May 2020

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Preparing To Reopen

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Steps To Consider

It is almost time where business are going to start opening their doors to the public once again. Does this mean that the Covid-19 pandemic has come to a halt? No, but businesses need to open to survive. People are anxious to open. Businesses are preparing to reopen. There are many recommendations in place by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as well as other companies on how you should go about reopening. People’s health are still at risk. So, these recommended steps should be considered because it is there to help lower the spread of this virus.

Preparing to Reopen

The CDC has created some guidelines on whether or not you should be considered ready to open. They created some questions you can answer yourself to see if you’re ready. A few of these questions are as follow:

  • Are you following orders and are protecting high risk employees?
  • Are you promoting safe practices such as cleaning, wearing face coverings, and social distancing?
  • Have a good ventilation system in place? (Visit our products page for quality filtration)
  • Is there a monitoring system in place?

These are just a few questions you may need to answer before you should consider reopening, to see the list, visit the workplace decision tool created by the CDC.

Do You Have A Plan?

If you don’t have a reopening plan in order, the CDC has also created a guideline you may follow to help you put a plan in place. You may visit the guidance here, or you can also search through the CDC website to view all of their recommendations. The guidance has been put together for everyone to use, not just for businesses. It explains how you can go about using products to help kill the virus on surfaces, how and what to clean/disinfect on certain materials, how to keep a safe behavioral practice, and more. However, these plans should always be maintained and revised as new information comes into play.

Safe Practices in the Workplace

Some of the safe practices in a work environment that OSHA recommends is upgrading to high-efficiency filters as well as creating physical work barriers and increasing ventilation. Using a Negative Air pressure system can help reduce the spread of airborne pathogens as well. Workers should wear face coverings. EFS has custom cut high-efficiency M16 filter media to help aid in the creation of custom DIY face coverings, if you want to add an extra layer of protection to your face covering.

Conclusion

There are many steps you can take to help promote a safer environment for everyone around you. Also, there are quite a few resources for you to look through to take needed steps leading up to your opening. Here is a reference list that we have come across that may help you.

We are all in this together and we must all take the necessary steps to keep the people around us more safe and to help lower the curve. These steps are in please to help reduce the spread of this virus. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our filtration products.

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M16 Filter Media For Face Covering

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M16 Filter Media for DIY Face Coverings

According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), people are required to wear face coverings to lower spreading illnesses. In this case, the coronavirus aka Covid-19. Although there is no cure for this virus, there are measures that can be taken to help slow the spread.

Since we are a filter company, many businesses have contacted us for MERV 16 filter media. They are using this media to create their own DIY face coverings. They are doing this to help aid against the spread of airborne diseases. Since the coronavirus can attach to droplets, dust, and other pathogens, filtering the air may help in decreasing the spread. Surgical and N95 masks are to be reserved for healthcare workers. So, we are left to make our own face coverings or purchase them from other companies. A cloth mask with multiple layers of fabric is what the CDC recommends.

MERV 16 ePM 2.5 – 90+

We have filter media that is rated at a MERV 16 ePM2.5 – 90+ efficiency. We also have cutting machines that can custom cut filter media to your exact specs. Therefore, Engineered Filtration Systems can provide custom cut M16 filter media for creating DIY face coverings. The media is precision cut to your exact specifications. These are not replacement masks, they are high efficiency filter media.

EFS M16 filter material is made up of non-woven, multi-layer polyester polycarbonate media. It is pinsonically welded to join the 3 layers of media together.

Lower The Curve

There is no cure to the virus causing this global pandemic. But, there are steps that can be taken to help reduce the spread. Staying 6 feet apart, wearing face masks that cover the nose and mouth and staying home are some recommended steps to take. Changing out your filters more frequently may also help in lowering the spread of airborne pathogens. As well as and upgrading your filters where you can. Advanced Filtration Concepts may help in making recommendations as well as taking steps in staying clean and safe.

Overall, we’re still in the learning phase. These orders are in place to help lower the spread while figuring out what is exactly going on. Please contact us if you have any questions about the filtration media we are providing.

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