In hospitals and long-term care facilities, doctors and nurses travel between rooms with mobile computers while they make their rounds. These computers are an essential part of their job, where they can track patient records, vitals and other important information. As healthcare employees encounter different patients or pass devices between users, bacteria and germs continuously build up on the device.

Did you know that particles and pathogens can live on a device for up to 72 hours? In that time, a doctor might visit hundreds of patients—that’s a lot of potential for germs to spread. If a device is placed in a PowerUp UVC Charging Cart throughout the day, you can minimize this spread of potentially dangerous germs, keeping employees, patients and visitors safer.

Mobile Computers Can Spread Germs

A study by the Florida Department of Health revealed that a fungus was spread around a COVID unit in a hospital. Over half of the patients inside the unit were impacted by this fungus, and some even became infected. While tracing the fungus’ path, researchers discovered that the spread may have been caused by healthcare providers themselves. According to the study, they could have been carrying the germs on “…mobile computers and equipment that had been insufficiently cleaned.”

If the hospital had properly cleaned and sanitized their mobile computers and other devices, perhaps the fungus would not have spread and patients would not have become infected. In order to keep everyone healthy and prevent further incidents like this one, it’s crucial that hospitals and long-term care facilities invest in sanitizing solutions.

PowerUp UVC Charging Carts Reduce Transmission

The PowerUp UVC Charging Cart destroys bacteria at the molecular level. In as little as 5 minutes, devices are disinfected by the power of UVC light, a technology that has been utilized in hospitals and labs for decades. Each cart is equipped to handle mobile computers, as well as phones, tablets, keyboards, radios, tools and equipment. Plus, the cart will charge devices while they remain plugged in, so that when you’re ready for them, your device is powered up, sanitized and ready to go!

Designed to fit dozens of devices at once, these carts can be added to any convenient or high-traffic location. Installing a cart in an accessible spot for doctors, nurses and other employees allows them to sanitize their mobile computers. You can also place one in the lobby to ensure that patient and visitor belongings are sanitized before they enter or exit the building. Or, add a cart to the break room to keep employees’ personal devices secure.

Let’s Stop the Spread Together

As we make efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, we also need to keep in mind the potential of other viruses, bacteria and germs. Along with proper hand washing, mask wearing, social distancing and other important safety measures, device sanitizing is an important step towards limiting the transmission of illness-causing pathogens.

If you have any questions about our device sanitizing and charging solutions, contact us today! We can help you find a product that suits your unique needs and keeps everyone a safer.

Staying safe during the era of COVID-19 is a team effort. As the NBA begins this new season, they are taking extensive protocols to keep players, coaches and staff safe during the pandemic and beyond. Since there are many people working indoors within close proximity, it is important that every possible measure is taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

New COVID-19 Cleaning Protocols

The NBA issued a comprehensive, 113-page health and safety protocol[1] to help combat the spread of COVID-19 for the season. These include recommendations about social distancing, cleaning, communications and more. One of these measures advises that a thorough cleaning scheme must be in place for rooms to ensure these areas are free from potential COVID-19.

One important aspect of minimizing the spread during the season is keeping shared items clean. From two-way radios, to headsets, to notebooks, to iPads, there are lots of essential devices and resources that are being passed around during practices and games. UVC charging carts are a great way for staff to make sure devices are safe, charged and ready to use­—without interruption.

Keeping Players, Coaches and Staff Safe with UVC Cleaning

Did you know that germs and bacteria like COVID-19 particles can live on a device for up to 72 hours? Within that time, multiple staff members or players might use any given device. With UVC charging solutions, the germs are eradicated in as little as 5 minutes. If another person needs to use a device after you, simply place it in the cart and it will be charged and sanitized­—an easy step that goes a long way in keeping everyone safe from COVID-19 and other germs and pathogens.

On top of their already busy schedules, production teams and facilities managers now need to consider how to keep facilities clean and keep everyone on site healthy. Implementing charging carts is a painless, one-step solution. Cleaning wipes are a common alternative, but they can ultimately waste time—and on game day, every second counts. Wipes need to be constantly refilled and replaced, and can even cause damage to devices. No one has time to deal with slowdowns; device sanitization should be easy, and UVC makes it simpler than ever.

Locker Room Safety

Another protocol calls for staff to increase the cleaning and disinfecting activities frequency for all the areas where people have direct and constant contact and that individual lockers should be sanitized and disinfected after each use and every shift. Locker rooms are one area with an especially large potential for direct, close contact. Bacteria thrives in warm, cramped spaces, and so the potential for the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses is particularly high in locker rooms.

Implementing UVC charging carts in locker rooms can help alleviate some of these issues by helping to keep devices clean. Germs can also be spread through frequent touch points, like if there are devices in the locker room that are used by many people. Players can also use it to charge and sanitize their phones, so that they aren’t bringing germs back out with them when they leave the room.

During this year’s unprecedented basketball season, UVC solutions can help everyone take the necessary precautions and follow through with enhanced safety measures, so that they can get back to game-winning free throws and rebounds.

Contact us to learn more about our UVC charging carts.

When keeping everyone safe and connected is a priority, we rely on our devices and need them to be safe and ready to use. However, viruses and other bacteria can live on devices for as long as 3 days. In settings where many people are touching the same device, this could contribute to the spread of germs. To help create the safest environment possible, keeping devices clean, charged, and ready-to-use is essential.

