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OSHA, COVID-19, workers

OSHA Preparing Emergency National COVID-19 Rule

Temporary safety standard would require adherence from all employers

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is  close to releasing an emergency national temporary standard...

March/April 2021 CMM Digital Issue

Read the CMM March/April 2021 Digital Issue Online

CMM's March/April 2021 digital issue is now available online. See how the global pandemic has affected facility mangers and in-house...

University Custodian Claims She Was Fired for Contracting COVID-19

University Custodian Claims She Was Fired for Contracting COVID-19

Custodians have been at a high risk for contracting COVID-19 as they clean hospitals, office buildings, and schools. The Roanoke...

cleaning, healthcare, infection

Are COVID-19 Protocols Keeping Other Pathogens in Check?

Facility leaders have focused on COVID-19 more than other health care-acquired infections

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, COVID-19 has been the illness most reported as a health care-acquired infection (HAI), compared to...

2021 Facility Management Survey
April 12, 2021 Amy W. Richardson

2021 CMM In-House / Facility Management Survey Report

Industry Research

The report offers a glimpse into how the global pandemic affected facility managers and in-house service providers, how they’ve adapted, and what trends they’ll see for the rest of 2021.

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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...