The ever-changing world of regulations continues to challenge manufacturers, distributors, and the cleaning industry. The fight against COVID-19 has resulted in making it more challenging to stay abreast or comply with these developments. ISSA continues to engage and educate members and regulators on a number of these topics such as product registration, hand sanitizer regulations, ...
Everyone is feeling the pressure to stop the spread of COVID-19. “Wash your hands” is advice repeated more often than any other time in history. When you wash your hands, you want them not only clean, but soft and smelling fresh. You want a handwashing product that does that for you. SC Johnson Professional® is ...
Let me start by admitting that I have always believed in the myth of the working manager. I’ve always felt that for managers to be effective, they should be working managers. In other words, they should be willing and able to jump into any job routine at any time and pitch in, especially when short-staffed. ...
While business-to-consumer (B2C) companies have already adopted ecommerce to sell and market their products, the business-to-business (B2B) community lags behind. The industry has historically been an “offline business,” with little use of ecommerce. In fact, of the 5,000 US small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) polled for the Alibaba.com U.S. SMB Confidence Survey in December 2019, ...
How does an environmental services (EVS) technician approach his or her responsibilities in thwarting the spread of pathogens? Is infection control a conscious awareness or a trained response? From my observations, the answer is both. The technician must make a conscious effort to prevent the transmission of infectious pathogens. It is the employer’s responsibility, however, ...
Since 2006, Cleaning for a Reason has supported cancer patients across the United States and Canada through free home cleanings from its residential cleaning partners. Cleaning for a Reason has a network of more than 1,200 cleaning partners and is continually looking for additional partners to join its cause. This network has served more than ...
Many of us may not know that some of the products used in the professional cleaning industry are not necessarily manufactured by the company whose name is on the label. The practice of one company turning manufacturing of a product over to another company is referred to as contract manufacturing. It was first spawned in ...
The event of the century—the COVID-19 pandemic—has changed the cleaning industry forever. The importance of cleaning, disinfecting, and handwashing has been heightened in the entire world. Right now, custodians, housekeepers, cleaning services, and the entire cleaning industry are the “first line of defense” in the war on this virus. Our role in helping prevent the ...
When you walk the trade show floor at ISSA Show North America, you can’t help but feel mesmerized by the array of technology, and at the top of the list of innovation is what’s happening with robotics and automation. Smart facility executives and managers take it beyond the show and implement smart technology into their ...
Businesses today are under enormous pressure to be environmentally aware, socially conscious, and respond accordingly to new sustainability regulations. This can relate to waste management and recycling, cleaning, energy usage, and transport. And with the facilities management (FM) sector responsible for many of these areas, it is understandable why the industry is under pressure. In ...
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