The PowerUp UVC Disinfection Charging Cart provides UVC disinfection within 5 minutes, with a convenient adjustable timer for sanitizing and charging. It can be used with almost any mobile device, from smartphones, to laptops and tablets, to radios and scanners.

Now, we are thrilled to announce that the UVC Charging Cart can be paired with IntelliTrack, a leading provider of inventory management and asset tracking solutions. This collaboration enables users to keep track of laptops, iPads and chromebooks with real-time asset tracking. It is a single source solution that delivers charging, UVC sanitizing, and tracking.

For places like schools and hospitals that have a high volume of devices and users, this can be particularly useful. Especially during the pandemic, teachers, nurses, and front-line workers have more than enough on their plates. IntelliTrack and the PowerUP UVC Charging Carts can help alleviate stress by streamlining processes and ensuring devices are safe to use.

UVC disinfection is a simple and effective way to sanitize that has been implemented for decades, eradicating viruses and bacteria on devices by 99.9999%. The PowerUp UVC Disinfection Charging Cart leverages the power of Ultraviolet C light—which can kill viruses like COVID-19—by destroying them at the molecular level. Unlike cleaning wipes, UVC light is residue-free and cost effective—just set the cart up in a convenient location and it is ready to use, no need to constantly repurchase or replenish supply. Devices are also charged while in the cart, so that they are fully powered up and safe for use, whenever or wherever they are needed.

If a device goes missing, Intellitrack asset tracking makes it easy to locate and return it to the cart for charging and sanitization. IntelliTrack services can also help keep track of each time the device is used and who uses it. This creates a chain of custody, which can track usage in case any malware or inappropriate content is found on the device.

We know how important it is to take every action possible to keep everyone safe and healthy, during these unprecedented times and beyond. We hope that PowerUp and IntelliTrack solutions can provide long-term support for your organization by making certain that devices remain accessible and clean.

Learn more about our UVC Disinfecting Charging Carts and Asset Tracking or contact us with questions.

As schools are reopening, the number of children infected with COVID-19 is rising. Data from state health departments shows that the percentage of children infected has increased from 2.2% of all cases nationwide in April to 10% of all cases in September, and is on the rise.

Proper hand-washing, use of masks and following social distancing protocols are all important precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVD-19 and other pathogens, like those that cause the flu, in schools. However, devices are some of the most frequently touched surfaces we encounter daily, and yet, they can become an afterthought in terms of COVID-19 prevention.

Not only do kids rely on their phones to communicate with parents, many schools are using Chromebooks, tablets and other devices for students to complete classwork and assignments. Teachers might have a set of laptops for the classroom that are used by multiple students throughout the day, or computer rooms might have a set of tablets that students can borrow. These devices are constantly in use, traveling back and forth from home and school, on buses and in public spaces.

Our kids need these devices to learn and stay connected. A student’s biggest priorities should be homework assignments and fostering relationships with their peers—not worrying about whether their devices are clean and safe to use. Keeping phones, tablets and laptops clean is an important part of COVID-19 and flu prevention and another important measure to help keep students safe.

Unfortunately, devices are notoriously difficult to clean. Did you know that COVID-19 bacteria can live on laptops for up to 72 hours? Disinfecting wipes and sprays are convenient, but it is easy for students to miss or neglect to wipe every surface, like the crevices of a keyboard or the back of a tablet, making them ineffective. Improper or excessive use of disinfectant wipes and sprays can also potentially damage devices, leading to expensive replacement costs.Additionally, wipes are costly, wasteful and need to be constantly reordered and replaced. Proper device cleaning needs to be a long-term consideration, and wipes aren’t a good long-term solution.

The Power of UVC Disinfection

PowerUp’s Pure Zone UVC Disinfection Charging Carts have medical-grade UVC sanitization. It can charge a variety of devices and keep them secure while cleaning them using UVC light, so they are fully ready and safe to use whenever a student needs it. They are perfect for use in classrooms, libraries, computer labs and other convenient locations within schools. Our carts are a big-picture solution that can be useful not only during the pandemic, but also in the future to combat the common flu, colds and everyday germs.

UVC light technology has been used for decades in hospitals, labs and other medical settings. It is proven to eradicate viruses and bacteria by 99.9999%, and is especially effective at attacking airborne pathogens like COVID-19. The FDA cites that “UVC radiation has been shown to destroy the outer protein coating of the SARS-Coronvirus”. However, it isn’t commonly implemented in schools, yet.

“We have struggled in the past to see this highly effective, very safe technology fully implemented for airborne infections,” said Dr. Edward A. Nardell, a professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School. “We’ve done the studies. We know it works.”

PowerUp’s UVC Disinfection Charging Carts use this same technology to clean devices, emitting a 254nm UV light. The cart can disinfect a device in just 5 minutes, destroying the virus at the molecular level. It doesn’t leave any residue on devices and the carts are maintenance-free. Simply set the carts up wherever they are needed, and students can begin to clean their devices, while keeping them charged.

“Ultraviolet light mangles the genetic material in pathogens—DNA in bacteria and fungi, RNA in viruses—preventing them from reproducing. ‘You’ve killed it essentially,’ said William P. Bahnfleth, a professor of architectural engineering at Pennsylvania State University.”

We believe in taking every possible action that will help keep students safe and healthy. Our carts are a cost-effective, long-term solution that can help keep devices clean, charged and ready to use for our students.

Learn more about our UVC Disinfection Charging Carts, or contact us with questions