Can the “cloud” make you sick?

While visiting with fellow business professionals this question came up, “Can the cloud make you sick”?

All of us agreed the “cloud” could make you ill. Think about the times you tried to access your cloud based application and couldn’t! Bet that made you feel sick!

The other and most active way the cloud can make you sick is by spreading real germs and viruses. That’s because you need a device to access the cloud. These devices have surfaces. And surfaces can have germs and viruses.

The American Cleaning Institute cites these facts about germs and disease.

• Germs can be transferred from inanimate surfaces to hands and vice-versa.
• Germs are most often spread by hands through person-to-person contact.
• Some germs can live on dry surfaces for several hours and moist surfaces for up to three days.
• Salmonella can survive freezing and can survive on dry surfaces for at least 24 hours.
• An estimated 50 million days of work are lost annually because of the common cold.

Not trying to pile on here but your office, where you spend a majority of your time, has germs. In 2002 the University of Arizona conducted a study that revealed your workplace can be a hotbed of germ and virus activity. For example, your phone can have up to 25,127 germs per square inch, keyboards 3,295 per square inch and computer mice 1,676 per square inch.

So when you’re “clouding” with your devices, especially if you’re sharing your devices with other co-workers, you’re exposing yourself to germs and viruses. So yes, the cloud can make you sick.

Now the good news, you can reduce the chance of getting sick off your devices by building some practical steps into your work routine.

Find and purchase a hand soap and sanitizer that will protect you throughout your busy day! We think we have the best hand soap and sanitizer for busy and active small business professionals like you. Zylast XP hand soap and sanitizer well get and keep your hands clean! Zylast kills 25 FDA specified germs within 15 seconds and it’s clinically proven to persist up to 6 hours! For more information about Zylast and its effectiveness visit our website at http://www.acs-satx.com/Zylast-s/1814.htm

Clean your devices, desktop and telephones (cell and landline) with a topnotch disinfecting spray. Don’t forget to use this disinfecting spray in your trash can. By the way, have you ever used a disinfectant there? Have you ever seen the cleaning crew do that?

We have 2 premier products you can use to help keep you from getting ill when using your devices, desktop and telephones.

Vital Oxide is an exciting new disinfectant and deodorizer! It’s safe for people, animals, and virtually any surface and fabric. You can learn more about Vital Oxide here http://www.acs-satx.com/category-s/1832.htm

BioLogic ready-to-use is easy to apply. It can control germs on surfaces for up to 90 days! Use BioLogic on counters, bed rails and hand rails, telephones, computer keyboards, and any other surface that is likely to become contaminated and act as a source of disease transmission. We’ve got a 3 minute video about how BioLogic works that you can view here http://www.acs-satx.com/category-s/1841.htm

We know every working professional these days is “clouding” in one form or another. We know they’re using devices to do so because we see them and other workplace essentials on the desktops of employees. We’re always surprised when we visit these workplaces and don’t see the active use of quality hand soaps, hand sanitizers and disinfectants that are safe, ready-to-use and formulated to help improve a workforce’s health and wellness. In 2016 you want to resolve to get active and not let the cloud make you sick.