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Study Confirms Hospital COVID-19 Cleaning Protocols

Contact precautions as vital as cleaning and disinfecting

Hospital environmental services (EVS) staff cleaning the rooms of patients suspected or confirmed of having COVID-19 must take care to...

OSHA Encourages Workers to Stand Down to Prevent Falls

OSHA Encourages Workers to Stand Down to Prevent Falls

As facility maintenance workers often need to use ladders and lifts to work from heights, the U.S. Department of Labor’s...

Smart Restrooms
August 11, 2020 Michael Slawson

Smart Restrooms Deliver Hygiene and More

Restrooms

Five timely benefits of smart restroom solutions that can help facilities survive and succeed.

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Legionnaires' disease

Legionella Bacteria Flourishing in Closed Buildings

CDC finds bacteria in water systems of several facilities

Legionella bacteria found in several buildings in Atlanta is a reminder that facility managers need to monitor properties that have...

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Grocery Store Custodians Seek Health and Financial Safeguards

Essential workers organize caravan protest

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, essential workers such as custodians put their lives at risk each day to keep others...

Pandemic Did Not Slow Work for Most Survey Respondents

Pandemic Did Not Slow Work for Most Survey Respondents

Although many workers experienced job loss and work slow downs in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, among Cleaning...

PPE Removal
August 6, 2020

How to Remove PPE Properly

Health and Safety

Educating cleaning professionals on the proper removal of PPE is a perfect opportunity for jansan distributors to prove their value.

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A Look at Pandemic Mindsets

A Look at Pandemic Mindsets

Businesses must cater to clients’ physical and emotional needs

Facilities are changing their business practices and ramping up their cleaning protocols to protect the health and safety of building...

radio cleaning
August 5, 2020 Ben Burns

How to Keep Your 2-Way Radio Sanitary and Virus-Free

Health and Safety

Here are some dos and don’ts for sanitizing your two-way radio equipment.

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Caution Still Needed When Wearing PPE

Study finds frontline workers at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 despite protective measures

Cleaning professionals working in hospitals and nursing homes with people being treated for COVID-19 should take care to stay away...

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China to Offer Undergraduate Degree in Housekeeping

University education strives to advance perception of professional cleaners in society

There has long been a goal in the cleaning industry to elevate the role of cleaning professionals in society. The...

ISSA Joins Organizations in Call for Congress to Support Liability Relief

ISSA Joins Organizations in Call for Congress to Support Liability Relief

ISSA  joined more than 375 organizations to urge U.S. Congress to support “timely, targeted, and temporary” liability relief provisions contained...