Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 9th April 2020 Issue no. 913
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  International News
Products EFCI outlines cleaning industry's urgent needs in Coronavirus crisis
Highly adaptable system improves productivity
IICRC phases out OSHA 10-hour General Industry Training HST Equivalent for Master Designations
This change takes effect 1st November, 2020. Why Governments advocate soap and water as a primary defence in fight against Covid-19
General cleaning products: While Governments advocate soap and water as a primary defence in the fight against Covid-19 it's 'business as usual' for InnuScience's biotechnological products. Are staff being asked to work on non-essential cleans? Cleaning staff contracted by WeWork through Jones Lang Lasalle in New York, have been instructed to continue to go into work during the Coronavirus pandemic and must use their paid time off or limited sick leave if they become ill, according a story in the Guardian newspaper. The publication claims to have had sight of ‘an internal document’ provided to cleaning staff on how to respond to inspectors who visit WeWork office buildings to ensure that essential work is being carried out. Plea from handwash manufacturer to use refills
EFCI calls for safety and free movement of cleaning personnel in fight against Covid-19
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I've come across so many companies and individuals who've bent over backwards to help in the Coronavirus effort, but it was quite by chance that I discovered that our own Numatic (known throughout much of the world for manufacturing the smiling Henry tub-vac) has switched production to churn out face masks and face shields for the protection of frontline workers instead. It's also working on a ventilator design and is even offering to loan additional cleaning equipment for use in frontline healthcare environments, to help ensure that the required extra-hygienic standards are maintained. Well done everyone at Numatic! I'm sure that Numatic isn't the only company in our industry to be going that extra mile to help us pull through this crisis and I'd love to share news of your efforts with my readers, if you're doing something you feel deserves recognition. And do remember that Cleanzine is read in 163 countries, so I'm not just talking about the British effort here...
This pandemic has certainly brought out the best in some people, as well as the worst in others, hasn't it? I can remember thinking, back when there was a rush on hand gel and liquid soap that left all our shops emptied of the stuff, that as well as being incredibly selfish, it was stupid too, since however clean your own hands are, if everyone else's hands are dirty and thus likely to be spreading all types of germs, your own likelihood of picking up those germs are even greater. Now we have an issue with discarded gloves... people are using them when they go out and shop, but instead of putting them away safely when they leave the store, they're discarding them wherever they see fit, for someone else to have to pick up. With cleaning teams in some areas decimated through illness or self-isolation, what are the chances of the teams tasked with collecting these potentially contaminated gloves, also handling the culprits' dustbins, I wonder? Photographer Dan Giannopoulos has turned recording these discarded gloves into a project, there are so many of them (and I can see there's even a discarded mask - how disgusting! You can see Dan's work at www.bbc.co.uk
Yours,
       This Week's News
The Republic of Ireland has explicitly named cleaners as essential workers if they are supporting essential industries. The British Cleaning Council is calling on the UK Government to follow and is campaigning for official recognition of the vital role of all cleaners in fighting the Coronavirus. Strategies for Safety: ‘Covid-19 Clinical Implications and Best Practices’ seminar
Combining expertise, common sense and data specifics, this webinar is designed to help ensure both the continuity of clinical operations and the ultimate safety of those working in hospital environments
Cleaning chemical manufacturer Greyland has seen an overall increase in demand of 300% from its distributor network, whilst demand for liquid soap and specialist sanitisers for the NHS and care home market especially, has grown tenfold. Introducing the new look Provap Evo Vac
The original healthcare cleaning machine is still just as effective for sanitation and decontamination but has been redesigned to be more user-friendly. Vectair supplies NHS Nightingale Hospital at Excel
Vectair Systems is helping to distribute and deliver urgent supplies to the frontline during the coronavirus crisis, with almost a thousand of its Sanitex MVP Soap refills arriving at the NHS Nightingale Hospital last week.
The campaign takes its motto from ANIP-Confindustria's Italian campaign (#InBuoneMani).
“It is hard to believe that just a month ago, the cleaning industry was celebrating success at the Golden Service Awards. And today we are on the front line of a war against a virus. From Henry and Hetty to healthcare essentials: Numatic delivers in Coronavirus response
“Face shields are now in full production and available for delivery,” says the Somerset, UK-based manufacturer. Coronavirus cleaning taskforce launched by phs Group
Reported cases will be treated with the utmost urgency and aimed to be cleaned within 24-48 hours of commission. 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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