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Caught an article in the Montreal Gazette that dust from the desert, containing quartz and other substances and microorganisms that cause airway inflammation, can worsen asthma symptoms, particularly in children - more so than ordinary air pollution. This brings to mind an article I wrote a couple of...
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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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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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08-06-2010
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Filed under: bacteria removal, pathogen, microfiber, touchpoints, janitor phoenix, sanitize, disinfect, legitimate service, fly by night service, environmental, touch points, sanitation, safety violation, OSHA, bacterial removal, damp mop, vacuum floor, Microfiber mop, janitorial phoenix, burnish, full service, touch point sanitation, disinfecton, indoor air quality, airborn particles, allergin removal, allergen removal, touch point, stripper, dust mop
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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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Just back from quoting the common areas in a mid-sized medical building. The building manager is having trouble leasing his vacant suites, partially because of gosh-awful looking ceramic tile floors and baseboards in the lobbies. It's white tile, textured, with a darkened floor finish that is wearing...
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07-13-2010
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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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Just finished an article by Michael Tennesen in the May 2010 Discover magazine. It's titled "Dust", and concerns how drought, population growth, and poor agricultural and ranching practices cause worldwide desertification, the replacement of grasslands with shrub lands or desert. One result...
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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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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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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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02-03-2010
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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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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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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