I get a look in a lot of my competitors' janitor closets, and at the kit carried from building to building by the occasional crew doing route work. Lots of unsafe chemicals ; lots of unnecessary chemicals; lots of opportunity for confusion and injury . We find that most buildings can be cleaned,...
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OSHA recently issued new sets of information regarding H1N1 . The “factsheets” were issued for both employees and employers, and mostly include common-sense information, with the notable exception of new “social-distancing” tactics that can be used if the severity of the disease...
U S Green Building Council's Greenbuild event is in Phoenix this week, so we decided to put our money where our mouth is, and sponsor a booth. As much as we've stressed environmental issues over the years, we've never done a flyer specifically on the subject. And we figured we needed one...
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Picked up a video of "Sunshine Cleaning", long gone from the movie theaters. It follows the adventures of a couple of gals who realize that there is "big money" to be had in crime scene clean-up; they jump into it with no conception of biohazards, personal protective gear, appropriate...
I Gripe About OSHA As Much As the Next Guy, But On Reflection... Had lunch with an old friend; very much an "old school" janitorial service provider in the Phoenix area. Told me a highly amusing story about working a small building with one of his janitors. Old Friend was in the break room...
I see that Sen. Harry Reid has a bill in play that would substantially increase penalties OSHA could levy for safety violations, including up to ten years prison time for really serious incidents ; there is a similar bill in the House. The new administrators at OSHA itself are also pushing for increased...