Setting up green cleaning processes in your facility's maintenance protocols will help you achieve higher customer satisfaction, preserve your employees’ health, and improve indoor air quality.
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Following a regular decluttering, cleaning, and exterior maintenance protocol is crucial in preventing pest infestations.
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Employee absenteeism, often caused by health challenges, costs U.S employers a staggering $575 billion per year. The proper use of cleaning products can help reduce employee absences and boost productivity.
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ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross chats with Jennie Romer, EPA deputy assistant administrator for pollution prevention, and David Widawsky, division director for the EPA’s office of chemical safety and pollution prevention, regarding the EPA Safer Choice program.
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Knowing the difference between cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing will help you and your cleaning crew get the most out of your cleaning products.
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As of 2020, there were 130,930 recorded K–12 schools in the United States, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). However, there are few regulations or standards to determine how schools are cleaned and staffed.
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can wreak havoc on building lighting fixtures by damaging the LEDs themselves and the electrical components contained within.
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Whether you’re looking to install a security system for the first time or to upgrade your existing system, it’s important to do your research and find a solution that meets the needs of your facility.
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When a water pipe bursts in your facility, you have double trouble on your hands: the damage to the pipe itself and the damage caused by the water flowing from the broken pipe. Thankfully, burst pipes are preventable. Check out these simple, affordable steps that can help keep pipes from bursting in your facility.
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Analyzing human factors among environmental services staff can reveal gaps in cleaning processes in health care facilities.
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The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) offers information, training, and certifications to help facility managers reduce the risk of falling.
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In this first of a series of Straight Talk! episodes on indoor air quality (IAQ), ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross talks with Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director of GBAC, and Doug Hoffman, the executive director of NORMI, to discuss IAQ ionization technology.
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In this one-hour, fast-paced webinar replay, you will learn what improving indoor air quality (IAQ) really means, how to do it, and steps and procedures that go beyond what many are doing today.
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While currently there is no universal standard for what constitutes optimal indoor air quality (IAQ), there are several straightforward, quick, and relatively inexpensive steps you can take to ensure that the air in your facility is safer and healthier.
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Health officials are preparing to see influenza numbers rise for the 2022–2023 season and are reminding people to get their annual flu shot to protect themselves and slow community-wide spread.
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Norovirus season is from November to April. Learning how to properly clean up a norovirus spill will protect the health of both the building inhabitants and the facility's cleaning staff.
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