Washoe County Health District, Environmental Health Services
Bleach Sanitizer Cheat Sheet
JULY 2014
WARNING!
AM
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M
IA
ON
Ammonia is not bleach.
Do not use ammonia in
your cleaning solution.
Chlorineinbleachsolutiondissipatesovertime.Itisrecommended
tomakebleachsolutionsdailyas
heat,time,hotwaterandsunlight
willmakethebleachsolutionless
effective.
♦
Bleachsolutionsshouldbemade
withwateraround750F.
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DONOTmixbleachwithanyother
chemicals,includingliquidsoap.
CALCULATIONS
1) Kitchens or Food Contact Surfaces:
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50ppm=1teaspoon(tsp)pergallon
ofwater
•
Changewateroftenorwhensolution
becomescloudyorvisiblydirty
•
Contacttime/immersionofatleast60
seconds
2) Childcare Facilities:
◊
600ppm=3tablespoons(TBS)per
gallonofwater
•
Contacttime/immersionofatleast30
seconds
•
Mustbemadedailyasrequiredby
WashoeCountyDepartmentofSocial
Services
♦
Allbottlesorcontainerswith
chemicalsneedtobelabeled,even
plainwater.
Calculations are based on 8.25%
household bleach solutions free of
fragrances or other additives
3) Outbreak and Bodily Fluid/Blood
Clean-up:
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1,000ppm=½cuppergallonofwater
•
Recommendmakingbleachsolutions
dailyandforneededdisinfection
•
Havinga“spillkit”forincidentswitha
bleachrecipemaybehelpfultostaff
•
Recommendwearingglovesandother
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)
whenhandlingthisbleachsolution
Conversions:
1gallon=4quarts,8pints,16cups
1cup=16tablespoons,48teaspoons
1tablespoon(TBS)=3teaspoons(tsp)
Washoe County Health District, Environmental Health Services
Directions for Checking/Testing —
Child Care Chlorine Sanitizer
Thechlorineconcentrationinyourchildcare
chlorinesanitizeristoo
hightobereaddirectly
withyourchlorinetest
strips.
Todeterminewhatyour
childcarechlorine
sanitizerisinpartsper
million(“ppm”),you
willneedtouseadilutionmethod.
Thismethodsimply
dilutestheconcentrationofchlorineinyour
chlorinesanitizerso
youcanreadwhatthe
concentrationof
chlorineisinthediluted
solutionwithyour
chlorineteststrips.
DIRECTIONS:
•
Prepareyournormalchlorinesanitizersolution
(i.e.,solutionof¼cupofbleachpergallonofwater).
•
Takeonepartofthischlorinesanitizersolutionand
mixwithninepartswater.
•
Followingthedirectionsonthechlorineteststrip
label,putthechlorineteststripintothediluted
solution(onepartchlorinesanitizerandnineparts
water).
•
Checkthecolorofthechlorineteststripwiththe
colorindicatorchartontheteststripcontainer.
•
Identifythecoloronthecolorindicatorchartthat
matchestheteststripcolorandseewhatppmis
stated(thisistheppmofchlorineintheonepart
chlorinesanitizersolutionmixedwithnineparts
water).
•
Multiplytheppmconcentrationyouobtainbyten.
Thiswillgiveyoutheppmoftheoriginalchlorine
sanitizer(i.e.,thesolutionof¼cupofbleachper
gallonofwater).
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