Blanket Sanitation Protocol Details

 

Fleece & Thank You partners with UNX Industries to bring 99.999% germ free and HyClean Certified blankets to our children’s hospital partners. UNX is the chemical provider for hospital laundries around the country.

We also partner with ImageFirst to help with the increased demand of blanket washing needed to support our growing hospital partners. ImageFIRST is the largest national linen provider specializing in the medical market. They provide laundry services to health systems, hospitals, and outpatient facilities in all major U.S. markets. As leaders in infection prevention, ImageFIRST is also the owner and operator of most HLAC-accredited facilities in the nation.

In our washing process, we use pre-measured amounts of Vanguard in timed combination with the Aquawing Ozone System® to bring our blankets to their 99.999% germ free state.

 

Why do we use Vanguard? 

Vanguard, or Liquid Quaternary Ammonium Bacteriostat,  is based on a highly active mixture of three Twin Chain quaternary ammonium compounds. Soiled and contaminated fabrics such as diapers, hospital and institutional linen, and athletic apparel is of major housekeeping concern, not only in hospitals, but in institutions, hotels, restaurants and schools. Vanguard is designed for commercial and institutional laundry use by addition to the final rinse step. 

Vanguard is 

• An EPA Registered product
• A member of UNX’s HyClean Program and provides effective residual bacteriostatic and self-sanitizing properties for laundries of all size
• Protects linen from recontamination providing a minimum 24-hour residual efficacy on every loop, towel or uniform  (when used as directed)
• Effective against Staph, MRSA and other bacteriostatic pathogens
• Extremely concentrated product, which makes it economical to use
• Recommended for hospitality, healthcare, athletic, and industrial accounts

 

Why do we use Ozone? 

 

Ozone is environmentally friendly. 

Unlike chlorine bleach, ozone isn’t a harsh chemical. Most ozone disappears as it cleans and the rest returns to breathable oxygen in 20 minutes or less. Ozone means less chemical residue, no harmful or unwanted odors and fewer chemicals entering the septic system. 

Ozone is washroom friendly.

Ozone is a great disinfectant with 150% the germ killing power of chlorine. Eliminating bacteria makes for healthier washrooms. In fact, the Aquawing ozone system is proven to kill over 99.999% of all bacteria on every wash!

Ozone is linen friendly.

As it cleans, Ozone loosens the fabric and releases all types of soil. Fluffier towels and softer sheets are the result. With ozone, linen comes out cleaner. Ozone also increases linen life. Ozone makes linens feel and smell great. Ozone is part of nature, and it’s the reason linen smells clean when hung in the sun. 

Ozone kills 99.999% of bacteria on every cycle, including the superbugs C.Diff, Aspergillus Niger, MRSA, HIV, and Hepatitis!

 

Fleece & Thank You Maintains EPA Standard Certification

 

What does it mean to be HyClean Certified? 

The standard wash process* is effective in providing protection from the Coronavirus and ensuring your linen comes out hygienically clean. Products within the HyClean program protect linen from being re-contaminated by harmful pathogens once it leaves the laundry and makes its way back into circulation.

The UNX HyClean program uses one of two EPA registered bacteriostat and residual self-sanitizing products in the wash wheel. These products lend self-sanitizing properties to the garments during transport and storage of the goods.

*i.e. appropriate combinations of chemicals, pH, water, temperature, water transfers, and mechanical action

 

Our Facility is Cleaned Regularly at the Highest Level

 

In our facility cleaning process, we use pre-measured amounts of Sanix, and we are “Certified Bio-Green Clean.”

 

Why do we use Sanix? 

Sanix is an EPA Registered disinfectant, detergent & deodorant, Sanix is a one-step neutral cleaner and disinfectant that features kill claims against a wide spectrum of viruses and pathogens including the Human Coronavirus, Influenza A, Staph & MRSA.  Sanix is recommended for use on floors, walls, partitions, fixtures and other hard non-porous surfaces and is 

• EPA Registered
• Highly concentrated for economical use
• Designed for applications for healthcare, schools, colleges, commercial and industrial institutions, veterinary clinics, etc.
• Effective detergent / disinfectant and, in addition, is a fine neutral cleaner recommended for high gloss wax floors
• Effective in protection of Staph and MRSA on athletic equipment, helmets, pads, and more
• May be rinsed or allowed to air dry; streak-free

 

What does it mean to be “Certified Biogreen Clean?”

Being “Certified Biogreen Clean” means that we have proactively incorporated a regularly scheduled treatment from BioGreen Solutions against a broad spectrum of bacteria, viruses and mycotoxins into your normal cleaning protocol. Their dry-fogging treatment of our facility means another layer of protection has been added to help us reduce serious health risks to everyone who uses our facility.

The BioGreen Solutions process exclusively uses products that are clinically proven effective killers and inhibitors of MRSA and numerous other pathogenic bacteria and viruses, such as Staph, Strep, Salmonella, E. coli, and more. BioGreen Solutions exclusively utilizes products that are EPA approved, NSF certified for “use in and around food processing areas,” 100% biodegradable, non-toxic, non-corrosive, and will not harm electronics.

By proactively treating both surface and air on a regularly scheduled basis, the BioGreen Solutions process effectively reduces the risk these types of bacteria and viruses present to us, our staff, our volunteers, and all of the product and tools inside our warehouse.

We have taken every step to minimize health risks and to promote a healthier environment for our team and the people we serve. 

For all wash quality or sanitation concerns, you can contact Fleece & Thank You at 313.451.3665 or our partners at UNX Industries at 800.825.7787.