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COVID19 What is fact and what is fiction?

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Who am I?• National speaker, trainer and motivator for infection prevention in

high traffic facilities.

• Chief Executive Officer of CURIS® decontamination systems used in hospitals, educational facilities, transportation and many other markets.

• Founder of the national chain Pathogend® Bio-Decontamination Services and Inventor of The Germ Stops Here™ public awareness campaign.

• An extensive ten-year career in high-level disinfection nationally and internationally with an emphasis on chemical and device decontamination.

• Author of A Critical Care Decontamination guide for KlebsiellaPneumoniae and coauthor of Simultaneous Decontamination of A Lab and a Biological Safety Cabinet, Bioburden reduction

Why do I care? We should all care…

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Understand the problem to have solutions

Actual Stats

Coronavirus

Deaths to date – 6,059

Infections – 245,000

FLU 2020

Deaths to date – 22,000

Hospitalized – 370,000


2018; Tents were outside hospitals to treat the infected

>80,000 people died in 2017-18 flu - cdc

GERMS ARE EFFICIENT TRAVELERS!

“I’m not cleaning in there… there might be germs IN THERE

How fast do germs travel? (3days from coast to coast)

How easy do germs spread from a room?

If I don’t go in there, I won’t get sick. WRONG! They come find you anyway.

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Modes of transmission



Which one are you doing?

You have to clean first to disinfect

Or Sanitizing

Why are some pathogens so difficult to kill?


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L e ve ls o f D is in fe c tio n D ifficu lty

Bacte r ia l Spo resS p o re s o f: C . d iffic ile ; C . te ta n u s ; C . b o tu lin u m ; C . p e rfr in g e n s ; A n th ra x

M ycobacte ria M . tu b e rcu lo s is ; M . a v iu m

V iru ses w ithou t enve lopesN o ro v iru s ; R o ta v iru s ; R h in o v iru s ; P o lio v iru s ; P a p illo m a v iru s (H P V ); C o xsa ck ie ; A d e n o v iru s

Fung i in c ludes fungal sporesA sp e rg illu s fu m ig a tu s , A . fla vu s ; A . n ig e r;C a n d id a a lb ica n s

G ram negati ve bacte riaP se u d o m o n a s , A c in e to b a c te r, K le b s ie lla , E . co li; E n te ro b a c te ria ce a e , L e g io n e lla

G ram positi ve bacte riaS ta p h y lo co ccu s ; E n te ro co ccu s ; S tre p to co ccu s ; C lo s trid ia ve g e ta tive ro d s

V iru ses w ith lip id enve lopesIn flu e n za ; H B V ; H C V ; H IV ; R S V ; C o ro n a v iru s ; C M V ; H S V ; M e a s le s , M u m p s ; R u b e lla ; V Z V (Va rice lla -Z o s te r) S h in g le s / C h icke n p o x

Harder to

Kill

E x tre m e lyH a rd to k ill

E a sy to k ill

CURIS/Pathogend 99.9999%

Current Options

Untrained/ Uneducated

Staff

Improper Chemicals

Unknown Reservoirs

Insufficient Equipment

Restoration companies know mold NOT germs;

Janitors clean and make things LOOK nice; They DO NOT decontaminate

Hired cleaners donनt have the tools or the knowledge

Companies Claiming They Kill Germs


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EPA approved Fogging


In a University In a BSL3 facility

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Cited studies / Articles© 2019 CURIS System LLC. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781738/

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/new-coronavirus-stable-hours-surfaces

https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/03/13/flu031320

https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487110-tests-indicate-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-air?amp

Google.comcoronavirus/deaths/infections/US/Florida/global

https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/how-many-people-die-of-the-flu-every-year

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/03/17/flu-update

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Chad Kimbley Brian Wagler

Owner and Operator VP of Business Development

Heather Featherstone Heidi Mondesir Dan Maddox Angela Lee Geivett Kelsey McGary

Director of Marketing Business Development Manager Residential/Commercial Marketing Rep Residential/Commercial Marketing Rep Residential/Commercial Marketing Rep

Coronavirus / COV-19 / SARS-CoV-2

• SERVPRO professionals are trained in adhering to the highest cleaning and sanitation standards

• SERVPRO franchise professionals offer cleaning services including the removal of biohazard contaminants

We are Here to Help Get Your Business Back to Normal

• All practices are in accordance with CDC guidelines and local authorities

• CDC recommends hospital-grade disinfectants with claims against similar pathogens to the coronavirus.

