health and safety

Improve Restroom Hygiene by Reducing Urinal Splashback
August 25, 2025 Klaus Reichardt

Improve Restroom Hygiene by Reducing Urinal Splashback

Restrooms

Splashback commonly occurs when urine hits the water stored at the base of a conventional urinal or strikes its sides. The resulting droplets can then become airborne, creating unsanitary conditions in public restrooms, potentially spreading germs.

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Maintaining Optimal IAQ for Health
July 30, 2025 Ed Quinlan

Maintaining Optimal IAQ for Health

Health and Safety

Airborne irritants can compromise indoor air quality (IAQ) in facilities, often triggering symptoms for those who suffer from allergies and asthma—about one out of every three people. Given the time most of us spend indoors, prioritizing IAQ is essential.

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Protecting Women From  Cleaning Chemical Hazards
June 13, 2025 Dr. Rebecca Basom & Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner & Dr. Omrana Pasha-Razzak

Protecting Women From Cleaning Chemical Hazards

Health and Safety

Research has shown that frequent exposure to cleaning chemicals can harm your respiratory and reproductive health and negatively affect your long-term well-being, including increasing the risk of congenital abnormalities and cancer.

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Sound Off on Hearing Protection
June 4, 2025 Katie Koebel

Sound Off on Hearing Protection

Health and Safety

Noise-induced hearing loss is largely preventable when workers take the proper precautions, such as routinely wearing hearing protection.

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hospital cleaning
May 13, 2025 Jeff Cross

Are You Qualified for Healthcare Cleaning?

Infection Control

The difference between a properly trained healthcare cleaning team and an unprepared contractor can be measured in patient outcomes and regulatory violations.

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Judi Olmstead, Director of Airports, and Don Cole, Deputy Director of Facilities, from Myrtle Beach International Airport, alongside Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director at ISSA
May 9, 2025 Jeff Cross

The Clean Commitment: Myrtle Beach International Airport and the GBAC STAR Journey

Health and Safety

Dr. Macgregor-Skinner highlights why Myrtle Beach International Airport has become a model for other facilities worldwide, showing that with leadership, strategy, and buy-in at every level, world-class sanitation is achievable.

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How to Select Eco-Conscious Cleaners and Disinfectants
May 8, 2025 Kirsten Hochberg

How to Select Eco-Conscious Cleaners and Disinfectants

Products

Cleaning professionals facing challenges in finding eco-conscious products can take five steps to source the best products for their facility.

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Employee Wellbeing
May 6, 2025 Jeff Cross

More Than Clean

Business and Management

Health touches everything from physical wellness to mental resilience, partnerships with healthcare teams, and individual employee empowerment.

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ISSA President Laurie Sewell
May 6, 2025 Jeff Cross

More Than Clean—Protecting Hearts, Minds, and Communities

Business and Management

ISSA President Laurie Sewell joins ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross to explore the central theme that unites all corners of the cleaning and facility services world: health.

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stadium, sports arenas
April 22, 2025 Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner

Protecting the Public and the Performers, One Stadium at a Time

Health and Safety

With every stadium concert, championship game, and sold-out venue an opportunity arises—not just to clean, but to safeguard public health, enhance performance, and influence billions in spending.

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medical instruments, stethoscope
April 15, 2025 Doug Hoffman

Bridging the Gap Between Remediation and Medicine

Training

For the first time, remediation professionals can now work together with medical practitioners to address the real-world health consequences of indoor environmental contamination.

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Defining Cleaning for Health Through Metrics
April 14, 2025 Allen P. Rathey

Defining Cleaning for Health Through Metrics

Infection Control

Primary metrics, or indexes, that meet the requirements of many cleaning for health programs include bioload exposure indexes, indoor air quality indexes, and localized exposure indexes.

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