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Caught an AP article in this morning's paper (Arizona Republic, - we're a cleaning service in Phoenix Az ) about a New York retailer hiring a specially trained beagle to sniff out potential bedbugs in the establishment. Since we include tight sanitation and indoor air quality specs in our janitorial...
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08-13-2010
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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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Touch-points (door knobs, jambs and push bars, elevator buttons, stair rails, counters, phone hand sets, light switches) have long been an issue. Since the client sees dirt and grubby fingerprints, but not germs, most janitors "clean" for appearance - remove the visible dirt, ignore the pathogens...
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07-15-2010
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When I'm doing a service proposal, I do my best to get a look at the current service's specs - not so much the price, but the details of what's included. Mostly I want to know if the ongoing monthly bill includes burnishing & refinishing, exterior windows, periodic carpet cleaning &...
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01-06-2010
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A couple of years ago, we retired our wet-mops. Both field experience and numerous studies indicate that microfiber ("flat") damp mops use less solution, need less chemical in that solution, and leave a cleaner floor than traditional string mops. Because microfiber mops lay down less solution...
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I've seen some confusion on industry blogs about "all purpose", or multi-surface, cleaning, for everything from desktops to touch-points (doors, phones, computer mice, countertops, etc.) - regarding both chemical and procedure. The system we've developed involves damp wiping, with a...
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12-22-2009
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Just caught an article in Cleanlink that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have increased over 90% in the last 10 years, according to Princeton University scholars. Further, community-associated MRSA infections (those not acquired in the hospital) are increasing at a much...
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12-10-2009
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Industry best practice in damp cleaning/sanitizing, to avoid cross contamination, uses different colored microfiber cloth wipes for different areas - say, green for general office , red for restrooms, blue for glass - to avoid using the same cloth on the toilet and the desk. Good idea. My concern (at...
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10-29-2009
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Participating in ongoing discussion, regarding swine flu preparedness , on myfacilitiesnet , a site frequented by facility managers. To help define terms, and real-world possibilities, I submitted the following: In restrooms, lunch areas, shower rooms, etc., we use a quat based hospital grade disinfectant...
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10-23-2009
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We've been "Cleaning for Health" for well over 20 years. Since DuPont introduced Hysurf vacuum bags, the first generation of commercially viable vacuum cleaner filtration technology (filtering particles down to one micron, and thus capturing most allergens), we've figured that improving...
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10-16-2009
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In 2000, University of California at Davis performed a case study on conversion from string mops to microfiber, claiming bacteria cultures showed 30% reduction using a string mop versus 99% reduction using a microfiber mop. I've been unable to locate any confirming or follow-up study. The article...