ISSA Petitions OSHA to Extend Deadlines for GHS Compliance

ISSA Petitions OSHA to Extend Deadlines for GHS Compliance

By |2024-01-05T22:17:44-06:00August 25, 2014|

On August 12, 2014, ISSA along with eight other trade associations sent a letter to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) petitioning the Agency to provide relief from the implementation dates for labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) under the Hazard Communication Standard as revised by the GHS (HCS 2012) for chemical product ...

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Position Yourself With Power

By |2024-01-05T22:17:42-06:00August 5, 2014|

His eyes were narrow and bloodshot from staying out late and partying too heavily the previous night. Two-day old stubble framed his face. He was wearing a dark-colored t-shirt which he hadn't tucked in, a pair of jeans, and scuffed loafers which had probably never seen shoe polish. It was the second day of my ...

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Start the School Year Right

By |2024-01-05T22:17:44-06:00August 5, 2014|

During the school year, a janitor’s cleaning and maintenance responsibilities are demanding and fast-paced. In the summer, cleaning professionals at schools and universities use this time to conduct detailed deep cleans and other maintenance overhauls that would otherwise disrupt normal school functions. Because of the decrease in foot traffic, summer is the optimal time for ...

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Exhibiting Wizardry

By |2024-01-05T22:17:41-06:00August 1, 2014|

If you’re a male who has visited the restroom at a recent ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America trade show, odds are you’ve looked down at the floor and had a chuckle at a witty saying written on a urinal mat. The company responsible for such whimsy, WizKid, has only been participating in ISSA/INTERCLEAN shows for a decade ...

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CleanTelligent: A Clean Winner

By |2024-01-05T22:17:40-06:00June 1, 2014|

CleanTelligent Software started out from rather humble beginnings. While working for his family’s janitorial service company, Michael Jenkins needed a better solution for tracking employees than the existing traditional janitorial logbooks. So Jenkins developed software used for tracking employees, workloading, and other essential business statistics. Realizing this software was a worthwhile tool that could benefit ...

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Floor Care Tips: From Start to Re-Finish

By |2024-01-05T22:17:39-06:00May 6, 2014|

While it is not unusual for Chicago, IL, to experience tough winters, the winter of 2014 was one of the worst in the city’s history. Snowfall almost every other day and otherwise frigid conditions caused one local meteorologist to nickname the city “Chiberia.” But Chicago was not the only city that suffered through a brutal ...

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Are You a 21st Century Distributor?

By |2024-01-05T22:17:39-06:00May 6, 2014|

No one in the jansan industry needs to be reminded of just how much the world of distribution has changed over the past 15 to 20 years. Today’s distribution channels offer little resemblance to the state of the marketplace during the 1990s. What’s more, some manufacturers now market their products directly to end-customers, a major ...

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FSSI Could Cost Your Business

By |2024-01-05T22:17:37-06:00March 4, 2014|

Will the United States government’s Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) have an impact on your organization’s ability to capture federal contracts? This big question was on the minds of those whose industries were early targets of strategic sourcing. They included distributors and providers of office supplies, domestic delivery services, printing, and wireless solutions. In every ...

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The Future of Carpet Care

By |2024-01-05T22:17:37-06:00February 17, 2014|

During the last decade, many cleaning-industry professionals have noticed that facilities have shown a preference for installing hard surface floors instead of carpeting. A number of reasons may exist for this shift, including the belief that hard surface floors are easier to maintain and less expensive overall. Over the years, however, trends in floor coverings—as ...

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What You Need to Know About the FDA Rule on Antibacterial Soap

By |2024-01-05T22:17:36-06:00February 4, 2014|

After more than 20 years in the making, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sought to bring closure on its rulemaking regarding antibacterial hand and body soaps by issuing a proposed rule in the December 17, 2013, edition of the Federal Register, the official journal of the federal government of the United States. The ...

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