Despite living in homeless shelters or in a car, with her mother and siblings for the past four years, Chelsea Fearce, graduated, this month, from Charles Drew High School, in Georgia, as Valedictorian of her class. She often studied at night by the light provided from a cell phone. Chelsea refused to allow her circumstances to serve as an…
HARD SURFACE HYGIENE ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS! Clean homes. Clean workplaces. Clean schools. We’re all drawn to the clean we can “see.” But we also know that just because something looks clean, doesn’t mean it really is clean. For decades, the American Cleaning Institute in the United States and the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association…
Ten Reasons to Have Carpets Cleaned Year Round As the weather warms and people head outdoors, it is important that custodial departments don’t lose sight of what needs to be done inside. There are many reasons why carpets should not be neglected. Doug Berjer product manager for CFR, manufacturers of recycling portable carpet extractors, offers…
Green Guides Updated by FTC By Dan Weltin, Editor-in-Chief of Sanitary Maintenance and Contracting Profits magazines, sister publications to Housekeeping Solutions The terms “green” and “environmentally friendly” are common vernacular in the cleaning industry; unfortunately they are often loosely applied and lead to greenwashing. The latest revisions of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Green Guides should…
Nobody likes change…… Someone once said…”nothing is constant but change” So here’s a change, I believe is long overdue and should revolutionize the way we clean buildings. “Aqueous Ozone Cleaning” Aqueous ozone (the process of turning water into a powerful cleaner) has been used commercially for over a century and is now widely used to sanitize…
Is the 5-second rule a myth? Warning: You may never look at ‘dropped’ snacks the same way again. By Chanie Kirschner Thu, May 30 2013 Everyone has heard of the 5-second rule. You know the one: if a food item drops on the floor and you pick it up within five seconds, it’s still perfectly…
Top Five Things To Consider In Infection Control Are you looking in the right places to prevent disease outbreaks in your facility? By Richard DiPaolo, editorial director, CMMOnline Hot spot cleaning and high touch point cleaning are common phrases used in the professional cleaning industry. This type of cleaning is universally understood by in-house cleaning departments and…
Ten Tips for Cleaning Schools Over Summer Break For custodial workers, the summer months can actually be some of the busiest and most important months when it comes to school cleaning. To help simplify the process, Tornado offers ten recommendations cleaners can do to make the summer as productive as possible. 1. Prepare a written…
Lights, Camera, Action! Your Green Cleaning Action Plan By Stephen Ashkin, The Ashkin Group It is becoming more clear that our economy and environment are inextricably linked: now is the time when we, as a nation and planet, need to come to terms with the fact that this is no longer the world that our…
Hand Dryer Location Influences Hand Washing By SM Editorial Staff In this article, industry manufacturers answer common questions asked by members of the industry Does the placement of hand dryers in a public restroom promote hand washing? Where is the best placement?Yes, it does promote hand washing. Customers recognize high-speed hand dryers that dry their hands effectively and…
