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Advanced Vapor Technologies LLC

Without the use of chemicals, environmental services strives to protect health at one of the nation”s best children”s hospitals.
 
Seattle Children”s Hospital is a 250-bed facility specializing in meeting the physical, emotional and developmental needs of children.
 
Mitch Birchfield, director of environmental services, believes the hospital”s 100-year tradition of excellence should extend to the way the environment is cleaned and maintained.
 

 

Kaivac Inc.

Effective cleaning plays a significant role in preventing the spread of infection.
 
One of the seminars at a recent ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America trade show dealt with the transmission of infection in the workplace.
 
A knowledgeable speaker told attendees that Americans suffer from more than one billion colds each year, costing U.S. businesses nearly $17 billion annually in wages and lost worker productivity.
 

 

           
Posted On February 10, 2012
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