Disinfecting in Commercial Offices
Industry manufacturers answer common questions asked by building service contractors. In commercial office spaces, how often should building service contractors disinfect high-touch surfaces such as light switches, doorknobs, computer keyboards, etc.? The frequency of cleaning these areas all depends on the applier. It is recommended disinfecting high-touch surfaces at least once daily, but even more […]
Disinfecting During Cold and Flu Season
Industry manufacturers answer common questions asked by building service contractors. Should building service contractors be disinfecting during cold and flu season more often? Yes, you should disinfect more often in the cold and flu season as people’s cold, flu, pneumonia and strep-throat symptoms cause them to release more infectious mucus into the indoor environment […]
Do Disinfectant Wipes Allow for Enough Dwell Time to Meet Kill Claims?
Ready-to-use disinfectant wipes with short dwell times are ideal for high-traffic areas. By selecting ready-to-use wipes with a strong substrate and that stay wet longer, staff can disinfect greater surface areas with fewer wipes, reducing costs and delivering a better value for facilities. Using the right disinfecting wipes with the fastest kill times coupled with […]
Clean and Healthy: Keeping Employees and Customers Safe as They Return to Work
Cleaning is becoming a critical part of every company’s brand value. Every employee and client, customer or patient wants to know your building not only looks clean but is clean. As employers none of us want our employees or clients to get sick from a visit to our building. Cleaning has never been more important. […]
OSHA Weighs in on Clean and Healthy Workplaces
If you’ve ever filled out the OSHA log for your company, there is a heading for workplace illness. For most of us this has never been used in our companies’ history. Considering the COVID pandemic what does this mean and what does OSHA say about COVID? The pandemic is Novel and so has been some […]
Keep Your Business Open in Cold, Flu, and COVID Season
We’re starting for the first time ever what I’ve dubbed Cold, Flu, and COVID season. The challenge this year is that initial symptoms for all three look similar. What can you do to keep your team well and your business open? Fight complacency – I haven’t run into anyone who isn’t just tired of this […]
Be Prepared, Not Scared
It is Cold, Flu, and COVID season. Initial symptoms are similar for all there. At some point this winter you will have someone sick that appears to have COVID symptoms. Is it Cold, Flu, or COVID? The good news is that testing for COVID has increased so you can get results quickly, usually the next […]
COVID-21
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on all our businesses in 2020. Dubbed COVID-19 because this novel strain was discovered that year, what will COVID-21 look like? I don’t expect there to be an actual COVID-21 designation, but as we look to the new year we will continue to deal with the reality of the coronavirus […]
COVID Snake Oil Salesman
The term snake oil salesman came from the California gold rush when they would lie about the false cures that their “snake oil” could produce. With COVID, there are many new innovations taking place that are promising. So how do you sort the facts from fiction? Many companies have entered the market to “fog” buildings. […]
Cleanliness Perception is the New Reality
According to a new international study from Tork, nearly eight out of ten people surveyed in North America feel more unsafe going to facilities with unhygienic public restrooms today than before the pandemic. These perceptions will persist and building owners and managers need to adapt practices to meet occupants’ new expectations. Hygiene is no longer […]