Health and Safety
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Airline cleaning methods can be effective elsewhere during COVID-19
New and enhanced airline cleaning and disinfection has been tested with a focus on infection control, and the results have been positive.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning for health in the year 2020
Cleaning for health: This is the motto that the American Cleaning Institute has pounded out for several decades, practically since its foundation in 1926. This
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The science behind contaminant vapour barrier systems
REGENESIS CEO Scott Wilson spotlights how contaminant vapour barriers work to offer much safer and healthier built environments.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Productivity cannot be forced
As the second wave of COVID-19 hits, building managers have a responsibility to provide a safe environment for their clients and tenants.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Measuring the lifespan of coronavirus on surfaces
The coronavirus may not live on surfaces as long as previously believed, but cleaning professionals and building managers must be careful.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The COVID-19 return to work guide for Canadians
Understanding what employers, managers, and workers can do to safely reopen office spaces and return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
REMI Network
Occupational cancer risk goes largely undetected
A new report uncovers how difficult it is to investigate and compensate workplace cancer, largely attributed to solar radiation, asbestos, diesel engine exhaust and crystalline silica.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ontario offers free online health and safety training
The Ontario government's new online health and safety training touches on topics such as infection control, ladder safety, and preventing harassment.
CondoBusiness
Keeping garbage areas in condos healthy and safe
Cleaning garbage rooms and waste chutes is a maintenance concern for all condo corporations, but the current pandemic has made this to-do item even more relevant.
REMI Network
WELL Health-Safety Rating launches for facilities
IWBI has launched the WELL Health-Safety Rating for facility operations and management, focusing on operations, cleaning protocols and design strategies.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
IICRC no longer accepting OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training HST equivalent for master designations
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has announced it will no longer be accepting OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training for the Health and
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Morguard details COVID-19 response activities
Morguard Corporation issued a statement acknowledging the effects of COVID-19 on the global market, while also detailing emergency health and safety measures.
REMI Network
Toronto urges new health, safety policies for residential buildings
The City of Toronto is asking landlords and condo boards to follow specific health and safety guidelines in residential buildings.
REMI Network
Construction industry urges best practices for safety
With construction recently deemed an essential service by the Ontario government, industry members are promoting best practices to optimize safety.
Construction Business
BCCSA issues COVID-19 recommendations
The BC Construction Safety Alliance’s (BCCSA) senior research scientist, Melanie Gorman Ng, has prepared COVID-19 information for the construction industry.
REMI Network
Rat complaints on the rise, survey finds
Health inspectors report more rat complaints in apartments and private homes across the country.
REMI Network
TSSA aims to improve compliance with safety standards
The Compliance Support Program will be offered to all operators and owners regulated by Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority.
