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Quoted a mid-sized pediatric clinic earlier in the week. The pediatrician I spoke with allowed that her partners preferred contracting with an individual, as opposed to a "business", in order to save money . She's concerned that the VCT (90% of the facility) looks a bit dull, even though...
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Got a response via myCleanLink from Dave Racine on my July 17 post, "Saving Money on Janitorial Service" . Dave hit on chemical inventory control, in the janitorial industry, being rough to manage, but that properly labeling spray bottles and providing MSDS sheets are quite easy. Over and above...
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Yesterday, I prepared a janitorial quote for a small facility. They're having an employee's family do the office cleaning, probably to "save money ". But much of what they need done - windows, burnishing, spot cleaning touch points - is either for extra pay, or not available. Got a...
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07-16-2010
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Thinking again about the issues one encounters when hiring a janitorial service based entirely on "best monthly price": * Do you pay additional fees for periodic jobs (carpet cleaning, floor refinishing, window washing)? Does your office look sub-par because these jobs don't get scheduled...
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07-12-2010
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Just back from quoting a mid-sized medical facility. Lots of problems with their current service provider: grubby ceramic floors, film on the tile, built up dust, etc. Being interested in the film on the tile, I took a quick look in the janitor closet. I found grubby dust mops and a string wet mop, household...
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07-08-2010
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For over a decade, we've described our program as "Cleaning for Health, Safety and Security". What we mean, briefly, is as follows: In Cleaning for Health , we use Greenguard's certified system to improve client Indoor Air Quality and remove allergens via HEPA vacuums on carpet and...
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06-16-2010
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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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02-08-2010
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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...
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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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11-10-2009
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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...
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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...
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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...