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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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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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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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One key to effective damp-mopping (i. e. leaving few particles behind, and not spreading contaminates from one room or area to the next) is always having a clean mop head and clean solution. Using a traditional string mop and bucket & wringer, one always has a somewhat dirty mop head and, after the...
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08-28-2009
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Filed under: pathogen, U C Davis, EPA, janitor phoenix, bucket & wringer, bacterial removal, damp mop, string mop, vacuum floor, Microfiber mop, allergen removal
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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...