Surfaces must be cleaned, then

Surfaces must be cleaned, then

• A. air-dried
• B. sanitized and allowed to air dry
• C. coated with sanitizer
• D. polished to shine

Answer: (B)

After cleaning, you need to reduce any remaining germs to safe levels, which is done by sanitizing. Letting the surface air dry afterward is important because it gives the sanitizer time to work and avoids recontamination from towels or cloths that could transfer microbes back to the surface. Polishing for shine or simply coating with sanitizer doesn’t ensure sanitation or proper contact time, and drying alone won’t reliably kill germs. So the proper step is to sanitize the surface and then allow it to air dry.

After cleaning, you need to reduce any remaining germs to safe levels, which is done by sanitizing. Letting the surface air dry afterward is important because it gives the sanitizer time to work and avoids recontamination from towels or cloths that could transfer microbes back to the surface. Polishing for shine or simply coating with sanitizer doesn’t ensure sanitation or proper contact time, and drying alone won’t reliably kill germs. So the proper step is to sanitize the surface and then allow it to air dry.