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On Duty with Steramist - Case Study
San Diego’s Police Department was looking for a disinfection solution during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to bring cases down and to keep their department healthy and working. In a city like San Diego, officers missing shifts for weeks at a time because of sickness is not an affordable luxury. Keeping their officers on duty and protecting their city is paramount.
- Products Used: Surface Unit, SteraPak
- Summary: The SDPD purchased SteraMist to save money, fight COVID, H1N1, Staph, Norovirus, MRSA, and other spores, and reduce staff sickness rates.
MEETING THE NEED: The department brought in a third party to disinfect with strong chemicals, costing thousands of dollars per month with no noticeable reduction in COVID cases and other viral and bacterial spores, resulting in an overall ineffective cleaning method. After a recommendation from the San Diego Fire Department - who uses SteraMist throughout their fire house and engines - SDPD made the decision to purchase a SteraMist system for the police department. Once SteraMist was implemented, a noticeable decrease in COVID cases and a reduction in cost was observed. With SteraMist portable products onsite, they are able to deploy disinfection easily when needed without the trouble of hiring a cleaning and disinfection company.
SCOPE: The department originally bought the Surface Unit to use in high-touch and high traffic areas inside the building. The Surface Unit is being used regularly throughout classrooms and locker rooms, as well as other large rooms in their facility. Seeing the benefits of SteraMist disinfection, they purchased the latest SteraMist product: the SteraPak. With its cordless freedom, the SteraPak is used for smaller areas and command vehicles. SteraMist disinfection is implemented into any room with sensitive equipment, including crime labs, crime analysis, data systems, cubicles with computers and other equipment, offices, and more
