Cleaning barcode readers: how to do it?
Cleaning barcode readers is an operation that must be performed with the utmost precision. The increasingly widespread use of these barcode devices in recent months is certainly not new. We are now accustomed to using technological equipment that significantly reduces physical contact. The pandemic, we have seen, has radically accelerated the digitalization process in our country, and made our relationships even more technological. Temperature measured with the thermoscanner, payments with the POS and all the products scanned and catalogued with the support of the barcode reader.
Cleaning barcode readers: a delicate operation
It goes without saying, therefore, that these devices require constant and thorough cleaning. Especially in hospital environments, these sanitization operations should be pursued as rigorously as possible. The advantage of barcode readers lies primarily in the material they are made of. In fact, they are made of antimicrobial and non-porous plastic. This particular composition prevents bacteria and chemical substances from soaking into the plastic. However, although it constitutes an appreciable protection, the antimicrobial plastic material does not guarantee, in the long term, good cleaning. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out a periodic and systematic sanitization operation.
Cleaning the charging bases of the barcode readers
Certainly, the most delicate moment is the one concerning the cleaning of the battery bases of the barcode readers. It is necessary, at the beginning of the cleaning procedure, to disconnect the power cable. After that, you can proceed with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol to be used delicately on all the contacts. An alcohol-soaked cloth, passed over the surface, will ensure further cleaning from the grease and dirt that has settled in the charging cradle. The power cable must be reconnected when the device is completely dry.
External cleaning of barcode equipment
As for cleaning external media and the surface of technological equipment - barcode scanners and others - the usual practice is to turn off the device during the sanitization process. Once this is done, you need to use a cloth soaked in isopropyl alcohol , or other solutions strictly indicated by the manufacturer, and apply it to the scanner and keyboard area. You need to make sure you dry it as thoroughly as possible: with a cloth that does not release fluff and lint. It goes without saying that you need to make sure that all contacts are dry before turning the device on. 
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