[labnetwork] Disinfecting Keyboards and Peripherals

[Rinehart, Sean]

Lots of facilities are implementing a range of solutions from saran wrap over keyboards that's replaced regularly to replacing keyboards with waterproof keyboards<https://www.amazon.com/Sungwoo-Foldable-Silicone-Keyboard-Waterproof/dp/B06WWM5TC6/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=waterproof+keyboard&qid=1589229244&sr=8-5>. At a minimum you can also increase the availability of cleanroom wipes and 70% IPA to soak them in, encouraging users to wipe stations down before and after use. That should be safe for all peripherals, provided you can enter a state where accidental input won't cause issues (lock screens for windows platforms, maybe a recipe editor screen for integrated touchscreens). Hope that helps!

Best regards,

Sean Rinehart (he, him, his)
Assistant Director, Cleanroom Operations
Yale University

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Heiden
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 12:42 PM
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Subject: [labnetwork] Disinfecting Keyboards and Peripherals

Greetings,
As we all work towards safe re-openings of our labs, what solutions have been discovered for disinfecting live keyboards, mouse, touchscreens etc?
We are being told it will be a requirement but we obviously can't spray liquids directly on them and we can't turn off these tools between uses to disconnect peripherals and reboot?

Thanks in advance,


Mark Heiden
NanoFab Cleanroom Manager
University of California, Riverside
951-827-2551
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