A recent episode of HBO’s Real Sports discussed the presence of MRSA in NFL locker rooms. Since 2006, there have been 33 known cases of the staph infection in the football league. While this story is not new, the program did a good job reporting how MRSA is spread through cross-contamination and...
A couple weeks back, I was invited by a friend to attend a boxing event hosted in his town. With nothing better to do, I decided it might be fun to go and experience something new. What I didn’t expect was the complete disregard for health and safety. Upon arrival, I learned that there would be...
Cleaners are not immune from germs, which is why proper hand washing techniques are just as important for you as they are for the building occupants. As the weather turns colder and more people head indoors to share close quarters, the chance for spreading germs grows. In fact, public health officials...
The Cleveland Browns have been under fire as of late because the team’s star tight end, Kellen Winslow Jr., recently contracted a staph infection for the second time in his brief pro football career and was hospitalized for three days. After word spread that Winslow had contracted staph, several...
This time of year, I am bombarded with e-mails stressing the importance of spring cleaning. But, this yearly reminder not only results in a cleaner home or office, it offers the opportunity for the cleaner to truly stand out as the expert within the facility. The month of April could easily be renamed...
In the weeks following New Years, athletic facilities across the country see a spike in registration and gyms become overcrowded, making cleaning and sanitizing difficult for cleaning departments. A recent Newsweek article offers consumers six steps to preventing the risk of spreading germs and bacteria...
At a time when MRSA and other health outbreaks are on the rise, why would it make sense for restroom soap dispensers to be dry? This question was running through my head as I attempted to wash my hands after using the restroom during a recent visit to a high school. After exiting the stall, I immediately...
In the news this morning, yet another school in the U.S. is reportedly closing its doors to increase cleaning efforts following a health outbreak. The spread of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has closed the doors of countless facilities in recent months, but some argue that closing...
On my local Milwaukee news last night, alarmed reporters broke news that a suburban school district had a few unconfirmed reports of students who have a staph infection that may be the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. With the so-called “superbug” having been...