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Cross Contamination Is Not Inevitable
February 24, 2026 Juan Catoni

Cross Contamination Is Not Inevitable

Health and Safety

Preventing cross-contamination is not a single task. It’s a disciplined system of process management, training, and accountability.

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Virus Busters: The Fight Against Invisible Threats
February 23, 2026

Virus Busters: The Fight Against Invisible Threats

Editorial Webinars

Cleaning & Maintenance Management's infection prevention webinar offers practical tips on how front-end workers can help stop the spread of disease-causing germs.

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Cleaning for Sensitive Populations
February 20, 2026 Allen P. Rathey

Cleaning for Sensitive Populations

Health and Safety

Cleaning chemicals that affect sensitive people may affect all of us over time. Adapting your cleaning processes to meet their needs benefits both your customers and your business.

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Don’t Fall into a Procedural Gap
February 17, 2026 Doug McMurtrie

Don’t Fall into a Procedural Gap

Training

Addressing training and process gaps is not about working harder. It is about working smarter, with systems that support both people and performance.

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ISSA Media Alert
February 10, 2026 Jeff Cross

FIFA World Cup 2026: Protecting Athlete Performance, Fan Safety, and Venue Continuity

Health and Safety

Mass gatherings on the scale of the World Cup bring millions of people into close contact across shared spaces, creating known risks for infectious disease outbreaks

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One Chance to Make a  Good First Impression
February 2, 2026 Ed Quinlan

One Chance to Make a Good First Impression

Carpet

With the high amount of foot traffic in hotels—to say nothing of daily spills—keeping carpets looking their best can be a challenge.

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Linda Lybert
January 29, 2026 Jeff Cross

Where Collaboration Turns Into Action: Inside the Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026

Health and Safety

Registration is now open for the Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 taking place May 5 to 6.

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Battling Superbugs in Healthcare Settings
January 29, 2026 Elizabeth Christenson

Battling Superbugs in Healthcare Settings

Infection Control

Scientists estimated that bacterial antimicrobial resistance was responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 and will cause 10 million deaths by 2050.

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Tru-D Care
January 7, 2026 Sponsored by Tru-D

Inside Tru-D SmartUVC: The Importance of Service and Upkeep for UVC Disinfection

Products

In this episode of Straight Talk!, we examine the technology behind UVC disinfection and what it takes to keep it operating at its peak long after installation.

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PDI
January 7, 2026 Sponsored by PDI

One Wipe. One Minute. One Solution. PDI Raises the Standard for Infection Prevention

Products

This DemoXperience also highlights the needs of environmental services (EVS) teams, who don’t have time for complicated systems or messy refills.

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ohn Howell and John Harp of Novonesis and Brandon Beyer of Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions
December 15, 2025 Sponsored by Novonesis

Inside the Art of Cleaning—and What Happens When It Fails

Products

This discussion focuses on the “art of cleaning,” a lighthearted label the panel adopts to describe the well-known cleaning wheel.

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Raquel Carbonari, Brand Activation Director for Tork in North America, and Jen Ashman, Head of Envisioning and Partner at the design agency Other Tomorrow
December 1, 2025 Sponsored by Tork, an Essity brand

Inclusive Hygiene Begins Here: Real Research, Real People, Real Solutions—the Tork Way

Products

This special episode of Straight Talk!, recorded from the trade show floor at ISSA Show North America 2025, explores Tork's expanding mission to advance inclusive hygiene across North American facilities.

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