Articles – Building Service Contractor

Surface Disinfection Compatibility Part 1: What Is It?

By |2025-08-11T20:07:18-05:00February 7, 2022|

Improperly disinfected surfaces in healthcare facilities are a leading cause of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), which kill a person every 5 minutes in the U.S. In response, many training programs exist to teach environmental service professionals how to clean and disinfect hospitals effectively. And science has provided insight into which disinfectants kill dangerous microbes. So, how ...

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Instructions for Use – Confusion and Chaos for Healthcare Professionals

By |2025-08-12T18:50:21-05:00December 3, 2021|

I became involved with HSI as a board member when I was introduced to the purpose and mission of the institute, which are aligned with my role as an Infection Preventionist. I also work with the Instructions for Use (IFUs) Initiative Team, which is focused on addressing the common confusion between manufacturer IFUs and healthcare ...

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Cleaning for Enterovirus D68

By |2024-05-23T06:26:47-05:00September 10, 2021|

Information on enterovirus and tips for keeping a facility safe. 

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The Common Cold and Flu

By |2024-05-23T06:32:21-05:00September 10, 2021|

How the cleaning industry can protect facilities from cold and flu outbreaks

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Cleaning for Infection Prevention

By |2024-06-28T19:58:48-05:00August 16, 2021|

Tips for cleaning for infection prevention

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Cleaning and Disinfecting for the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

By |2024-07-11T21:45:24-05:00April 16, 2020|

ISSA is here to help cleaning industry professionals understand how to properly clean and safely disinfect for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19

 

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Applying the Hierarchy of Controls to the Seven Aspects of Surface Selection™

By , |2025-08-12T18:58:07-05:00November 21, 2019|

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 ...

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Ebola: Prevention and Control for the Cleaning Industry

By |2024-05-23T06:29:40-05:00January 25, 2019|

Tips on preventing and controlling Ebola.

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#SurfacesMatter in Pathogen Transmission

By |2025-08-12T19:02:24-05:00November 21, 2018|

This past week, I received my weekly phone call from my parents. My dad is a retired railroad conductor who is from the #GreatestGeneration. He is one of the strongest people I know. My brother, sister and I grew up hearing him often say to us, “I don’t have time to be sick,” as he ...

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