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CDC Releases Latest School Reopening Guidelines

CDC Releases Latest School Reopening Guidelines

Strict cleaning protocols needed as federal guidelines recommend in-person classes

As school facility managers and custodians await instructions on reopening plans for education facilities across the United States, the U.S....

Facilities Nationwide Earn GBAC STAR Accreditation

Facilities Nationwide Earn GBAC STAR Accreditation

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced a new round of facilities that have achieved GBAC...

Report Reveals Cleaning Market Is on the Upswing After Pandemic Losses

Report Reveals Cleaning Market Is on the Upswing After Pandemic Losses

Despite losses due to the coronavirus pandemic earlier in the year, the U.S. cleaning industry is rebounding, according to a...

Don’t Let Up on Handwashing

Don’t Let Up on Handwashing

Now is the time to set a hand hygiene protocol that sticks

Handwashing is a topic that comes up often, as it is an old-school yet effective method of preventing the spread...

Cleaners Mistakenly Remove Work From Famous Graffiti Artist

Cleaners Mistakenly Remove Work From Famous Graffiti Artist

Cleaners who maintain London, England’s underground trains are a fastidious group, quickly removing dirt, grime, and graffiti from the public...

Nursing Home Infection Prevention Is a Group Project

Nursing Home Infection Prevention Is a Group Project

Environmental services and facilities management staff called to be part of the team

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are finding themselves the focus of front-page news...

Transparent Cleaning Plan
July 21, 2020 Tim Poskin

Reopen With an Integrated and Transparent Cleaning Plan

Business and Management

Cleaning is essential to our country’s shift toward reopening. Whether cleaning plans are executed in-house or with contractors, they should be integrated and transparent.

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university, college, campus, social distancing

University Housekeepers Concerned for Their Health as Campuses Reopen

Union files complaint seeking safety protocols to prevent spread of COVID-19

As housekeepers at the University of Maryland’s two campuses prepare for students to return to campus this fall, many are...

GPS
July 20, 2020

How GPS Technology Provides Cleaner, Healthier Indoor Air

Health and Safety

Cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining properties has never been a larger undertaking than it is right now.

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PPE face mask, masks, COVID-19, coronavirus

COVID-19 Update: CDC Officially Says Wear a Mask, Walmart to Require Them

The CDC affirms that cloth face coverings are a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19

CDC Officially Says Wear a Mask In an editorial published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),...

custodian appreciation

Survey: Custodians Regarded More Highly in COVID-19 Era

Custodians are being recognized for performing tasks that are critical to health and wellbeing

Cleaning professionals have taken on a critical new role since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic—with responsibilities extending far beyond...

infection control norovirus, msra
July 16, 2020 Ada Baldwin

Infection Control on Campus

Infection Control

How EVS staff can prevent the spread of norovirus and MRSA as part of their infection control efforts on college campuses this school year.

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