imported_Automania1
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What protective measure are you taking to ward off the flu, noravirus when cleaning vehicles?
What Protective measure are you taking during this flu season?
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C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
Nitrile gloves always, and I use a steamer for interiors so it kills off most viruses/bacteria. I really should wear a mask, but for the most part I opt not to.
Dan
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Gloves are good, but more important is keeping hands away from the face.
Ron Ketcham
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Reality says that no matter what you do in cleaning a vehicle, you are going to have exposure, no matter what steps you may undertake.
Unless, that is you get away from all other people, you do not expose yourself to people, you don't touch anything that the public has been around, anything you may touch, you may have touched or someone else sneezed on.
Buck it up, Bucky, there is no real escape from this one, other than to recognize quickly when you are infected and stop the "snot" from taking up residence in your lungs.
Rest. etc. and just go through the crappy stuff that goes with it.
Brumpy
Unless, that is you get away from all other people, you do not expose yourself to people, you don't touch anything that the public has been around, anything you may touch, you may have touched or someone else sneezed on.
Buck it up, Bucky, there is no real escape from this one, other than to recognize quickly when you are infected and stop the "snot" from taking up residence in your lungs.
Rest. etc. and just go through the crappy stuff that goes with it.
Brumpy
Jean-Claude
Keeper of the beautiful
In practice I don't put my hands in my mouth or near my eyes when working. As long as the dashboard covers up and does not sneeze on me I should be OK.
Dan
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imported_Automania1
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Dan said:
Taking precautionary measures cannot hurt, gloves, mask and misting the vehicle with a disinfectant (drivers area before cleaning) Anything to minimize contact with bacteria as you are cleaning things flash back on your face from tornado or air tools.. I have a hand sanitizer machine when you enter our reception area which I encourage customers to use and I also use after looking at vehicles...after shaking a customers hand. I also disinfect the door handles, bathroom faucets and pens people use to write... It might seem excessive but there are so many people that are ill.
Ron Ketcham
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Yeah, right and everyone does it"
Right?
Not going to happen, it's like the "gun issue", talk about it, tell everyone what one believes to be the answer for close to 320 million people (let's not address that the virus is carried in 24 hours all over the globe these days), but the reality is that most may talk.
But few follow through with anything of that which, may come up with any actual working answers, only those that fit one's own agenda's, which would require thinking about their actions, until it is too late, and it has "hit the fan".
Then, "blame everyone else" for getting the flu bug, for etc, etc.
Of course, they don't change their everyday habits, they don't cover up their sneezes when they take place, they refuse to stay away from others when they get the runny nose, the head hurting, the chest getting full of mucus, no, they blame others for the way they feel.
Flu shots, maybe, but in reality, as proven by the spread of this "flu bug", not all that effective.
Get feeling the "bug", stay away from others and rest, take some over the counter medicene to relieve the syntoms, it takes time.
Sorry for the rant, but screw the news media, it's all up to you!
So it's really very simple, by the time you as a detailer have to deal with a vehicle that may have the "bug" in it, you have already been exposed several times starting with when the kid comes home from school, when you touch a counter at the StarBucks, when you gas up your vehicle, etc.
Right?
Not going to happen, it's like the "gun issue", talk about it, tell everyone what one believes to be the answer for close to 320 million people (let's not address that the virus is carried in 24 hours all over the globe these days), but the reality is that most may talk.
But few follow through with anything of that which, may come up with any actual working answers, only those that fit one's own agenda's, which would require thinking about their actions, until it is too late, and it has "hit the fan".
Then, "blame everyone else" for getting the flu bug, for etc, etc.
Of course, they don't change their everyday habits, they don't cover up their sneezes when they take place, they refuse to stay away from others when they get the runny nose, the head hurting, the chest getting full of mucus, no, they blame others for the way they feel.
Flu shots, maybe, but in reality, as proven by the spread of this "flu bug", not all that effective.
Get feeling the "bug", stay away from others and rest, take some over the counter medicene to relieve the syntoms, it takes time.
Sorry for the rant, but screw the news media, it's all up to you!
So it's really very simple, by the time you as a detailer have to deal with a vehicle that may have the "bug" in it, you have already been exposed several times starting with when the kid comes home from school, when you touch a counter at the StarBucks, when you gas up your vehicle, etc.
imported_Automania1
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[quote name='Ron Ketcham']Yeah, right and everyone does it"
Right?
Not going to happen, it's like the "gun issue", talk about it, tell everyone what one believes to be the answer for close to 320 million people (let's not address that the virus is carried in 24 hours all over the globe these days), but the reality is that most may talk.
But few follow through with anything of that which, may come up with any actual working answers, only those that fit one's own agenda's, which would require thinking about their actions, until it is too late, and it has "hit the fan".
