Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th December 2015 Issue no. 703
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Products Technology will become biggest challenge for facilities managers A recent webinar, jointly hosted by FM software provider Service Works Group and the Facilities Show and featuring a panel of leading lights from the facilities management profession, opened with the results of an online registration poll which revealed that technology will be the biggest challenge faced by those in the profession in the future. CIRI's Spring 2016 Science & Research Symposium: second call for papers
Hydrophobic coatings market and surfaces forecast to 2023 examined in new research report
Recycling & Recovery International Trade Fair to analyse circular economy from all perspectives
Workers at 15 US airports join pre-Thanksgiving Day nationwide fast for $15 and union rights
European tissue industry launches multilingual hand-hygiene hub
'Down Under' discovers advantages of waste-to-energy
Paint packs power to kill bacteria
ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration published
New Matrix Steam Mop Kit offers simple, effective cleaning
Nilfisk acquires North American high pressure cleaner specialist Hydro Tek
Toto Washlet sales top 40 million units globally
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! A letter in the Yorkshire Post last week highlighted a potential cause of cross-contamination in healthcare facilities. It was written by someone who had observed a simple action by a healthcare worker who thought she was complying with procedures but through lack of awareness may well have created problems that could have had a devastating effect on her facility’s healthcare-acquired infection figures. I have no doubt that what the writer observed is something that’s repeated in facilities all over the world. Professor J. A. Double, of West Yorkshire, wrote in response to a recent article in the Yorkshire Post by MP Andrea Jenkyns: 'A simple lesson in hygiene that will save lives.' The professor said he felt that many hospital staff simply do not understand cross-infection, going on to say that "sadly, this has been totally compromised by the use of disposable gloves that in most instances have replaced hand washing." He went on to describe a recent visit to hospital, during which he observed a nurse wash her hands before donning sterile gloves. She then prepared a sterile area before putting the patient’s notes on the prepared area. "She then realised something was missing and without any thought of removing her gloves, rummaged through several drawers and cupboards to find what she was looking for and then placed it on the 'sterile' area," he said. "She then attended to the patient and removed a cannula in what she believed to be a 'sterile' procedure. The notes would not have been sterile; nor would anything she had touched while rummaging about. "While it is right that staff should wear gloves where there is a clear risk to them, somehow the message has to be got across that disposable gloves are a real source of cross infection if worn to handle the notes of patients and touch any unsterile surfaces prior to carrying out what they believe to be a clean procedure." The professor has a point. I, too, observe people who are cleaning and I observe healthcare professionals who are supposed to be complying with cross-contamination prevention procedures. I have often wondered whether following procedures has become so mechanical that people have forgotten to actually think about what they’re doing. And of course that’s when procedures can create the very problems they’re designed to prevent… Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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        This Week's News
Vectair Systems honoured as International Green World Ambassador
This recognition comes as a result of the environmental success of the company's V-Air Solid multi-phasing air freshener with sub-micron technology, which has won an International Green Apple Environment Award. Operation Magnify focuses on stamping out on illegal working in cleaning industry
Operation Magnify is targeting the construction and care home sectors as well as cleaning contractors, as these are thought to be some of the most likely industries that illegal workers are to be found - along with the restaurant sector. Cleaning company is the overall 'Tork Loo of the Year Awards' winner
This is the first time in the Awards' 28-years-history that a cleaning company has achieved this top award and was in recognition of the company being awarded Platinum Awards for every one of its entries. Cleaning up the detergents industry by sustainable development
For although there have been improvements in product formulations, there remain concerns about contentious chemicals. Offering more than just a pint... pub wins award for best accessible loos in the country
The venue has now added another accolade to its tally, winning the 2015 Loo of the Year Trophy for the best Changing Places facility across the UK and Ireland. ISSA/Interclean calls for entries for the Amsterdam Innovation Awards
The Awards winners will be announced on the first day ISSA/Interclean in Amsterdam, on Tuesday 10th May, 2016. Exhibitors wishing to submit products for the Award should complete the online application by 24th January - which is only a few weeks from now. EcoWaste 2016 opens its doors in just over a month
