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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The merits of electric vehicle charging stations
Nearly four in five (78 per cent) drivers of electric cars complain of not having enough electric vehicle charging options at work.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Canadian workers not keen on return to offices
Only 20% of Canadian office workers surveyed said they want to return to the office every day, and 19% said they never want to go back.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Janitorial services industry poised for global growth
A new study reports the global market for janitorial services is expected to grow to US$320 billion by 2027.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facility managers vastly increase hand sanitizer stations
The trend has been most notable in office, industrial, and foodservice facilities, finds a GP PRO survey.
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Air dryers can cause more contamination
The level of contamination was 10 times higher after volunteers had dried their hands with air dryers.
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Flu shots still have a place for workplace employees
The odds of testing positive for COVID-19 were reduced by 24 per cent in patients who received an influenza vaccine compared to those who did not.
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Hospital housekeepers feel underappreciated during pandemic
A recent study suggests that hospital housekeepers and environmental service staff have low self-esteem in their jobs.
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Surface testing can be critical in the fight to control COVID-19
A biotech company has found that surface testing can detect when the coronavirus enters a building before a person even knows they’re infected.
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75% of Canadians now more likely to wash their hands before leaving a washroom: study
In a recent global study, Dyson looked at how attitudes towards public washrooms and general hand hygiene have changed during COVID-19.
REMI Network
Study examines harassment in Canadian workplaces
Verbal abuse is the most common type of harassment reported by Canadian workers according to a new study titled Harassment in Canadian workplaces.
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How germs and bacteria thrive on school desks
Bacteria and fungi found on school desks comes overwhelmingly from the children sitting at them, a new study has revealed.
CondoBusiness
Mixed-use developments may reduce housing affordability: study
Mixed-use developments can make a neighbourhood too pricey for many to live in, according to a University of Waterloo study of Toronto neighbourhoods.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Grant awarded to study workplace ergonomics
Michael Holmes was awarded a grant of nearly $100,000 by the Canada Foundation for Innovation to study workplace ergonomics and making work a safer place.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Employees benefit from workplace flexibility: survey
A new study commissioned by Regus finds that 71 per cent of respondents agree that flexible work hours allow them to go out and meet people more often.
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City land-use regs cause rising home prices: study
According to a new study released by policy think-tank the Fraser Institute, municipal land-use regulations may to be blame for the falling supply of new
