The OCEAN Standard
An operating framework that turns disinfectant requirements into consistent, verified daily execution.
OCEAN connects product choice, dilution, application, labeled contact time, PPE and safety requirements, training, verification, and coaching so teams know what to do and leaders can see how the process is working. The standard creates a repeatable operating pathway for healthcare, hospitality, food systems, veterinary care, wellness, and public facilities.
OCEAN Makes the Right Workflow Easier to Repeat
The standard is built around what frontline teams need to remember and what facility leaders need to manage.
Give teams one shared language for the product, dilution, application, contact time, and finish.
Build the labeled workflow into real room turns, classrooms, guest rooms, kitchens, resident spaces, animal-care areas, treatment rooms, public offices, and other eligible shared environments.
Use PPM checks, training records, supervisor review, and ATP where appropriate to support process improvement.
How OCEAN Works in Real Spaces
The same six-step flow can support patient rooms, resident spaces, classrooms, guest rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, clinics, medical-aesthetics and wellness spaces, public facilities, and other high-touch environments, with the applicable label directions for each use.
Clear
Remove visible soil, clutter, and objects that prevent complete surface access.
Apply
Use the correct use solution, tool, PPE, and labeled application method for the surface and use.
Wait
Keep the surface visibly wet for the labeled contact time. Many label-listed organisms use 1 minute; some claims require 3 minutes, and the enhanced C. diff, C. auris, and Poliovirus protocol uses 4 minutes at 2,000 ppm PAA.
Finish
Complete the labeled wiping, air-drying, or rinse step that applies to the specific use.
Verify
Use PPM checks, logs, supervisor review, and ATP where appropriate as process-verification tools.
Coach
Use what you learn to retrain teams, remove barriers, and improve consistency.
From Product to Practice
A disinfectant becomes a standard only when people can use it correctly and consistently under real operating pressure.
Use simple language, visual cues, and multilingual support to make the workflow easier to learn.
Apply the correct use solution, cover the right surfaces, and follow the labeled contact time.
Use PPM checks, logs, supervisor review, and ATP where appropriate to see whether the process is being followed.
Use what the team learns to tighten training, reduce variation, and make the workflow easier to sustain.
What Changes With OCEAN?
The goal is not simply to add another disinfectant. The goal is to make the operating program clearer and easier to manage.
A typical current-state review may find
- Multiple products, contact times, or training pathways
- Different practices across shifts or departments
- Dilution, PPE, application, rinse, residue, ventilation, or surface questions
- Limited visibility into whether the written protocol is followed
OCEAN adds
- One shared language for frontline execution
- Claim-specific contact-time and safety requirements built into training
- Closed-loop dilution and PPM verification
- Training, coaching, and process data that support continuous improvement
One Operating Standard Across Different Facility Types
OCEAN is designed for high-touch, high-turnover environments where staff consistency, training, and clear disinfection workflows matter.
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A strong disinfection standard has to work for the people who prepare, apply, supervise, and live with the process every day.
Make the workflow easier to understand and easier to sustain.
OCEAN focuses on clear product use, controlled dilution, labeled contact time, PPE and safety requirements, practical application methods, multilingual training, supervisor coaching, and fewer unnecessary decisions during a busy shift.
Healthcare Example: Give EVS a Voice
In healthcare, environmental services teams see workflow barriers that leadership may not see from a policy document. OCEAN creates a simple structure for bringing those observations back into training and process improvement.
Bring EVS leaders and frontline staff into turnover reviews and infection-prevention conversations.
Use staff observations to identify missed surfaces, contact-time problems, clutter, and training gaps.
Use visual cues, simple language, multilingual support, and supervisor coaching to reinforce the standard.
Use logs, PPM checks, ATP where appropriate, and documented coaching to follow progress over time.
Need the Evidence Behind the Standard?
OCEAN is the operating page. For deeper regulatory, scientific, and competitive review, use the dedicated resources below.
Keep the workflow simple. Keep the proof accessible.
Facility leaders can stay focused on implementation while Infection Prevention, Procurement, Safety, or Administration can open the supporting documentation and evidence when needed.
Ready to Put OCEAN to Work?
EraDOCate can help you map OCEAN to your current products, workflow, training, dispensing, safety requirements, high-priority organisms, verification needs, and facility goals.
EPA-registered product. EPA registration does not imply EPA endorsement. Always read and follow the current label and SDS.
A Practical OCEAN Review Can Cover
- Current products and contact times
- Dilution and dispensing
- PPE, application method, ventilation, and safety requirements
- Training and multilingual needs
- Frontline workflow barriers
- PPM and process verification
- Pilot design and implementation
Product Use and Results Disclaimer
EraDOCate products are EPA-registered disinfectants. EPA registration does not imply EPA endorsement and does not replace the requirement to read and follow the product label, SDS, facility protocols, and applicable infection-prevention policies. Contact times, organisms, use sites, dilution, application methods, PPE, storage, disposal, and safety requirements vary by product and label. Testimonials, facility review, field examples, and case references reflect specific settings and may not represent expected results in every facility. EraDOCate does not replace clinical judgment, regulatory guidance, or facility infection-control oversight.