One of the most important safety factors in sports today is cleanliness.  There are many things that can make athletes sick, viruses, bacteria, ring worm, ect.  Schools have had these problems through out the years, which has made cleanliness one of the top safety issues in athletics today.  You may be familiar with MRSA because you read it in the news.  MRSA is a common bacterium that can cause a lot of problems if spread.  Many healthy people carry it around with out ever knowing it.  It can cause skin infections and can infect razor nicks and turf burns.  It is immune to regular antibiotics and if the person that is infected can't fight it off they can be in danger.  MRSA is not the only thing that can make your athletes sick there is also hepatitis b virus, ringworm, herpes simplex type 1,  and Hiv-1 (aids) virus.  Cleanliness is very important in keeping these diseases at bay.

The best way to keep MRSA and other bacterium and viruses from spreading is prevention.  This includes cleaning anything that comes in contact with the athletes.  These items can include: wrestling mats, wrestling gear, cleat soles, football equipment, soccer equipment,  gymnastics mats, and more. There are many items that need to be kept sanitary to keep these diseases from spreading.  I'm sure you can think of many items in your athletic program that could be disinfected to help with prevention.

What products can you use to help with prevention?  There is a product which can disinfect and kill many bacterium and viruses and that product is Ken Clean Plus.  Ken Clean Plus can be used to disinfect and sanitize mats, headgear, shoe soles and most other hard, non-porous athletic surfaces.  Not all disinfectants are the same so you want to make sure that yours can kill the following like Ken Clean Plus can:

• Mrsa

• Hiv-1 (aids) virus*

• Hepatitis b virus (hbv)*

• Herpes simplex type 1*

• Staph - staphlyococcus aureus, streptococcus faecalis, streptococcus salivarius

• Trichophyton mentagrophytes (causative agent responsible for ringworm)

You can also use the Ken Clean Plus in conjunction with the Bucketless Mop Set.  The Bucketless Mop Set is very convenient when it comes to cleaning athletic mats.  It features:

• Translucent 52 ounce tank, keeps solution level visible.

• Push-button flow control, applies solution only when needed.

• Anti-clogging filter for consistent solution delivery.

• Ruggedly constructed - with a six-month guarantee on solution dispensing mechanism from date of purchase (against manufacturer's) defects and for use under normal conditions).

• Uses microfiber technology mop heads that are non-abrasive and can stand up to hundreds of washings before needing replacement.

There are also the Full Spectrum Athletic Surface Cleaning Wipes which are great for disinfecting and have the following features:

• Cleans & disinfects: effective against HIV-1 (aids virus), MRSA, staph, visa, tuberculosis, E-coli.
• Economical! 180 wipes in each hard-to-lose canister.
• Perfect for cleaning athletic surfaces and exercise equipment after each use.
• Convenient 7” x 6” size

If you take prevention seriously you can possibly save a life.  Get the products above today and get the job done right!