The cleaning industry is experiencing a significant transformation with the introduction of automation and robotic technologies, which promise enhanced efficiency. The latest innovations are revolutionizing janitorial cleaning and offering facility managers new tools to boost efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.
The primary goal of cleaning is to eliminate all grime and bacteria. That being said, it is to be noted that not all facilities have the same cleaning process. The commercial cleaning industry follows a seven-step process when cleaning any space. This article aims to deliver a broader understanding of the seven stages of commercial cleaning.
There is more to contracting a cleaning company for your facility than just having a clean office. It is an act of trust where you place the safety of your staff and facility into the hands of a third-party vendor. For most companies, their negative experiences with third-party cleaning companies have left them with a decision to keep the cleaning of their offices in-house, thus reducing their cleaning budget significantly.
Happiness, satisfaction, and productivity are three major benefits of working in a clean office. A clean office is most suited for employees as they enable them to focus better on their work and produce impactful results. Even though a facility may hire a third-party cleaning company to professionally clean the office, it is also important for the staff to maintain a clean workspace.
Healthcare facilities do not have the luxury of waiting till there is a sudden spike in the spread of infectious diseases to start implementing strategies to help curb infections. In outpatient healthcare facilities, the responsibility falls on the practice manager or business owner to work with their janitorial service team to come up with robust strategies to continue curbing infections. The Infection Control Prevention (ICP) manager or director of nursing may be the one responsible for collaborating with environmental services to make sure infections are not spreading.
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.
The 2021 CMM In-House/Facility Management Benchmarking Survey Report, which was sponsored by Coastwide Professional, gave a glimpse into how the global pandemic has affected facility managers and in house service providers and new trends being observed. The purpose of this article is to briefly highlight some of the findings from the survey.
In the healthcare setting, it is very easy for patients to shed viruses, bacteria and other organisms through the skin or through coughing and touching onto clothing, bedding, and other surfaces in the healthcare space. Infections are usually transmitted if contact is made with any of the listed points above. Based on these transmission routes, disinfection strategies are used to stop these germs from spreading.
