Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine

September 2016

The State of HAI Prevention

Infections continue to pose problems for U.S. health care facilities—but their elimination efforts are making admirable strides

August 22, 2016

Erin Brereton

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CDC data published earlier this year showed hospitals and other health care facilities have made notable progress toward the infection prevention goals a federal committee set in 2009.

September 2016

The Benefits of UV Technology

Using robot technology to reduce infections

August 24, 2016

Nicole Bowman

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These machines can cost up to US$80,000, and testing is an important step to make sure you are investing in the right technology for your needs.

September 2016

BSC Business Roundup

Highlights from the 2016 CMM Building Service Contractor Benchmarking Survey

August 26, 2016

Cleaning & Maintenance Management® Staff

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To better understand the often-complex dynamics of BSC businesses in today’s marketplace, Cleaning and Maintenance Management (CMM) conducted our annual BSC Benchmarking Survey this spring.

September 2016

Cutting Floor Care Costs

A proper floor care program goes hand in hand with savings

August 30, 2016

William R. Griffin

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Reducing costs is not a one-size-fits-all or one-step process.

September 2016 Cleanthoughts

Unleash Your Untamed Potential

September 5, 2016

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I would like to personally invite you to attend ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America, October 25–28, 2016, in Chicago, IL.

September 2016 Let's Talk Shop

Back to Zero

Project cleaning to restore surfaces

August 25, 2016

Kevin Keeler

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The appearance of surfaces is the baseline from which our cleaning services are judged.

September 2016 Bidding and Estimating

The Care and Cleaning of Health Care Facilities

Understanding the differences and challenges of health care cleaning

August 23, 2016

William R. Griffin

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Health care facilities, by their very nature, pose a number of challenges to building service contractors, including how they should be cleaned and the risks that workers will face.

September 2016 Tips from the Trainers

Six Steps to Prepare Your Facility for Winter

Projects to tackle before winter arrives

September 2, 2016

Joel Craddock

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Waiting to devise a winter maintenance plan until the first signs of snow and ice is a mistake.

September 2016 Maintenance Matters

Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease

Five steps to mitigate the risk of infection

September 1, 2016

Thom Wellington

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Protecting personnel and facilities from unseen bacteria and fungi is a daunting task for building managers as well as professional cleaning teams.

September 2016 Facility Focus

The Key to Keeping Customers in and Pests out

Focusing on sanitation programs for food service facilities

September 6, 2016

Ron Harrison

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Sanitation is one of the basic building blocks of a strong food safety program, as well as a strong pest management program, but it is also one that sees frequent slip-ups.

September 2016 Sustainable Solutions

How to Implement a Sustainability Program

The role distributors can play in the program’s effectiveness

August 29, 2016

Stephen Ashkin

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When it comes to incorporating sustainability, distributors are likely to advise their clients to take the following steps.

September 2016 Personnel and Policies

Federal Overtime Regulation Revisions

How updates to federal law will impact BSCs

August 31, 2016

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Effective December 1, 2016, employers must be in compliance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) much anticipated Final Rule that substantially revises the federal overtime pay regulations.