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Appendix B: Selection of Products, Dispensing Equipment, and Application Systems
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Appendix B.5. Selecting Disinfectants for Hard Surfaces: Checklist
Introduction
This checklist is designed to help compare disinfectant product labels when selecting the least
hazardous product for the job.
Product Name: Manufacturer:
EPA Registration Categories Registration for Targeted Microbes
ˆ Limited disinfectant
ˆ Broad-spectrum, general disinfectant
ˆ Hospital/medical-use disinfectant
ˆ Virucide
ˆ Bactericide
ˆ Fungicide
ˆ Tuberculocide
ˆ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA)
ˆ HIV-1 virus*
ˆ Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
ˆ Hepatitis B virus*
ˆ Hepatitis C virus
ˆ Norovirus
ˆ Mycobacterium tuberculosis *
* If a product is registered with claims for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, HIV, or hepatitis
B, the product can be used for bloodborne
pathogen (BBP) spills.
Criteria Product-Specific Information Findings Comments
Efficacy
(Effectiveness)
ˆ Is the product registered by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency?
ˆ yes ˆ no
Environ-
mental
ˆ Is there active residual activity (if the information
is available from the manufacturer)?
ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Is rinsing required? ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Is the product noncorrosive and compatible with
surface or object?
ˆ yes ˆ no
Use and
Management
ˆ Is the product cost-effective? ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Is it easy to use, with clear label instructions? ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Is it nonstaining? ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Can you safely transport and store it? ˆ yes ˆ no
ˆ Is it available in a concentrate? ˆ yes ˆ no
Dwell Time
10, 5–10, 2–5,
or 2 minutes or
less
ˆ Is the disinfectant able to stay wet on a surface or
item (in contact with microbes) for the amount of
dwell time required on the label?
ˆ Is the surface or item able to remain unused and
inaccessible to occupants during required dwell
time?
ˆ yes ˆ no
EPA Toxicity Signal word Category On the Basis of