OSHA reveals "days away from work" for house cleaners, janitors, and other service jobs.According to data collected by the US Bureau of Labor in 2014, the average number of days an injured home cleaning technicians (or maid) will require off to recover from a work-related injury or illness is seven (7) working days. The good [...]
Deadline June 1 to update safety training, labeling, and chemical handling protocols to comply with GHS.2016 is the year when employers - cleaning business owners (CBOs) - come into their portion of the new international system for classifying, labeling, and handling chemicals at the office and at each job site. The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) [...]
PathoSans electrolyzed water cleaning solution certified under Green Seal's GS-37 standardWHEATON, IL— PathoClean®, an Electrolyzed Water Cleaning Solution from technology leader PathoSans®, has been Certified under Green Seal's GS-37 Standard, meeting Green Seal's rigorous Environmental Standard for Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use, based on reduced human and environmental toxicity and reduced volatile organic compound [...]
Bowerman Cleaning & Restoration eager to be among first New York mold remediation companies to comply with new statewide regulationsNEW YORK -- On January 1, 2016, New York will introduce new statewide regulations for the mold remediation industry. Bowerman Cleaning & Restoration – an Elmsford-based mold remediation company – is excited to comply with the new [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking public comment on an updated version of its voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. First published in 1989, the guidelines are being updated to reflect modern technology and practices.WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking public [...]
Gareth Sanders, 28, plans to break world record by ironing for 100 hours in Bristol.On the 26th of October 2015, Gareth Sanders will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest time spent continuously ironing. He’ll be taking this challenge on outside the Asda superstore at Patchway in his city of Bristol, and doesn’t [...]
Not requiring the use of chemicals is just one of the benefits of no-chemical cleaning. Omaha, NE - Not requiring the use of chemicals is just one of the benefits of no-chemical cleaning. According to Matt Montag, sales manager at CleanCore™, manufacturer of aqueous ozone cleaning systems, there are other benefits that often get overlooked. [...]
Handwashing Awareness Honor Given by American Cleaning Institute, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Washington, D.C. – Family and Consumer Science students at Minnesota’s Fulda High School, aiming to educate other students about the importance of handwashing, decided they needed to “Clean Up Germ City.” Their classroom project ended up receiving the 2015 “Healthy Schools, [...]
Learning to do more with less when it comes to school floor care.West Chicago, IL - Many school districts around the country are now planning next year's budgets, and unfortunately, dealing with the same challenge: operating their facilities with fewer dollars. As they seek to cut costs, invariably cleaning is on the chopping block...once again. [...]
Slip-and-fall accidents result in thousands of lawsuits each year. Determining liability can be difficult in these cases. However, invariably, if a lawsuit is filed, it will involve the facility's owner, manager, and often the cleaning contractor. Fremont, OH - More than one million slip-and-fall accidents occur in the United States each year. They are the [...]
