We talk a lot about our ozone sanitation products and their effectiveness, but you may still be asking what, exactly, is ozone? In short, it’s a gas. And while it’s potentially harmful, it also protects us from radiation and can be harnessed to effectively sanitize gear. Natural Ozone Ozone has a few other names; it...
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With nearly 800 new synthetic turf fields being installed annually and the increasing spread of MRSA bacteria among athletes, it’s important to consider a potential correlation between the two. Many researchers blame turf burns or areas of the skin that have been abraded as being the source and the means of spreading the bacteria. So...
Sanitation key to minimizing any potential impact By: Tim Campbell Originally printed in Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba Moose Equipment Manager Jason McMaste sanitizes equipment using the Sports-O-Zone machine which kills bacteria, including H1N1. Is H1N1 the new Y2K? The American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose are taking no chances on front lines of flu fighting, employing...
Have you ever wondered why every disinfecting product you see or hear about claims that they kill 99.9% of germs? Can they all be equal? Who is watching out for our best interest? Hopefully, we can give you some insights into these claims. Advertising can be accurate, yet deceiving. Most products that claim a kill...
Healthcare-Associated MRSA There are an estimated 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections each year, and Healthcare-Associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) accounts for around 8% of those cases. This type of staph infection occurs most frequently among people in hospitals and healthcare facilities who have weakened immune systems. HA-MRSA cases can cost over $100,000 and take over a week to...
By: Ashley Prest Originally printed in Winnipeg Free Press Steve Dech battles fires by day and stinky hockey equipment by night. Well, OK, sometimes it’s the other way around as the 43-year-old Winnipeg firefighter and father of three hockey-playing sons also pulls his share of night shifts. But it was that odoriferous hockey equipment that...
By: Bob Putnam, Times Staff Writer Originally printed in St. Petersburg Times Northeast coach Jay Austin, talking to quarterback Ryan Moore, spent three days in a hospital after contracting MRSA, a skin infection that can be fatal in some instances. Three weeks ago, Northeast football coach Jay Austin thought he had an ingrown hair on...
Originally printed in Athletic Management magazine By now, everyone in the athletics world has heard of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This highly infectious super bug cannot be killed by many traditional antibiotics, making it more dangerous than ordinary staph infections. With more than 200,000 MRSA cases reported annually in the U.S., athletic programs can no...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mark Eades, Director of Sales 877-264-6062 or MEades@globalo3.com Auburn University joins a growing list of high school, college and professional athletic organizations taking proactive steps to prevent MRSA and staph bacteria infections in its athletes. Auburn, Ala. — Auburn University, with the purchase of the Sports-O-Zone machine, joins the growing ranks...