Then, "blame everyone else" for getting the flu bug, for etc, etc.
Of course, they don't change their everyday habits, they don't cover up their sneezes when they take place, they refuse to stay away from others when they get the runny nose, the head hurting, the chest getting full of mucus, no, they blame others for the way they feel.
Flu shots, maybe, but in reality, as proven by the spread of this "flu bug", not all that effective.
Get feeling the "bug", stay away from others and rest, take some over the counter medicene to relieve the syntoms, it takes time.
Sorry for the rant, but screw the news media, it's all up to you!
So it's really very simple, by the time you as a detailer have to deal with a vehicle that may have the "bug" in it, you have already been exposed several times starting with when the kid comes home from school, when you touch a counter at the StarBucks, when you gas up your vehicle, etc.[/QUOT
The last 4 years I have been out sick from 4 to 8 weeks at a time, from the flu from being exposed to mold in peoples vehicles, severe eye infection from stuff splashing in my eye despite using eye wash immediately. So I am a bit cautious
Right?
Not going to happen, it's like the "gun issue", talk about it, tell everyone what one believes to be the answer for close to 320 million people (let's not address that the virus is carried in 24 hours all over the globe these days), but the reality is that most may talk.
But few follow through with anything of that which, may come up with any actual working answers, only those that fit one's own agenda's, which would require thinking about their actions, until it is too late, and it has "hit the fan".
Then, "blame everyone else" for getting the flu bug, for etc, etc.
Of course, they don't change their everyday habits, they don't cover up their sneezes when they take place, they refuse to stay away from others when they get the runny nose, the head hurting, the chest getting full of mucus, no, they blame others for the way they feel.
Flu shots, maybe, but in reality, as proven by the spread of this "flu bug", not all that effective.
Get feeling the "bug", stay away from others and rest, take some over the counter medicene to relieve the syntoms, it takes time.
Sorry for the rant, but screw the news media, it's all up to you!
So it's really very simple, by the time you as a detailer have to deal with a vehicle that may have the "bug" in it, you have already been exposed several times starting with when the kid comes home from school, when you touch a counter at the StarBucks, when you gas up your vehicle, etc.[/QUOT
The last 4 years I have been out sick from 4 to 8 weeks at a time, from the flu from being exposed to mold in peoples vehicles, severe eye infection from stuff splashing in my eye despite using eye wash immediately. So I am a bit cautious
Jean-Claude
Keeper of the beautiful
Automania said:
Some folks are simply more prone to infection and sickness and must take extra caution. My wife has an auto-immune disease and has to be extra careful herself.
Dan
Well-known member
Ron Ketcham said:
I work in a place where most of the building is salaried. We have ridiculously liberal leave policies. But for some reason people feel the need to come in when they are sick. They'll skip work on iPhone release day or for a ball game... but when they are sick... time to come in and share the misery. They won't rest so they are sick even longer... but boy what a trooper they are!
A lot of this flu/cold stuff could get stamped out if people were required to stay home and rest.
Been staying away from family members who say they have the flu. Since I work outside I'm not stuck indoors around a bunch of germ riddled people so that alone greatly reduces my exposure. Also been trying to get a decent amount of sleep, I tend to only get sick when I'm not sleeping enough.
imported_Automania1
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Norovirus: Why washing your hands isn't enough - Vitals
By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News
It gets in your food, in your laundry, it sticks to plates and it might even float into the air when you flush your toilet. A new strain of norovirus -- often called stomach flu -- is going around and it’s going to be very hard to avoid it, experts say.
Federal health officials say a new strain, called the Sydney strain, is now causing most of the misery across the United States and the world. The virus, sometimes known as Norwalk virus or winter vomiting disease, causes vomiting, diarrhea and that someone-just-hit-me-with-a-plank feeling.
There’s no real treatment for it except for waiting it out, no vaccine, and recent studies show it’s one of the hardest viruses to get rid of. Simple cleaning alone doesn’t always kill it, and it takes just a few particles of virus to sicken a person.
By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News
It gets in your food, in your laundry, it sticks to plates and it might even float into the air when you flush your toilet. A new strain of norovirus -- often called stomach flu -- is going around and it’s going to be very hard to avoid it, experts say.
Federal health officials say a new strain, called the Sydney strain, is now causing most of the misery across the United States and the world. The virus, sometimes known as Norwalk virus or winter vomiting disease, causes vomiting, diarrhea and that someone-just-hit-me-with-a-plank feeling.
There’s no real treatment for it except for waiting it out, no vaccine, and recent studies show it’s one of the hardest viruses to get rid of. Simple cleaning alone doesn’t always kill it, and it takes just a few particles of virus to sicken a person.