• *No product has currently been tested against this particular strain of coronavirus. We are following all guidelines as provided by CDC and local authorities

• SERVPRO is working with businesses and community leaders to perform the necessary bioremediation services to clean, disinfect and sanitize their properties

Cleanup and Disinfecting Procedures

• Cleanup procedures generally include:

• cleaning of porous and non-porous surfaces

• Cleaning and disinfecting of equipment, tools and/or supplies used for cleanup process

• Disposal of waste

*CDC recommends usage of a labeled hospital-grade disinfectant with claims against similar types of

organisms to avoid COVID-19

Cleanup scope - Type of situation• High Touch Cleanup: Cleanup

of high touch surfaces is required if a person is suspected to have COVID-19 or a Person Under Investigation (PUI)

• Enhanced Cleanup: Required for areas which a Person has been confirmed positive for COVID-19Has inhabited the space.

• This enhanced cleaning includes walls up to 8 feetBut excludes ceilings

*A combination of High Touch Cleanup and Enhanced

Cleanup may be needed within a structure based on

Where the infected individual has directly traveled

Or occupied

Current jobs being worked by SERVPRO

• Military bases

• Government quarantine zones

• Airports

• Commercial buildings

• Hospitals

• Nursing homes / Assisted Living

• Schools / Universities

• Entertainment venues

Special thanks to you!• Law Enforcement

• Transportation

• Public Safety

• First Responders

• Plumbers

• Electricians

• Exterminators

• Sanitation

• Healthcare

• Government

• Emergency Mitigation, Disinfecting and Restoration

• They are the tip of the spear in this fight to

slow the spread

• Who were instrumental from the beginning

in helping the CDC and the military from the

start of this emergency

Questions

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: Are You Ready To

Weather The Storm?

Presented by:

Patrick C. HowellProvider No. 0000811Course No. 9627213

718.1265 Association emergency powers.

• (1) To the extent allowed by law and unless specifically prohibited by the declaration of condominium, the articles, or the bylaws of an association, and consistent with the provisions of s. 617.0830, the board of administration, in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency is declared pursuant to s. 252.36 in the locale in which the condominium is located, may, but is not required to, exercise the following powers:

718.1265 Association emergency powers. – Cont’d

(a) Conduct board meetings and membership meetings with notice given as is practicable. Such notice may be given in any practicable manner, including publication, radio, United States mail, the Internet, public service announcements, and conspicuous posting on the condominium property or any other means the board deems reasonable under the circumstances. Notice of board decisions may be communicated as provided in this paragraph.

(b) Cancel and reschedule any association meeting.

(c) Implement a disaster plan before or immediately following the event for which a state of emergency is declared which may include, but is not limited to, shutting down or off elevators; electricity; water, sewer, or security systems; or air conditioners.

(d) Based upon advice of emergency management officials or upon the advice of licensed professionals retained by the board, determine any portion of the condominium property unavailable for entry or occupancy by unit owners, family members, tenants, guests, agents, or invitees to protect the health, safety, or welfare of such persons.


(e) Require the evacuation of the condominium property in the event of a mandatory evacuation order in the locale in which the condominium is located. Should any unit owner or other occupant of a condominium fail or refuse to evacuate the condominium property where the board has required evacuation, the association shall be immune from liability or injury to persons or property arising from such failure or refusal.

(f) Based upon advice of emergency management officials or upon the advice of licensed professionals retained by the board, determine whether the condominium property can be safely inhabited or occupied. However, such determination is not conclusive as to any determination of habitability pursuant to the declaration.


(2) The special powers authorized under subsection (1) shall be limited to that time reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the association and the unit owners and the unit owners’ family members, tenants, guests, agents, or invitees and shall be reasonably necessary to mitigate further damage and make emergency repairs.


