Pandemic: An infectious disease outbreak with global implications. A pandemic is coming, and we are not ready. Experts across the globe agree it’s not if, but when. Bill Gates thinks a coming disease could kill 30 million people within six months—and says we should prepare for it as we do for war.1 Laurie Garret, a ...
Are you ready to boost your career this year? Considering January is National Mentoring Month, it’s a great opportunity to utilize a tried and true professional growth tool: mentoring. Professional mentoring connects an experienced person (the mentor) with another (the mentee) to work together and enhance the mentee’s knowledge and skillset. Establishing a professional mentorship ...
On December 9, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (S.4389-B/A.6295-A) effectively prohibiting the presence of 1,4-Dioxane, an unintentional byproduct, in household cleaning and personal care products. The law would restrict the presence of 1,4-Dioxane above two parts per million (ppm) by the end of 2022, and above one part per million (ppm) by the ...
A copy of this article may be found in the October 2019 issue of Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. The Healthcare Surfaces Institute has recently adopted a combination of the Hierarchy of Controls and the Seven Aspects of Surface Selection™ as a quick guide for patient and healthcare worker safety as it relates to surface selection. Healthcare ...
The very first cleaning industry innovation day in Helsinki, Finland, was held on September 18 (Puhtausalan innovaatiopäivä), organised by SSTL - the Finnish Association of Cleaning Technology. The topics for the day were the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, small battery machines, cleaning chemicals, and new manual tools. The main event was a panel discussion ...
Read in German The CMS 19 Berlin trade show came to an end with excellent figures after four days full of visitors. Around 21,000 trade visitors were on the move in the five exhibition halls for an intensive exchange on core topics such as digitalization, sustainability, and innovations. This corresponds to an increase in visitor ...
My friend knew a facility manager who was using a power washer to clean up the outside of his facility in preparation for a tour his boss was giving for potential investors the next day. Suddenly, the washer started leaking. Knowing a bit about equipment, the facility manager realized the O ring had broken. He ...
You’ve been trying to sell your home and you did everything you thought was expected of you. You connected with a real estate agent, had professional photos taken of your house, and opened your home to numerous strangers as they paraded around your halls on private tours and open houses. But after weeks of your ...
This is my fifth President’s Message for ISSA today. Throughout the year, I have worked hard to ensure that the theme of my article is relevant to the topics and messages included in each particular issue. When Jeff Cross, our editorial director for ISSA Media, informed me that the importance of handwashing would be featured ...
I recently read an article about 13 surprising signs of burnout. It highlighted how some of the signs can be so subtle, that they can easily be missed. The signs—which can be physical, emotional, interpersonal, or professional— can be hard to recognize. But if you are able to catch them early enough, hopefully you can ...
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