Hosted by renewable energy company, Masdar, in partnership with Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi), and co-located with the World Future Energy Summit and the International Water Summit, EcoWaste is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, and aims to support the region's urgent waste disposal challenges and needs in the quest for sustainable development and environmental protection. TVH becomes official distributor of Lonking lift truck parts
Lonking Holding was established in 1993 and has become one of the biggest machine manufacturers in China. The company consists of 19 wholly-owned subsidiaries and four production bases that produce parts, lift trucks and earth-moving machinery. We have Mail: CSSA relaunch update Dear Jan, Just a brief update... We already have 12 cleaning organisations and suppliers pledged to join the revitalised Cleaning & Support Services Association, with many more interested. Last week, as CSSA chairman, I attended a meeting of Home Office officials and senior immigration officers to discuss the proposed clampdown on illegal workers as the Immigration agency focuses on the cleaning, construction and care services sectors. Regular Cleaning differentiates itself from the competition with CIMS certification
Reliable cleanliness in the National-Garden-Show (BUGA) City of Havelberg
Sweeping forward with new innovation
Offering the same durable sweeper attachment for forked vehicles as the larger, established version, this new configuration, which has 16 rows of long life stiff bristles, is ideal for areas where a 200cm (79in.) attachment cannot operate. Lancashire faces cuts in refuse collections and street cleaning Refuse collections and street cleaning are amongst the services set to suffer as Lancashire County Council tries to reduce its spend by £4.7m. Deputy leader Cllr Tony Greaves, who oversees the council's finances, told the Lancashire Telegraph: "The government is again slashing our grants and councils like ours in the north of England, are among the worst hit. We're looking at different ways to cut our spending and raise our income, but we're now very close to being forced to stop doing some quite important things." Patients at increased risk of infection as Elisabeth Bruyere cuts 30 cleaners
The hospital is in the process of reducing its staff by what the union claims is the equivalent to 30 cleaners in the latest cuts to a hospital that, like others across Ontario, is dealing with a five-year funding freeze. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
Soapbox: flawed vacuum cleaner testing should be re-examined
EU labelling requirements for vacuum cleaners have already been much debated - but, in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, it is worth nothing that vacuum cleaner manufacturers self-test and self-validate so it is all too easy for results to be fudged and skewed to present products in an advantageous light. Added to this, the tests themselves are unrepresentative of real world cleaning scenarios so magnify the confusion in the market place. Quite simply, the whole process is somewhat unbelievable and pointless. British Toilet Association launches UK Toilet Map
The map displays the exact location of over 780 toilets across the UK and then expand the information to show opening and closing times, as well as vital information on the overall provision within each toilet for their specialised needs. Hako sweepers arrive in Staffordshire towns
East Staffordshire Borough Council has taken delivery of four Citymaster 1600 machines from Gullivers Truck Hire that will help keep the area's streets, car parks and pedestrian areas looking spick and span. Council to cut 45 street cleaning and open spaces maintenance jobs in bid to save £1.395m
Eastbourne cleaners shine at Business Awards
New waterless urinals can save washrooms 87,000 litres of water per unit a year
See the dramatic effects fragrance has on the way we feel
Run by its members for its members the CHSA represents all the major manufacturers and distributors supplying cleaning and hygiene products into the UK and Ireland. The new website clearly communicates the CHSA's three primary activities: Timely review wins cleaning contract plus London Living Wage for staff
Working at height specialist receives unexpected reward for paying London Living Wage
Soapbox: Why British and Irish Hospitals have banned bleach
"Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is no longer used in any British hospital for surface cleaning and disinfection, yet contrary to popular myth, bleach has never been 'banned' by the National Health Service. What is it then that has driven bleach from being the go-to disinfectant to something that would now be seen as highly unusual in a British hospital setting? StarStream: changing the way we use ultrasonic cleaning
The technology, known as StarStream, works by enhancing the cleaning power of a stream of water. What's trending in FM in 2016 and beyond? Have your say in next Wednesday's industry debate A webinar to explore what the future holds for the facilities management industry in 2016 and beyond, jointly hosted by FM software provider Service Works Group (SWG) and Facilities Show, will take place at 11:00 next Wednesday, 25th November 2015. OCS Group to boost Channel Islands TFM service with acquisition of Meadowcroft
OCS says that the expanded business will be able to offer clients in Guernsey and Jersey a comprehensive set of property services, including washroom services, cleaning, compliance, electrical engineering and mechanical services. |
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