January 2020 was the month of hope for a year of growth, impact, and opportunity that quickly changed within 45 days. We witnessed a historic coronavirus pandemic that forced every single individual in the world to look at life completely different. It did not matter who you were or where you worked, things changed. The ...
GBAC® STAR™ accreditation means that a facility has: Established and maintained a cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention program to minimize risks associated with infectious agents. The proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and work practices to combat biohazards and infectious disease. Highly informed cleaning professionals who are trained for outbreak and infectious disease preparation and ...
The below ISSA Member Profile article was originally published in the March/April 2020 edition of ISSA Today. In January 2021, Branch Creek and Secure Winter Products founder and CEO, Nate Clemmer, sat down with ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross for a Straight Talk! interview detailing the company's 2019 ISSA Innovation of the Year award-winning chloride-free de-icer Entry®. When ...
Building owners and managers are in an existential bind. They have trillions of dollars invested in the built environment, yet many occupants are concerned about returning indoors. According to newsweek.com, 55% of adults in the United States are “very” or “somewhat” scared they will contract COVID-19. While building owners and managers have always faced economic ...
ARCSI has added a powerful new tool to its many benefits of membership: ARCSI Learning, an online learning and training platform designed specifically for residential cleaning companies. In the spring of 2020, ARCSI surveyed its membership to assess educational needs. Members responded that their most pressing educational needs are: Employees Marketing Operations Training This provided ...
Since the beginning of 2020, there have been different research studies released, all discussing the projected growth of something called the “specialty enzyme market.” You may or may not have heard of this product category or sector because it also goes by names such as “biotechnology,” “white biotechnology,” “industrial enzyme products,” “bio-based products,” or in ...
When January 1, 2020, rang in the new year, everyone was upbeat and optimistic. The U.S. economy was booming, unemployment was at its lowest point in decades, the stock market was strong, and all economic trends pointed upward. Personally, I was excited about my new role as president of the ISSA board and looked forward ...
In 2020, the cleaning industry has transitioned from an industry working “behind the scenes” to being “in the limelight.” The industry by and large has stepped up in a big way and continues to daily. Manufacturers were and still are being asked to step up to source, produce, and deliver as much hand sanitizer and ...
A Gallup Poll published in September 2020 reported that more than 55% of the parents of American school-age children are “very worried” that their children will contract COVID-19 while attending school. Additionally, another 27% report they are “somewhat worried.” In summary, over three out of four parents surveyed expressed an alert level of worry. Only ...
We are near the end of 2020, and if a vote were taken, most would say we should have skipped the entire year, if that were only possible. 2021 may end up mimicking 2020, some fear, yet there is hope that things will change for the better and we can get back to normal shortly, ...
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