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Hospital Custodian Questions Appreciation Shown to Front Line Workers

Hospital Custodian Questions Appreciation Shown to Front Line Workers

Essential workers whose jobs did not allow them to work from home during the pandemic have been at an increased...

disinfection, surface cleaning

GBAC Offers Clarification to Updated CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidelines

Organizations weigh-in on need for disinfectants and electrostatic spraying

In response to updated cleaning and disinfecting guidelines released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last...

Majority of School Staff Closer to Being Protected From COVID-19

Majority of School Staff Closer to Being Protected From COVID-19

Essential workers in K-12 schools—including teachers, office staff, and custodians—have been working on site throughout the pandemic. Nearly 80% of...

Proposed Law Mandates Backup Generators at Long-Term Care Facilities

Proposed Law Mandates Backup Generators at Long-Term Care Facilities

A winter storm that hit Texas in February left thousands of businesses and residents without electric power and heat for...

toilet

Facilities Feeling the Effects of Flushing PPE Down the Toilet

Flushed PPE items are creating backups and blockages in underground sanitary systems

The custodial industry is not a newcomer to the bizarre items people flush down the toilet. During the coronavirus pandemic...

hand sanitizer

Cancer-causing Agent Found in Hand Sanitizers

Since the coronavirus pandemic brought an increased need for hand sanitizer, some brands have been found to have either ingredients...

doorknob, door handle, high-touch surfaces, cleaning

New CDC Cleaning Guidelines Focus on Soap and Water

Disinfectant sprays and wipes are best saved for areas with known coronavirus exposure

Thoroughly cleaning surfaces with soap and water is sufficient in most situations where there is no known coronavirus exposure, according...

air ventilation system, coronavirus

New CDC Ventilation Guidelines Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Introducing outdoor air and adjusting HVAC systems are key to reducing viral particles

Facility managers looking to improve the ventilation in their buildings to help reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious...

A Clean Sweep for Baseball Season

A Clean Sweep for Baseball Season

With the MLB regular season returning this week, many fans may be wondering what a day at the ballpark will...

cleaning workers, appreciation, thank you

National Cleaning Week is Here

Hooray for all the hardworking cleaning professionals

National Cleaning Week, March 28 – April 3, is finally here us and it is the ideal time to show your...

mask and gloves, PPE, discarded PPE

Disposable Masks Adding to World’s Plastic Problem

Study finds masks break into micro plastics that can pollute waterways

Plastic bottles and grocery bags have long been the culprits of increased plastic waste around the world. The coronavirus pandemic...

cleaning workers, appreciation, thank you

Countdown to National Cleaning Week

Cleaning product donation among planned activities

National Cleaning Week, March 28 – April 3, is the perfect time to show appreciation to your cleaning company’s workers...