingle while traveling from classroom to bathroom to gym to lunchroom all the while super-emitters are spewing out infectious flu viruses. Schools now have many good reasons to take a vested interest in advocating for clean and properly humidified air in the school especially in the dry wintertime.
1. Professor Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2. Associate Professor Department of Pathobiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin
3. Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Tokyo
4. Field Virology Fifth Edition Page 1705

7. Methods of Transmission
Airborne
Direct contact (Hands)
Fomites (Contaminated Surfaces)
Hand Hygiene
Surface Hygiene
Laundry, Hard / Porous Surfaces
Sub-micron
Air filtration

8. Invisible Shield DP
Safe product no toxicity after it is applied (water based molecule) A Silicone Quaternary Ammonium Salt EPA label Works on all surfaces 90 Day efficacy Effective against mold, fungus, algae and microbes. Additional testing not EPA validated shows efficacy against the flu virus*

9. Sanders Filters
Easy to use. Limited training required. Air filtration configured to meet customers needs.
Scalable Solutions: Capable of working on fans and high end HVAC systems
Protects capital investments, employees and livestock from bio-aerosols
Dramatically changes air quality: captures all particle sizes from submicron size and up
Can be configured to capture gases / VOC’s

10. Wellness program Keeping disease out of classrooms
Measures each individuals unique core body temperature
Fever and sickness are quickly identified
HIPPA Compliant
Non-touch, non-contact device
Portable and accessible anywhere
Information safely stored in the Wello Cloud
Keep Staff from working when ill
Identify children who are ill and send home
Use on guest and vendors to ensure wellness
Keeping disease out of classrooms

11. Unique Hand Sanitizer
Invisible Shield has a series of FDA compliant hand sanitizers
Invisible Shield has the ability to make hand sanitizers with residual capacity for protection
Studies show HAI reductions from 20 to 40 % using Invisible Shield technology

12. Other school related health concerns
Asthma 10% of the total population. In families of color the asthma rate is higher
Severe allergies 20% of the total population.
MRSA
Athletes foot / ringworm
Food borne disease

13. Cost Benefit Analysis of School Safe
Containment Filters
Invisible Shield DP
Saves on cleaning costs (labor) Will also reduce absenteeism for staff faculty and students with asthma and allergies Improves life of the HVAC units Dramatically improves IAQ for the school system
Reduce possibility for fomite contamination Expect reductions in absenteeism for staff and students (21% reduction in HAIs in 22 month Turkish study) Reduces cleaning time Allows for cost savings in cleaning supplies
Sick leave savings / substitute teacher savings

14. Cost vs Benefit

15. Questions? More Information?
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