The OCEAN Standard
The operating system behind one EraDOCate product platform, turning disinfectant requirements into consistent, verified daily execution.
OCEAN connects one product platform, controlled dilution, application, the exact EPA label-listed 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 same operating standard can scale across healthcare, hospitality, food systems, veterinary care, wellness, and public facilities.
OCEAN Makes One Standard Easier to Repeat
The standard is built around what frontline teams need to remember and what facility leaders, Procurement, Operations, and Safety need to manage.
Give teams one shared language for the product, controlled 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 concentration checks, training records, supervisor review, and ATP where appropriate to support process improvement.
The Canonical OCEAN Definition
These five pillars are the standard EraDOCate definition used across every industry and implementation page.
O — Oxidate
Use the EraDOCate chemistry platform according to the current EPA-accepted label and applicable facility procedures.
C — Clean Slate
Establish a clean, measurable starting point before disinfection and use verification where appropriate.
E — EraDOCate System
Connect controlled dilution, application, PPE, training, verification, documentation, and coaching into one operating standard.
A — Allow the Labeled Contact Time
Use the contact time required for the exact organism and labeled use. Many label-listed organisms use a 1-minute contact time, while specific organisms require longer contact times.
N — No Residue
Support a residue-conscious finish where the current label and use directions apply, while keeping surface, rinse, and finish requirements tied to the exact labeled use.
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 while keeping one shared operating framework and 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; C. difficile, C. auris, and Poliovirus Type 1 use a 4-minute wet contact time. Preparation details remain in the current EPA label.
Finish
Complete the labeled wiping, air-drying, or rinse step that applies to the specific use.
Verify
Use concentration 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 One Product to One Operating Standard
One product becomes an operating standard when people can use it correctly and consistently across real rooms, shifts, departments, and facilities.
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 concentration 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 to add another disinfectant to the shelf. The goal is to determine where one EraDOCate platform can replace unnecessary product, inventory, training, and workflow complexity.
A typical current-state review may find
- Multiple disinfectant products, contact times, and training pathways
- Duplicate inventory across closets, departments, or locations
- Different practices, product choices, and instructions across shifts or departments
- Limited visibility into whether the written standard is followed
OCEAN adds
- One product platform with one shared language for frontline execution
- Claim-specific contact-time and safety requirements built into training
- Closed-loop dilution and concentration verification
- A framework to evaluate product count, storage, packaging, training, and process improvement over time
One Product. One Operating Standard Across Facility Types.
OCEAN lets very different high-touch, high-turnover environments work from the same EraDOCate platform while keeping their use-specific workflows and label directions clear.
Explore IndustriesBuilt for the People Doing the Work
A strong disinfection standard has to work for the people who purchase, receive, store, prepare, apply, supervise, and live with the process every day.
Make the workflow easier to understand and easier to sustain.
OCEAN focuses on one product platform, controlled dilution, labeled contact time, PPE and safety requirements, practical application methods, multilingual training, supervisor coaching, and fewer unnecessary product 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, concentration 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, Sustainability, or Administration can open the supporting documentation, evidence, and comparison tools when needed.
Ready to Standardize Around One EraDOCate Platform?
EraDOCate can help you map OCEAN to your current products, contact times, purchasing, storage, packaging, 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, SKUs, and contact times
- Purchasing, storage, packaging, dilution, and dispensing
- PPE, application method, ventilation, and safety requirements
- Training and multilingual needs
- Frontline workflow and product-selection barriers
- Concentration and process verification
- Pilot design, value analysis, 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.