disinfection

long-term care

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning for health and hygiene in long-term care

Tackling the top three challenges facing environmental staff.
infection prevention strategies

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Post-COVID infection prevention strategies

Managers and cleaning professionals can follow cornerstone steps to develop effective an effective infection prevention program.
flu season

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Why flu season may be forever changed

COVID-19 has changed our definition of "clean" and that will likely lead to a change in our yearly rhythm. From now on, "flu season" as we know it may cease to exist.
foot traffic

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

6 ways to prepare for increased foot traffic

Businesses can prepare for greater foot traffic by implementing strong protocols.
cleaning

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The pandemic cleaning takeaways

This is the perfect time to determine what we in the facility cleaning and real estate industries have learned from the pandemic.
AMG Medical

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Making it easier for cleaning professionals

Applying a “human-centered” approach.
UV-C

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

UV-C technology myths debunked

This disinfection technology is versatile and effective, but many facility managers are still relatively uninformed about it.
pandemic

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Planning for the next pandemic

COVID-19 can and must serve as a wake-up call for the world to prepare for future pandemics.
disinfecting wipes

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Consumers are still wild about disinfecting wipes

An American Cleaning Institute survey found that the pandemic-heightened demand for wipes is expected to last.
illness

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Help mitigate spread of illness in workplaces

Now that most places are returning to work and removing social distancing protocols, it’s important to stay on top of facility cleanliness.
cleanliness

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Canadians expect peak-pandemic cleanliness in the long term

However, only 13 per cent of respondents believe public spaces are currently being disinfected at a high level.
disinfection

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Improving disinfection in four steps

Veteran cleaning company Pegasus recently introduced a multi-step program to create and maintain healthy and safe environments.
COVID-19

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

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.
CDC guidelines

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

GBAC clarifies CDC guidelines on cleaning

GBAC, a Division of ISSA, has clarified its stance on revised CDC guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting for SARS-CoV-2.
public transit

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Focusing on best cleaning practices for public transit

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has partnered with GBAC to highlight transit best practices.
housekeepers

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Hospital housekeepers feel underappreciated during pandemic

A recent study suggests that hospital housekeepers and environmental service staff have low self-esteem in their jobs.
CIRI

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

CIRI to host Healthy Buildings 2021 – America conference

The conference will "bridge the gap between research and practice” and feature more than 200 science-based workshops and presentations.