Elevator buttons have always been a bed of microbial and viral contamination.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink safe living and adopt better hygienic practices in our everyday live

Fear may pass, the threat of infection lives on. It won’t be long before we ditch
our tooth picks and keys and go
back to touching lift buttons.

Level of Bacteria on Elevator Buttons are 40 times higher than on Public Toilet

While the virus does travel through the air, it also can be transmitted via contaminated surfaces. That’s why you need to be careful about what you touch.

Preparing Your Elevators for Infection Control

Implementing infection control technologies and strategies throughout your building, including elevators and conveyance systems,is key to creating safe facilities as the world looks toward a post-pandemic future

Don’t Touch! The Top 12 Most Dangerous CORONA Spreading Surfaces

Fear may pass, the threat of infection lives on. It won’t be long before we ditch our tooth picks and keys and go back to touching lift buttons.

Hospital Elevator Buttons are Hotbed for Bacteria

When discussing cross-contamination problems in hospitals, it is often the little things that get left out of the picture.
With
one in every 25 patients developing a hospital-acquired infection,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
finding these hidden sources is a critical issue.

The Office Elevators in COVID-19 times: Experts Weigh in on Safer Ups and Downs

Once the epitome of efficiency for moving masses of people quickly to where they needed to go, the elevator is the antithesis of
social distancing and a risk-multiplying bottleneck. As America begins to open up, the newest conundrum for employers is how to
safely transport people in elevators and manage the crowd of people waiting for them.

Elevators are a Crucial in getting many People back to the Office – but Experts say they could be CORONAVIRUS Transmission Hotspots

If you live in a sixth-story walk-up apartment or your office is dozens of floors up in a high-rise, riding an elevator might be
unavoidable. But research suggests the CORONAVIRUS spreads best in place where people are within 6 feet of one another, and in poorlyventilated indoor spaces.