Clean The Prairies - December/January 2009
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ON THE COVER:  Infection Control Passport Program
By Corinne Cameron-Watson, Senior Infection Control Prevention & Control Nurse, Barking Havering and Redbridge Acute NHS Trust
Over the last few years many hospitals in England have seen increasing numbers of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with increased mortality rates. This trend has been reported similarily in America and Canada.

Thus, infection prevention and control (IP&C) has never had such a high profile globally, yet so little of the basic issues are understood by either the public or practiced by clinical staff. The high and mighty, the press, the politicians, they all have a view on IP&C. They speak with such expertise that the true experts appear mute. A subject that is based on science, knowledge and years of training is now used as a political football to score points for political gain, sell newspapers and play games of ‘name, shame and blame’.    Read more...

Keeping Up Appearances
By Patrice Dumas, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Mat Tech
The winter months, just around the corner, can be tough for the professional cleaning industry. Snow, rain and sleet can play havoc on building floors and carpets.

For carpet cleaners, their business can come to a virtual stop during the cold winter months. This is because outdoor conditions, and their impact on the indoor environment, can be so bad that facility managers believe it is simply not worth it to clean carpets or strip and refinish floors. After all, they think, they will just get soiled again quickly and need to be recleaned.    Read more...

Surfactants:
The truth behind their toxicity, their ability to cause chemical resistance and their use in cleaning products
By Navid Omidbakhsh, Vice President Open Innovation, P.Eng, PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo & Nicole Kenny, Director of Professional and Technical Services, B.Sc, Assoc. Chem.   Read more...

The Business Aspects of Going Green
By Mike Sawchuk, Vice-President & General Manager, Enviro-Solutions
In previous articles we have touched on the green of going Green. But many of you (building service contractors – BSCs) wonder if there is any money in going Green? Will it help you market your company and services? Will it cost you more to go Green and will the customer pay for it?

If you are concerned about these issues and others that relate to the financial aspects of going Green, you are not alone. Nor should you feel any guilt about asking these questions. We are all business-people, and whenever a business changes course or implements new systems or products, financial issues are very much a part of the process.   Read more...

Broadening Responsibilities
By Bill Garland, Senior Partner, Daniels Associates Inc.
Increasingly, we are finding that the duties of the Environmental Services Manager and their staff involves or is expanding to include mechanical maintenance. This article focuses on the establishment of a preventative maintenance program. The methodology described below is very similar to the methodology that would be used when establishing a housekeeping program.   Read more...

Do The Numbers:
The Mathematics of Cleaning:
The devastating events of October 2008 have left the stock market and the banking system reeling. The Canadian dollar is down to 80 cents and gasoline prices are still at depressing levels. Meanwhile, cleaning service providers wait to see how these events will affect their operations.    Read more...


 

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