Dispatch® Hospital Cleaner will soon be Clorox Healthcare™ Bleach Germicidal Cleaner. During the next few months, Dispatch® Hospital Cleaners — sprays, pull-top, and refill bottles — will be re-branded as Clorox Healthcare™ Bleach Germicidal Cleaner. Designed for use in healthcare settings, it's the same great Dispatch® formula you know and trust. But with a new look that embodies the Clorox Healthcare™ brand and our commitment to providing solutions specifically designed and labeled for the needs of the healthcare end user.
In 2010, The Clorox Company acquired Caltech Industries, the manufacturer of Dispatch® products. As Clorox and Caltech joined forces, we made a commitment to the healthcare industry to offer the widest variety of efficacious, ready-to-use germicidal bleach products to meet the unique needs of hospital professionals. As part of the integration and our continued commitment, we are re-branding Dispatch® Hospital Cleaner as Clorox Healthcare™ Bleach Germicidal Cleaner.
* Use as directed on pre-cleaned, hard nonporous surfaces.
DISPATCH® disinfecting spray is a unique, stabilized sodium hypochlorite and detergent solution that kills pathogens fast — with a five-minute contact time for Clostridium difficile spores† and with a one-minute contact time for a broad range of microorganisms, including TB and MDROs such as Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter aerogenes, VRE and MRSA.
DISPATCH® is premixed, ready to use and is similar to the 1:10 bleach solution strength that is recommended by CDC guidelines for effective disinfecting. DISPATCH® contains an anticorrosive ingredient that makes it less damaging to surfaces or equipment than conventionally prepared bleach solutions.
† Use as directed on pre-cleaned, hard nonporous surfaces.
Ready-to-use, stabilized bleach and detergent solution:
DISPATCH® is a convenient 1:10 bleach solution such as those recommended by the CDC for infection control protocols. It is stable and pleasant to use. DISPATCH® remains stable through expiration date on the package (two years from manufacture).
Cleaner disinfectant in one step:
In addition to being a fast, broad-spectrum disinfectant, DISPATCH® spray is also an excellent cleaner because it contains detergent and an anticorrosive ingredient that minimizes damage to surfaces and equipment. DISPATCH® spray can be used on a variety of hard, nonporous surfaces such as stainless steel, glazed ceramic tile, hard plastics, nonporous vinyl, painted surfaces, Plexiglas, laminated plastic countertops, fiberglass (sealed) surfaces, glazed porcelain and glass.
May be used for instrument precleaning and disinfection of noncritical instruments.
May be sprayed directly onto the surface or applied with a clean cloth, mop or sponge saturated with DISPATCH® product until the surface is completely wet. A saturated microfiber cloth will deliver optimal surface area coverage.
OSHA has approved the use of bleach solutions as an effective means of protecting healthcare workers from the risk of contamination by bloodborne pathogens.1
Gross contamination (visible soil) must be cleaned up first with soap and water, then followed by use of the bleach solution for disinfecting.
OSHA requires that conventionally prepared bleach solutions be made up daily (every 24 hours) and left on the surface until the bleach has air-dried. Gross contamination (visible soil) must be cleaned up first with soap and water, followed by use of the bleach solution for disinfecting.
1 Source: OSHA Instruction CPL 02-02-069, November 27, 2001.
The product expiration date should be visible on the package. If not, contact us at healthcare@clorox.com.
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*Based on 30-second bacteria and virus contact times for disinfecting on Federal master labels of leading healthcare wipes as of 10/1/11.
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