Infection prevention and control, while taken seriously in healthcare settings, isn’t always a priority in educational facilities.

Staff continue to face challenges with cleaning, disinfecting and infection control because purchase items often don’t meet PIDAC best practices.

To avoid negative publicity, it’s important to be aware of the dirtiest pests that are the greatest risk to your restaurant area.

Cleaning healthcare facilities presents a unique challenges due to the presence of pathogens that require a higher cleaning protocol.

ASHRAE Standard 188, released in 2015, requires that buildings evaluate where Legionella growth may occur in all water and plumbing systems.

Facilities still don’t perform frequent quality cleaning audits to meet goals, but innovators are developing more accessible and cost-effective tools.

Educational facilities are embracing green cleaning programs, where such use is pertinent because children are more vulnerable to environmental exposures.

UVGI technology is emerging as an effective tool in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections in Canadian hospitals.

Demonstrated successful experience in the health-care housekeeping field is often fraught with the pitfall of making and learning from mistakes.