720.316 Association Emergency Powers

• (1) To the extent allowed by law, unless specifically prohibited by the declaration or other recorded governing documents, and consistent with s. 617.0830, the board of directors, in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency is declaredpursuant to s. 252.36 in the area encompassed by the association, may exercise the following powers:

(a) Conduct board or membership meetings after notice of the meetings and board decisions is provided in as practicable a manner as possible, including via publication, radio, United States mail, the Internet, public service announcements, conspicuous posting on the association property, or any other means the board deems appropriate under the circumstances.

(b) Cancel and reschedule an association meeting.

(d) Implement a disaster plan before or immediately following the event for which a state of emergency is declared, which may include, but is not limited to, turning on or shutting off elevators; electricity; water, sewer, or security systems; or air conditioners for association buildings.

720.316 Association Emergency Powers – Cont’d

(e) Based upon the advice of emergency management officials or upon the advice of licensed professionals retained by the board, determine any portion of the association property unavailable for entry or occupancy by owners or their family members, tenants, guests, agents, or invitees to protect their health, safety, or welfare.

(f) Based upon the advice of emergency management officials or upon the advice of licensed professionals retained by the board, determine whether the association property can be safely inhabited or occupied. However, such determination is not conclusive as to any determination of habitability pursuant to the declaration.

720.316 Association Emergency Powers – Cont’d

617.0207 Emergency bylaws.

• (1) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (5). The emergency bylaws may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during an emergency, including:

(a) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors;

(b) Quorum requirements for the meeting; and

(c) Designation of additional or substitute directors.

• (2) The board of directors, either before or during any such emergency, may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession if during such emergency any or all officers or agents of the corporation are for any reason rendered incapable of discharging their duties.

• (3) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.

617.0207 Emergency bylaws – Cont’d

• (4) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:

(a) Binds the corporation; and

(b) May not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.

• (5) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.

617.0207 Emergency bylaws – Cont’d

617.0303 Emergency powers

• (1) In anticipation of or during any emergency defined in subsection (5), the board of directors of a corporation may:

(a) Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee, or agent; and

(b) Relocate the principal office or designate alternative principal offices or regional offices or authorize the officers to do so.

• (2) During an emergency defined in subsection (5), unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:

(a) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio;

(b) One or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum; and

(c) The director or directors in attendance at a meeting, or any greater number affixed by the emergency bylaws, constitute a quorum.

617.0303 Emergency powers – Cont’d

• (3) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary affairs of the corporation:

(a) Binds the corporation; and

(b) May not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.

• (4) An officer, director, or employee acting in accordance with any emergency bylaws is only liable for willful misconduct.


• (5) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation’s directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.

• (6) To the extent not inconsistent with any emergency bylaws so adopted, the bylaws of the corporation shall remain in effect during any emergency, and upon termination of the emergency, the emergency bylaws will cease to be operative.


718.112(2)(c)

• 1. Adequate notice of all board meetings, which must specifically identify all agenda items, must be posted conspicuously one m the condominium property at least 48 continuous hours before the meeting except in an emergency.

720.303(2)(c)

• Notices of all board meetings must be posted in a conspicuous place in the community at least 48 hours in advance of a meeting, except in an emergency.

BOARD RESOLUTION

_____________________________ ASSOCIATION, INC.

WHEREAS, _____________________, A CONDOMINIUM (“Condominium”) is operated by __________________________________. (“Association”) ; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Association is responsible for the day to day administration of the affairs of the Association; and

WHEREAS, Section 718.1265, Florida Statutes, ______________________________________ contemplate certain emergency powers of the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, closure of the common element amenities during times when a State of Emergency is in effect; and

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 20-52, in which pursuant to Article IV of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, declared all of Florida to be in a State of Emergency; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to take reasonably measures to protect the health and safety of the occupants of the Condominium.

NOW THEREFORE, it is resolved as follows:

1. The above recitations are true and correct and each and are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

2. As of the date of this Resolution, the following common amenities shall be closed for use until further resolution of the Board {ENTER LIST OF AMENITIES HERE}.

This Resolution was adopted at a duly noticed meeting of the Board of Directors on the ___ day of _____________, 2020, and shall be considered effective as of that date.

________________________

ASSOCIATION, INC.

BY:_____________________________

Its President

Thank You!

Patrick C. Howell Office Managing Shareholder

Board Certified Construction Law & Litigation Attorney Phone: 407.215.9660

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