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Perhaps the disruption of a global pandemic will prompt a rethinking of how education might be framed to best serve the needs of those who rely on it most? Perhaps now is the time to rethink the curriculum?

Public areas such as schools, eating places, religious places, hotels, airports and offices, malls, etc. are areas that are prone to the continuous movement of people requiring regular sanitary control measures to maintain the safe occupancy zones within the premises. To maintain such high levels of the hygienic environment, sanitation employees are employed to manually wipe down and disinfect high-touch areas frequently throughout the day. This is problematic, considering there is always the threat of employees contacting pathogens, and research has shown that not all high-touch areas tend to be cleaned. Thus, regular and contactless sterilization is the need of the hour especially in pandemic times such as now to ensure that safe occupancy zone efficacy is maintained in all public areas. UV-C-based surface sterilization allows a regular automated nightly disinfection to be performed with no user intervention when the applicable public space is empty. The extension to this approach is the use of UV-C air sterilization. Using simple ceiling or wall-mounted air sterilization units, large volumes of air are quietly circulated through the units, where it is exposed to UV-C light. The units are completely sealed, ensuring no light escapes, whilst ensuring treated air is as clean as possible UV sterilization can also be effective in maintaining a hygienic environment even while occupied by people through fixtures mounted on walls or ceilings to shine ultraviolet light across the top of interior space, well above people's heads. Ceiling fans are sometimes installed to draw air upward so that floating bacteria, viruses, and fungi are zapped more quickly. A different frequency of ultraviolet which is safer even when it shines directly on people but can carry out disinfection of surfaces is another option to maintain safe occupancy zones.

As we move towards this brighter future with the fear of a global pandemic somewhat alleviated, what might be our next steps? How might we apply the lessons learned so rapidly, and brutally during this past twelve-month period? Might COVID be a catalyst for the reinvention of education that so many have been calling for?

The need to provide a safe and secure environment for the workers has given rise to a plethora of rules and regulations which are governed by various regulatory bodies. Safe breathable air is one of the most important criteria to be monitored and maintained at all times especially in industrial and work areas. In pandemic times such as now, the need to ensure safe breathable air is of more prominence as the consequences of neglect of it can lead to severe health issues for workers and eventually financial losses for their employers.