News – Residential Cleaning

IICRC Mold Remediation Standard Available for Public Review

By |2024-01-26T20:51:44-06:00January 26, 2024|

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has opened a second round of public review for the IICRC S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation. The IICRC S520 Standard describes the procedures to be followed and the precautions to be taken when performing mold remediation in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. It also explains mold remediation ...

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14 ISSA Members Among Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500

By |2024-01-19T21:34:01-06:00January 19, 2024|

Fourteen ISSA-member companies have been included in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2024 Franchise 500® Ranking. To be listed in the 45th-annual index, each company is evaluated on objective measures including financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of its franchise system, among other criteria. The ISSA-affiliated organizations included in Entrepreneur’s 2024 list include: Anago Cleaning Systems City Wide Franchise ...

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January/February Cleanfax Digital Edition Now Available

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

The Cleanfax January/February 2024 digital edition is now available online. This issue of Cleanfax, designed with cleaning and restoration businesses in mind, covers what you need to know about paying for leads and what you can do about it. You will also learn about rookie mistakes and how to avoid them, the best ways to ...

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ISSA Launches New State Advocacy Leaders Program

By |2024-01-16T20:29:29-06:00January 16, 2024|

ISSA has announced the launch of a new State Advocacy Leaders (SALs) program to grow and strengthen its advocacy efforts. The SALs program is intended to further engage even more ISSA members in advocacy to further impact state and federal legislation important to the cleaning industry. “We’re excited to take ISSA Government Affairs to the ...

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

By |2024-01-12T21:00:30-06:00January 12, 2024|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee and when they would be considered an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), which ...

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ISSA Releases 2023 Year in Review

By |2024-01-10T21:14:00-06:00January 10, 2024|

ISSA has released its 2023 Year in Review: Celebrating a Century of THE Association for the Cleaning Industry—a look back at how the association, including all of its various divisions and departments, focused on changing the way the world views cleaning. As the title suggests, this past year was particularly special for the association, as ...

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EarthSafe Expands Product Offerings to Consumer Market

By |2024-01-05T21:23:29-06:00January 5, 2024|

EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives has announced its PurOne Everyday Cleaner and Disinfectant is now available for residential, commercial, and consumer use. EarthSafe previously had supplied the bleach-free, EPA-registered product to the healthcare segment alone, but now the company is expanding its availability into the additional markets. “PurOne has proven its efficacy in healthcare settings, and it’s time ...

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ISSA LARU—Register for the International Cleaning Week Webinar

By |2024-01-05T15:27:34-06:00January 5, 2024|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on a free ISSA webinar on how to leverage International Cleaning Week 2024, helping ISSA submit a Cleaning Week proclamation for your state as part of ICW 2024, China ...

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IFMA Announces New Director of Research

By |2024-01-04T21:08:39-06:00January 4, 2024|

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has appointed Matthew Tucker, Ph.D., director of research. Tucker currently serves as is professor of workplace and facilities management and professorial lead for doctorate programs at Liverpool Business School in Liverpool, England. An expert in workplace strategy, Tucker has authored more than 70 publications that include peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, ...

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ISSA LARU—Registration Now Open for Clean Advocacy Summit

By |2023-12-08T15:00:49-06:00December 8, 2023|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on registration opening for the 2024 Clean Advocacy Summit, a complimentary PRIA webinar on December 15, a new ISSA partnership with Penn State’s College of Medicine and The City ...

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