Device Cleaning
You Wash Your Hands…But What About Your Devices?
A GUIDE TO KEEPING YOUR WORKPLACE AIDC DEVICES CLEAN
Keeping things clean is more of a focus now than ever before. The question is, what can you use on your workplace devices that is tough enough to kill germs AND won’t damage your devices? We compiled the research so you don’t have to wonder. Consider this your hub for information on what cleaners you can use and how to clean your devices. Updates will be posted here as more information becomes available.
DEVICE CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
Both manufacturers recommend using pre-saturated wipes to avoid cleaning solutions over saturating or “pooling” on the device or printer. Never pour or spray cleaning agents directly on any surface of these products. For more detailed cleaning instructions, please reference the guides above.
Personal protection is always recommended when using any cleaning agent.
APPROVED CLEANSERS
ZEBRA PRODUCTS*
- 3% Hydrogen Peroxide and 97% Water solution
- 10% Bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite 0.55%) and 90% Water Solution
- 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and 9% Water Solution
- Azowipe
- Brulin BruTab 6S Tablets
- Clinell Universal Sanitizing Wipes
- Clorox Dispatch Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels with Bleach
- Clorox Formula 409 Glass and Surface Cleaner
- Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Wipes
- Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes
- Clorox Healthcare Multi-Surface Quat Alcohol Wipes
- Diversey D10 Concentrate Detergent Sanitizer
- Diversey Dimension 256 Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner
- Diversey Oxivir Tb Wipes
- Diversey Virex II 256 One-Step Disinfectant Cleaner
- Metrex CaviCide
- Metrex CaviCide1
- Medipal Alcohol Wipes
- Metrex CaviWipes
- Metrex CaviWipes1
- PDI Easy Screen® Cleaning Wipe
- PDI Sani-Cloth AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe
- PDI Sani-Cloth Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipe
- PDI Sani-Cloth HB Sani-Germicidal Disposable Wipe
- PDI Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth
- PDI Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Wipe
- Progressive Products Wipes Plus
- Sani Professional Disinfecting Multi-Surface Wipes
- Sani-Hands® Instant Hand Sanitizing Wipes
- SC Johnson Windex Original Glass Cleaner with Ammonia-D
- Spartan Hepacide Quat II
- Sterets Alcowipe
- Steris Coverage Plus Germicidal Surface Wipes
- Veridien Viraguard
HONEYWELL PRODUCTS*
- Sani-Cloth® HB
- Sani-Cloth Plus
- Sani-Cloth Bleach
- Super Sani-Cloth
- Isopropyl Alcohol Wipes (70%)
- CaviWipes™
- Virex® 256
- 409® Glass and Surface Cleaner
- Windex® Blue
- Clorox® Bleach – 10%
- Gentle dish soap and water
*These are acceptable for use on mobile computers. For acceptable cleaners for cradles and other devices please check the PDFs above.
Note: It may be dangerous to combine some or all of the chemicals listed above. Read all warnings and follow the manufacturers directions provided on the packaging of each cleaning agent. Cleaning agents that contain bleach can cause oxidation (corrosion) of metal components (including connectors on batteries and docking stations) resulting in permanent product damage.