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Reflections on a Unique Journey

By |2024-03-20T20:17:22-05:00November 3, 2023|

As I sit down and write my last President’s Message for ISSA Today, which begins to mark the end of my tenure as the president of this association, I can’t help but reflect on what this year has meant to me. The privilege to serve during our association’s significant 100th anniversary is an honor I ...

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Spartan Adds Three Regional Managers

By |2024-03-11T15:56:00-05:00November 3, 2023|

Spartan Chemical Co. Inc. recently expanded its staff with the addition of three regional managers. Art Hernandez has been appointed regional manager for Spartan’s the Northern California region. Prior to joining Spartan, Hernandez worked for five years as territory manager for Applied Adhesives in Sacramento, California, where he focused on the management of strategic partners across ...

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Solvay Announces Leadership Team for Syensqo Spin-off

By |2024-03-11T15:55:58-05:00November 3, 2023|

Solvay announced new leadership teams to be appointed upon its planned spin-off. Early next month, Solvay shareholders are set to vote on a proposal to split the company into two entities—the existing Solvay and the new, specialty chemicals-focused Syensqo, Reuters reports. Ilham Kadri, current Solvay CEO, has been appointed CEO of Syensqo. Kadri has served ...

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Essendant Executives to Participate in Highlands Webinar

By |2024-03-11T15:55:58-05:00November 3, 2023|

Highlands has announced that two Essendant executives will participate in its upcoming the TikTok Shop webinar scheduled for November 29. As part of the presentation, Chris James, Essendant senior director of fulfillment services, and Adam Gleason, Essendant manager of fulfillment services, will discuss the seamless integration of e-commerce fulfillment and logistics, highlighting how it enhances the customer experience. ...

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ISSA LARU—DOL Should Withdraw Overtime Ruling

By |2024-03-11T15:55:57-05:00November 3, 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 ISSA urging Congress to tell DOL to withdraw its overtime proposal, ISSA alerting EPA to PRIA5 implementation challenges, the NLRB announcing a new standard for union organizing, and ...

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Europe’s First Company to Achieve CIMS-GB Advanced by GBAC Certification

By |2024-03-20T20:18:14-05:00October 21, 2023|

FM Services Group in Ireland, a provider of commercial and residential cleaning and training, has become the first company in Europe to achieve CIMS-GB Advanced by GBAC Certification. FM Services Group pursued CIMS-GB Advanced by GBAC Certification, having already been trained in CIMS standards and well aware of all the benefits certification by GBAC could ...

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How IEHA Helped Transform a VA Hospital

By |2025-07-03T15:01:28-05:00August 30, 2023|

When Kevin Edwards, an IEHA Master Certified Environmental Services Executive, first arrived at the VA Medical Center at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 2019, he found a facility in trouble. A lack of training, purpose, and attention to detail among the facilities staff led to the hospital being ranked #55 in the VA system for cleanliness. ...

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Mpox (Monkeypox): Prevention and Control for the Cleaning Industry

By |2024-05-23T06:22:26-05:00July 18, 2023|

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.

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Passing the Baton: How to Combat the Recent Rise in HAIs

By |2025-08-11T20:20:49-05:00June 21, 2023|

The increase in HAIs (healthcare-associated infections) during 2021-22 has raised concerns about patient safety in the most recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report. During this timeframe, there was an all-hands-on-deck focus on Covid 19 – caring for patients, assuring healthcare workers’ safety, and controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Until then, efforts to identify HAI causes ...

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Understanding the Hidden Danger of Biofilm

By |2025-08-11T20:19:43-05:00May 10, 2023|

The microbial battlefront is a complex array of variables in today’s global public health, community, healthcare, and long-term environmental settings. While the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) issue is at the top of the list of concerns, there is another often hidden war going on at the surface. On that surface sits one of the most ...

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