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Just had a nice surprise. The Phoenix Metro Chamber of Commerce features my firm, CBN Building Maintenance, in the cover article, titled "Sustainable Profits", in its monthly magazine "Impact". It details what we've long preached: the benefits of " Cleaning for Health "...
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Quoted a large auto rental firm the other day; in the preliminary conversation, I mentioned the advantages of a "green" cleaning program, but the prospect replied, with pride, that his current service had already converted to green. In touring the facility, I got a look in the janitor's...
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03-04-2010
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Filed under: microfiber, vacuum, janitor phoenix, environmental, damp mop, string mop, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, indoor air quality, green building, Recycled restroom paper, Green Seal, Greenseal
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Saw a study a while back claiming that the typical American family could discard 85% of the cleaning chemicals in their utility room by simply using microfiber cleaning cloths . I find a similar situation in commercial cleaning. Microfiber scrubs better than a cotton rag or a sponge, and absorbs better;...
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Saw an AP article on today's Arizona Republic website, quoting a research firm hired by Homeland Security, saying that E-Verify "wrongly clears illegal workers 54% of the time". The problem is that the system cannot detect identity fraud. That tracks with our experience; it would seem that...
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02-26-2010
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Filed under: drivers license, background, applicant, Fake ID, janitor phoenix, Immigration, illegal immigrant, legitimate service, undocumented, court records, janitorial phoenix, check identification, verify social security number, verify identification, no match letter
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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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Bob Croft
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02-08-2010
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Filed under: touchpoints, janitor phoenix, disinfect, environmental, touch points, safety, sanitation, OSHA, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, green building, touch point, disinfectant, hydrogen peroxide, chemical control
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02/03/2010 Just published an e-mail newsletter on the economic benefits of Green Cleaning; it summarizes a number of posts to this blog. We cover cleaning products, recycling, health and Indoor Air Quality, measuring indoor air quality and touch-point sanitation in addition to the tangible benefits of...
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Bob Croft
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02-03-2010
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Filed under: microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, environmental, touch points, sanitation, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, indoor air quality, green building, Recycled restroom paper, touch point, Green Seal, disinfectant
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Pertinent article in today's (1/27/2010) Wall Street Journal (p.D1) on America's overuse of laundry detergent; by one reckoning, 53% of American consumers either guess, or fill the measuring cup up to the top. Result: dingy clothing, wasted product, color fading, detergent build-up in the machine...
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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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Filed under: janitor phoenix, disinfect, worker safety, janitorial phoenix, wash windows, ammonia, bleach, biohazard, disinfecton, Greenseal, stripper, phenols, disinfectant, quat, birth defect, hydrogen peroxide
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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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Filed under: bacteria removal, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, touch points, sanitation, bacterial removal, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, H1N1, touch point
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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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Bob Croft
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12-22-2009
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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, environmental, touch points, sanitation, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, indoor air quality, airborn particles, touch point, Green Seal
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Happened to speak to a fellow from Immigration and Customs the other day; reading between the lines, and adding what I see in the national media, I get the strong impression that Immigration is about to ramp up workplace inspections and raids - big time. Such enforcement, in the past, has mostly targeted...
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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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Bob Croft
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12-10-2009
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Filed under: bacteria removal, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, disinfect, Oxivir, touch points, sanitation, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, touch point
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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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Bob Croft
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11-10-2009
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Filed under: microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, screening, touch points, safety, sanitation, worker safety, OSHA, safety training, vacuum floor, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, indoor air quality
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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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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, Oxivir, touch points, sanitation, janitorial phoenix, touch point sanitation, swine flu