Infection Control
Scientists find lack of focus on air quality
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Journal found there has been a lack of focus on how air quality factors into the prevention of environmental infection.
5 essential lessons learnt from COVID-19
The pandemic has yielded numerous key lessons for the cleaning industry, not least the importance of effective cleaning and training.
Just how effective is plexiglass?
Experts suggest plexiglass is not a hugely effective standalone COVID-19 transmission prevention measure.
GBAC Fundamentals course enhanced for 2021
The course now includes three new learning objectives and new modules to help the fight against infectious disease.
How best to calculate cleaning times
Cleaning times are the starting point for financial planning and workloading and help to identify efficiencies through increased productivity.
The science behind surface contamination
Surface contamination plays an important role in the spread of infections like gastroenteritis, hepatitis, rotavirus, and norovirus
Manulife is raising standards in real estate
Enhancing cleaning, disinfection, and communication is critically important within real estate at a time when health and safety is top of mind.
Facility managers vastly increase hand sanitizer stations
The trend has been most notable in office, industrial, and foodservice facilities, finds a GP PRO survey.
Tackling rodent infestation in facilities
Facility managers and maintenance staff must deal with rodents that spread viruses that can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Celebrating one year of GBAC STAR accreditation
Over 1,900 facilities in more than 80 countries have earned accreditation, and another 3,000+ are pursuing it.
The importance of health-based cleaning & disinfection
CIRI's white paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of microbials' behaviour and infectious ability on hard surfaces.
Hand hygiene essentials for World Hand Hygiene Day
Implementing touchless features is among the chief ways of ensuring and communicating hand hygiene.
How schools are boosting air quality measures
The report found that schools have prioritized ventilation and filtration to reduce the transmission of the virus.
Reopening plans spark conversation about washroom hygiene
Businesses are looking to make hygienic upgrades to keep returning employees and visitors safe. But have they considered the washroom?
Bell Centre becomes first Canadian hockey arena to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation
The home of the Montreal Canadiens is the latest notable milestone for the program in Canada.
How Canada can learn from Taiwan in beating COVID-19
Taiwan's proactivity in revamping its cleaning procedures can serve as a model for Canada going forward.
A year like no other for campus cleaning
Large-scale post-secondary campuses hold an almost incomprehensibly wide range of cleaning and maintenance challenges.






















