Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 1st May 2025 Issue no. 1160
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Products Unseen danger in healthcare: landmark study, supported by Splashblocker, receives top award
Nominees for 'Product of the Year ISSA Pulire 2025' Awards announced
Greener Gains: A beginner’s guide to building a sustainable cleaning business
Starting a cleaning company from the ground up is no small feat. You're likely juggling pricing strategies, sourcing supplies, marketing plans, and navigating customer acquisition - all while trying to make sound financial decisions. WypAll industrial cleaning cloths now have more absorbency and durability
Maintaining stringent contamination control in cleanrooms and controlled environments is essential for ensuring product integrity, regulatory compliance and personnel safety. One of the persistent challenges in these environments is the effective cleaning of hard-to-reach surfaces, such as ceilings, walls, ventilation systems, lighting fixtures and equipment overheads. Cintas opens nominations for America's Best Restroom
Expert warns of need to spring into faster Legionella detection action
Ecolabel Certification for Cleaning Services: A Practical Guide to Documents and Procedures
Biosciences firm launches three new application specific powder additives
A.I.S.E.: A CMR classification of ethanol would have critical consequences for public health
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Next Monday, 5th May, is World Hand Hygiene Day. Each year since its launch by the World Health Organisation in 2009, the ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’ campaign has aimed to maintain a global profile on the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare in particular, and to support hand hygiene improvement globally. As someone who was taught how to wash my hands properly (and particularly so pre-mealtimes!) at toddler stage, I’ve found it hard to get my head around others who are lucky enough to enjoy decent handwashing facilities, not having the savvy to wash their hands properly as required. But it’s never as ‘cut and dried’ as that, is it?
A new study, ‘Uncovering the obstacles: a comprehensive analysis of barriers to hand hygiene adherence among healthcare providers: a systematic review’, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, makes interesting reading. It highlights some of the challenges we face globally which leave health professionals and patients vulnerable to healthcare-acquired infections, and may well provide that basis for improvement in hand hygiene practices for which we’ve searched for so long, since it’s so comprehensive. The research covered 28 studies already conducted in different regions of the world, (representing six continents) and published between 2010 and 2024. While behavioural and organisational barriers were the most highlighted themes, physical barriers such as the unavailability and inconvenience of hand hygiene resources gained the most attention by participants across all the studies. Societal/interpersonal barriers characterised by negative social influence and unsupportive colleagues were also an issue. The study delves deeply into the reasons why.
“Hand hygiene is the most effective and feasible infection prevention and control measure within the healthcare facilities,” it says. “Despite the ease and simplicity of the technique, the adherence rate among health professionals remains suboptimal. Hence, developing targeted interventions to improve adherence requires a clear understanding of these obstacles. Our findings underscore that the intertwined nature of these barriers requires a multifaceted approach to improve hand hygiene adherence. Studies suggested that improving adherence alone can reduce up to 50% of the transmission of pathogens within the healthcare settings. A significant reduction of healthcare-acquired infections can be achieved with an approximately 60% adherence rate among healthcare workers within the facility. However, almost 61% of health professionals don't comply with the guidelines.”
Having read the study, it’s become clear to me that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to hand hygiene adherence that we so often see, is not the answer to achieving anything like reasonable compliance globally. Different regions and types of facilities clearly need to be targeted in ways that overcome the particular and often complex barriers cited by those working in them. Those in our industry may well be able to do that…
Read the study here
      This Week's News
The BCC has recently received confirmation that the Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK report is being considered as evidence by the Government in the ongoing review of national resilience. Killis and MotorScrubber to demerge
Jangro unites entire network under Planet Mark to drive down carbon emissions
Becoming Planet Mark Certified means that Jangro has taken the best first step towards achieving net zero. This achievement underscores Jangro's commitment to reducing its environmental impact across its operations with clear, measurable targets. Composty targets 1-million sales as demand soars for eco-friendly cleaning products
Kingswinford-based Composty says demand is soaring for its range of fully compostable cleaning products as we increasingly turn to more sustainable items. And Matt Guest - who founded the company with wife Helen four years ago - says his long-term ambition is to build the business into a £10million concern. New Jersey custodian wins 2025 Cintas Custodian of the Year contest
"Too often, the hard work of custodians goes unnoticed, yet they're the unsung heroes of our facilities, keeping them clean and safe," says Emily Ramos, director of marketing at Cintas. "Dan is a valued member of his community and a role model for students. It was an honour to help celebrate his well-deserved recognition." Offices are key to reinforcing culture and belonging (and thus need cleaning): a global study
Cleaning requirements may well change further in parts of the world where there is a push for less time spent working from home – government departments for example. This push will be backed up by a new global study by ISS of nearly 11,000 employees on workstyles and preferences, which has concluded that the need for the office is still here. Xclusive Services recognised as Avendra International approved janitorial provider
Avendra International, a premier hospitality procurement services provider, empowers clients to streamline expenses and drive long-term value through a trusted network of vetted suppliers. Samsic broadens service offering in Ireland through Ailesbury Services’ acquisition
Already active in Ireland since 1977, primarily through cleaning services, Samsic is now accelerating its development in the country by integrating Ailesbury Services, a leading provider of cleaning, security and support services in Ireland. LG launches commercial robotic vacuum cleaner for hotels
The LG Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is available now to the hospitality industry folowing implementation pilots at Marriott International properties. Keenan Recycling powers ahead with 100% biomethane food waste trucks
As the nation's largest food waste collector, Keenan is now taking a major step forward in cutting carbon emissions across its operations while offering sustainable, future-ready solutions to commercial businesses nationwide. 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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Fine for waste firm after man run over on his first day of work
The then 40-year-old was hand picking waste when he was hit from behind and then driven over by a moving shovel loader, which had to reverse when nearby colleagues raised the alarm. New sales manager for Velair Hygiene and Enviro-Save (UK)
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