Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 22nd November 2018 Issue no. 847
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Products IICRC seeks volunteers for new BSR/IICRC S530 and BSR/IICRC S590 Standards
Trojan Battery Company acquired by C&D Technologies
Unger floor cleaning system in comparative test
The study, led by Prof. Dr. Ing. Karsten Kluth, involved the ergonomic evaluation of floor cleaning systems to determine what - if any - stresses and strains were caused to cleaning personnel, through the various cleaning systems' different designs. The little accident box - helping teachers survive children's classroom accidents
ISSA heralds 2018's innovators
Wild about washrooms! Nature calls winner of Cintas America's Best Restroom contest
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Over the past decade I've become quite a regular at my local A&E department, not because I'm unwell, but through taking various friends and family members and even my daughter's piano teacher - who'd suffered a stroke mid-lesson - for help from the experts whenever a medical emergency has arisen. Despite it being long before the pubs closed, (which if you're one of our tens of thousands of overseas readers, has historically proved a busy time for UK A&E departments) Epsom General Hospital's emergency department was heaving yesterday evening and overnight. Having arrived in a sparklingly clean ambulance, we bypassed most of the queue and ended up in a treatment area crammed with patients and their families awaiting help from the nursing teams who were cheerfully rushing from one patient to another. When I first joined the cleaning industry some 25 years ago, cleaners tended to be referred to as 'the invisible workforce', because they generally had to carry out their work when whichever building or area they were tasked with cleaning, was devoid of human traffic. Not so these days! Over several hours, I was able to watch several team members from Mitie, weave their way around often-distressed groups of people, emptying bins, wiping surfaces and sweeping debris from the floors, as well as ferrying patients around in wheelchairs and providing security. They have my utmost admiration! The work is difficult at the best of times but under these circumstances it must have been trying. I couldn't really find fault with anything they did; uniforms were clean and smart, gloves were worn, cross-contamination procedures were adhered to and sweeping and wiping techniques were admirable. Oh yes - and they smiled and engaged with staff and visitors! The only negatives were that the bin was emptied (no doubt to schedule) when only half full, which meant that an orange plastic sack was used unnecessarily. As you know, I hate the unnecessary use of plastic and I hate waste, so I was willing the cleaner who was weighing up whether to change the bin or not, to leave it until later (I lost). What really got my goat though was the amount of rubbish he had to manipulate around whilst sweeping. How dare members of the public drop their litter around the A&E department to be cleaned up by the very people who are keeping the life-saving facility running? Talk about disrespectful! 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
Doctor diagnoses 'serious health risk' from badly stocked washrooms Dr Sally Ferguson, a Hong Kong registered doctor who visits the Macau Grand Prix every year, was dismayed to discover that there was no soap in 'the ladies' at the Lisboa Bend grandstand for an entire weekend at the recent meeting. She spoke to cleaning ladies about the "serious health risk" this posed, but says they laughed and shook their heads. Dr Ferguson then spoke to those working on the food stalls who told her that this had been the situation for two years and that they had complained about it. A policeman drawn into discussions had said it wasn't a crime while the race organisers said it was the responsibility of the Civic & Municipal Affairs Bureau - and that the Bureau wasn't open on a Sunday. Counting the cost of cleanliness
"When we meet someone, we can subconsciously make up our mind whether we like them or not within a tenth of a second, and we are just as quick to decide whether or not we want to give our business to a company based on first impressions. 'Wipe-on Glass' offers permanent hygiene and protection from infection
Simply wiped onto the surface, this robust and effective barrier against hospital germs, odour-causing bacteria, mould, fungi and yeast provides protection against the most substantial problem the 21st century faces: pathogen microorganisms. Infax lands at another major US airport: Detroit Metropolitan
Principle implements data-driven cleaning at Blue Fin Building
Principle, which has cleaned the 500,000sq.ft, 13-floor Southbank landmark since 2010, originally had pre-set cleaning rounds. However, these led to over-cleaning in some areas and under-cleaning in others, according to the company's general manager Victoria Jaramillo. Pre-set rounds also provided limited flexibility to cope with visitor traffic fluctuations, which average more than 10,000 washroom visits a day. BICSc recognised internationally for initiative in raising cleaning sector's profile
BICSc won the Award for its 'Initiative in raising the profile of the cleaning sector' in recognition of its commitment to promoting a career path in cleaning through professional standards and education. 'Toilets change lives' program on track to improve one million lives by year end
'Toilets Change Lives' has actively pursued community-focused sanitation programs around the world through its products, partners and people, by leveraging the power of its well-known brands to bring greater awareness to the global sanitation crisis. Mitie Waste Management wins five Green Apple awards
The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and are established as the country's major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils, communities and countries. Competition is tough, with more than 500 other nominations in the Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice. Billions of people have no access to safe toilets
This year's theme 'When nature calls', focuses on the building of toilets and sanitation systems that work in harmony with ecosystems. Some 62.5% of the world's population do not have access to safe sanitation, with 4.5 billion people living without a safe toilet and 1.8 billion people potentially drinking water contaminated with faeces. 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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Soapbox: Fly tipping problems... a potential solution?
"Making the public and companies aware that they have a legal duty of care to ensure their rubbish/rubble/waste material is disposed of by a licensed operator who's issued a waste transfer certificate, should be undertaken by local authorities and groups like Keep Britain Tidy. Very heavy fines can be handed down by the Courts for those caught, who don't comply. Recycle Week 2018: 'the best ever'
Clarity-The Soap Co wins in two categories at The Planet Mark Awards
At a glittering ceremony, with keynote speaker Sir Tim Smit KBE = co-founder of the Eden Project - encouraging the audience to redouble efforts to inspire others to reduce their carbon footprint and develop more sustainable businesses, Clarity-The Soap Co was acknowledged as a social enterprise that is setting best practice in its sector and beyond for reducing its carbon footprint via a series of green initiatives. Principle retains REM portfolio properties in five-year deal
Minster Cleaning Services roll out TemplaCMS to 26 franchises
Interserve Facilities Management fined for safety failings Interserve Facilities Management has been fined after multiple safety failings at a laboratory site for the Animal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge. Hove Crown Court heard how, in September 2014, mains power was lost at the site which includes high containment laboratory facilities required to safely handle high hazard pathogens that are a serious risk to human health and the environment. Gritting crews ready for Winter
We have mail: business rates relief for public toilets... and an endorsement!
Having been involved, as Director of BTA and owner of Loo of the Year Awards, giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee in 2008 demanding changes that would require the Government to make a legal requirement on local authorities to provide adequate public toilets, I welcome the budget changes. Soapbox: A good week for toilet talk
"It has been a good week for toilet talk. First we had the chancellor making numerous toilet jokes as he announced in the budget that owners will no longer pay business rates on public toilets. Then Microsoft founder Bill Gates unveils a futuristic toilet that doesn't need water by making a presentation with a jar of human faeces on show beside him. Waste management company fined £650,000 plus costs after worker killed while cleaning A waste management company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning a large ballistic separator machine. Aylesbury Crown Court heard how, in August 2016, a Viridor Waste Management employee climbed into the top level of the ballistic separator - a machine that sifts through and separates recyclable materials - to clean it, before it was suitably isolated from the power supply. Campaign tells public not to 'toss' their litter
It supports the message used by charity Keep Britain Tidy in their UK-wide initiative to tackle the problem of roadside litter. Looking lively! London Cleaning Show 2019 steps up a gear with loads that's new
A new Resource Management Show is set to run alongside main exhibition and conference, which will once again feature suppliers, manufacturers, training organisations and trade organisations that are all involved in the cleaning, facilities management and waste management sectors. |
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