Got a not-too-pleased call from a client a couple of days ago - the manager of a small medical facility , saying that my crew had done a less than adequate job damp mopping the previous night. We keep a fair amount of back-up on hand daytimes, when most of my crews are fast asleep - an on-call floor...
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08-09-2010
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I still see a surprising number of feather dusters in use, not just by "ma & pa" janitorial firms, but by several of the franchising operations that attempt to promote an image of competence . Customers are generally oblivious to the equipment and methods used by their janitorial vendors...
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08-07-2010
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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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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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News has just hit that women working in the cleaning industry are at greater than normal risk of giving birth to children with birth defects - along with women working as biologists, chemical scientists and pharmacists. The study is published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
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01-26-2010
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