The best bet to ensure thorough, sanitary cleaning for any healthcare facility is contracting a professional janitorial company that utilizes varying cleaning methods, techniques, and equipment. The purpose of the article is to highlight three (3) benefits of hiring a professional janitorial service for your healthcare facility. Having an understanding of these benefits should inform every practice manager or healthcare decision-maker of the rewards of leaving the cleaning of their facility to trained professionals.
Four Reasons Why Classrooms Must Be Cleaned and Disinfected
Both parents and school administrators have always placed high importance on a safe and healthy learning environment. Children spend at least half of their school day in the classroom. Thus, school facilities must be kept clean and secure. A well-cleaned school facility benefits students, teachers, and parents and promotes a healthy learning environment. Cleanliness makes a big difference in students’ and teachers' success. From an aesthetic point of view, a clean school or classroom can be simple and gratifying. The purpose of this article is to highlight four reasons why classrooms must be cleaned and disinfected.
Essential Cleaning Areas in the School Bus
School buses have always been seen as the safest transport option for schools. As such, in a post-COVID-19 world, there is a need for a more responsible and aggressive approach to cleaning to maintain a safe bus environment for students and drivers alike. Cleaning and disinfecting are vital in preventing infectious diseases in schools. Cleaning up school buses benefits both managers' and students' health.
5 Reasons Why Your Janitorial Service Provider Is Not Taking Your Account Seriously
In the hustle and bustle of today's ever-busy schedules, something as simple as cleaning can get neglected on the daily to-do list. Many offices may hire a Janitorial Service Provider (JSP) to meet such cleaning needs instead of relying on their staff to clean. But what if you find the services of your JSP are lacking? Here are five reasons your janitorial service provider may not take your account seriously.
5 Reasons Why You Keep Firing Your Janitorial Service Provider
One reason companies do not allocate much of their annual budget to cleaning or hiring third-party Janitorial Service Providers (JSP) is the negative experiences with previous JSP. The general thinking across industries is that most JSP will charm their way into getting a contract and then not live up to the agreed-upon expectations. This behavior puts clients on edge every time a JSP reaches out to them, often undermining the value a cleaning company brings.
5 Restroom Frequently Touched Areas All Janitors Must Clean!
s the world navigates through its most recent global health emergency, The Monkeypox Outbreak, we must not forget that proper cleaning and disinfection of high traffic areas, such as bathrooms, remains an integral part of controlling the spread of infectious diseases. A recent study suggests that over 77,000
various types of bacteria and viruses exist in the bathroom(1). That means nobody is alone in the bathroom. While toilets often gets the bad rapport for being the most disgusting object in the bathroom the toilet bowl is not the only culprit for the spread of bacteria and viruses in the bathroom.
Four Reasons Why the Current Monkeypox Outbreak is a Janitorial Concern
Public health data suggest that the Monkeypox virus is transmitted from person to person through prolonged body to body contact. Evidence suggests that live viruses can be found on surfaces up to 15 days after an infected person recovers (4). During the infectious period, body fluids, respiratory secretions and lesion materials from people with Monkeypox can contaminate the environment.The virus can survive in linens, clothing and on environmental surfaces. Despite the ability of Orthopoxviruses to persist in the environment, they are sensitive to many disinfectants. Disinfection is recommended for all areas where a person with monkeypox has spent time or have contaminated items.
5 Essential Bathroom Cleaning Supplies For Every Janitor's Closet
Bathrooms are one of the most common settings where germs are transmitted from one person to the next or from one setting to next. It is also one of the best ways to find out if a space is properly cleaned. Whether it is a routine cleaning or cleaning after an accident, there are basic and essential cleaning tools needed to make bathroom cleaning successful and easy. It is to this end that we decided to identify five essential bathroom cleaning supplies that we believe makes bathroom cleaning easier and less repulsive.
OSHA will Increase Inspections in Health Care Facilities
On March 7th 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an enforcement memorandum indicating a short term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat COVID-19 patients. The objectives of these increased inspections are to:
Moment In Cleaning: Carpet Encapsulation-Low Moisture Carpet Cleaning
In this process, the encapsulating chemical is sprayed onto and then brushed into the carpet using a cylindrical or rotary brush machine or bonnet. The encapsulation chemistry surrounds each soil particle and crystallizes it so it can’t attract other soils. The encapsulated soil particles release from the carpet fiber and are removed by normal vacuuming, which will generally be done by the janitorial staff at regularly scheduled times.
COVID-19 and Commercial HVAC Systems
Dehumidifiers and Your Living and Working Space
A dehumidifier is an electronic device that takes moisture out of the air. Individuals with asthma or other respiratory conditions may find dehumidifiers as useful tools to help with their breathing. Dehumidifiers are an integral part of the janitorial process especially with regards to respiratory health. It enhances a cleaned and disinfected environment by eliminating allergens and other particulate matter which may cause illness