Article contributed by Mike Berman, COO, Day & Nite/All Service, with Devin Chabot
For nearly 80 years Smokey Bear has pleaded and warned “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires”, yet wildfires—now more often bigger, more dangerous and uncontrollable—persist.
While Covid-19, its variants or other deadly pathogens may be out of foodservice’s immediate sight in recent weeks, we cannot let it also become out of mind. The recent fast moving coronavirus outbreak at a Manatee County FL government building adding 2 more deaths to Covid-19’s toll serves as a stark reminder of how fragile return to coronavirus-free normalcy is.
World Health Organization’s Assistant Director-General Mariangela Simao’s continued guidance that avoiding crowded spaces, continued social distancing and wearing masks is certainly not anything close to what hospitality has in mind for fully coming back and staying on a fully normal upswing, especially because she isn’t excluding the vaccinated. Considering the rapid and still not fully determined spread of delta Covid and the growing probability other variants are either already emerging or are forming, only YOU can prevent further restrictions by placing urgent premium on indoor environmental quality.
As cases begin to decline, the attention and focus on patron safety is paradigm – and it is the job of any restaurant, hotel, stadium etc to ensure the safety of those inside. If the structural supports of a venue were to give way, would the gross neglect find no one liable? If a fire is traced to a campsite, would Smokey Bear hold you liable? In efforts to learn and not repeat the same mistakes that systematically shut down our economy in just a few week, let us be prepared. With variants inevitable and the general public relaxing their precautionary measured, the only true form of protection for indoor air quality concerns points to proven technology.
Of all the available indoor environmental quality technologies, AtmosAir bi-polar ionization has proven to be one of the more cost-effective and efficient solutions. Neutralizing particulates at the source and in the space, validated by independent lab tests and third-party studies with over 7,500 installations, positive and negative air ions actively seek out and destroy pollutants. AtmosAir dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) bi-polar air ionization is one additional layer of protection for another foodservice ailment: lower energy expenses by creating greater HVAC performance. Indeed, Smokey only wished he had something as economical and powerful for combatting wildfires as hospitality has at its disposal in dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) bi-polar air ionization to deliver a higher level of indoor environmental quality.
Smart use of sophisticated technology takes on greater dimensions in light of a recent study suggesting East Asia— Covid-19’s home base—was ground zero for a similar outbreak 20,000 years ago. Ever-replicating viruses are, if nothing else, persistent and the escalating volume of deadly diseases at more rapid rates—MERS, SARS, Ebola, coronavirus topping the list—further reinforce why now is the time to build the greatest immediate, most resilient fortifications against the many dangers in our midst. Day & Nite Performance Solutions highly researched, engineered and integrated suite of indoor environmental and food safety products and services have been curated expressly for foodservice. Developed as an extension of the Day & Nite family of companies well-established commercial HVAC, Refrigeration, Cooking and Plumbing installation – maintenance – repair market leadership, all hospitality industry segments can get more consistently favorable, comprehensive service with more favorable economies of scale by taking fullest advantage of the company’s unparalleled breadth and depth.
In fact, with Day & Nite Only YOU needn’t burden the awesome responsibility alone. Email jbf@wearetheone.com to ensure the best of US.
