Safety Steps: Preventing Slips and Falls in Mega Retail Centers

Safety Steps: Preventing Slips and Falls in Mega Retail Centers

By |2024-01-05T22:17:01-06:00December 7, 2010|

A potentially lucrative market for building service contractors (BSCs) is the maintenance of hard surface floors for mega-retailers. The biggest need for this service is with large grocery stores; however, retailers such as Target, K-Mart, and similar chain stores will often outsource their stores’ floor maintenance to BSCs. And what can make this even more ...

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Best Practices: Feminine Sanitary Product Disposal Receptacles

By , , , |2024-01-05T22:17:01-06:00July 6, 2010|

Safety Reminders: Wear protective gloves. Procedure Empty sanitary product disposal receptacle contents by removing the liner bag, sealing it, and placing it in lined cleaning cart trash receptacle or lined trash pickup container. Use extra caution when handling liner, which may contain sharp objects such as needles. Visually inspect the inside of the receptacle and carefully ...

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By |2024-06-17T19:08:22-05:00January 1, 1970|

ISSA is proud to announce its first State Advocacy Leaders (SALs). The association launched this “grass-tops” program in January 2024 to grow and strengthen its government-affairs efforts. “We’re excited to engage even more ISSA members from across the cleaning industry and across the United States in advocacy by activating this new initiative,” said ISSA Senior ...

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By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|

You are tasked to “benchmark” your laundry operations and make them more efficient and profitable. You are not allowed to spend a bunch of money to buy the needed numbers and math was not your “best” subject. This article is for anyone who: Needs to improve their operation, or Needs some solid data to compare ...

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By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|

If you are a facility management (FM) executive in charge of an in-house custodial operation or a building service contractor (BSC), no one needs to tell you these are challenging times for you and your team. So, let’s get right to it. Below are seven potential obstacles facing the management of custodial workforces—and some real-world, ...

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