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News And Information
More Safe to Eat off Toilet Seat than Office Desk
7/23/2010
More Safe to Eat off Toilet Seat than Office Desk
by Alexa Nemeth | Jul 22, 2010
According to the germ-busting microbiologist, Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona, you're safer to eat your lunch off a toilet seat than the average office desk. He advises not to eat in either place and to regularly... (continued)
Green Cleaners Help Business Improve the Workplace
7/8/2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (April 20, 2010) – The Clorox Company has leveraged its world-class expertise in household cleaning to develop four new natural cleaning products for building service contractors called Green Works® Concentrates. The new line – from the brand customers know and trust – is designed to... (continued)
Custodians Making More Money Than Teachers?
5/27/2010
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Has Houston ISD been wasting millions of dollars in unnecessary overtime? Wait 'til you see who's been really cleaning up at Houston's largest school district. It's a mess that needs cleaning up all right, and 13 Undercover has that waste broom all ready.
Get this: We've learned... (continued)
Chemicals and Cancer
5/12/2010
The President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals threaten our bodies.
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Nicholas D. Kristof
The... (continued)
HEPA Vacuum's and the EPA
5/12/2010
Malvern, PA, May 11, 2010—In effect since April 22, 2010, the EPA's new Lead RRP requires contractors who perform renovations, repair or painting projects on homes or schools built before 1978- the year lead paint was banned- to be trained and become "EPA Lead–Safe Certified" in order to prevent lead... (continued)
Measuring Green Cleaning
3/25/2010
The March issue of CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management® magazine is now available online, featuring Dr. Jason Marshall's "Measuring Green Cleaning" article.
Marshall states that, developed in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), the... (continued)
NJ Schools Save as They Outsourse Janitorial Service
3/18/2010
School custodians across New Jersey have found themselves in the crosshairs of cash-strapped school districts looking to shed costs.
A growing number of districts want to send their janitorial jobs to private firms as they face a looming financial crunch.
Proposed outsourcing in the Parsippany... (continued)
OSHA Safeguards For Snow Cleanup
2/27/2010
New York, NY - With the recent spate of snowstorms hitting the Northeast, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants to remind workers, employers and the general public of the hazards associated with snow removal and recovery work.
"Cleaning up after... (continued)
Cleantec Manager Receives Green Certification
2/26/2010
2/24/10 Press Release
CLEANTEC MANAGER RECEIVES CERTIFICATION
Mr. Patrick Nervina, Cleantec Area Manager overseeing the western Onondaga and Cayuga county areas of our client portfolio has successfully completed the Rochester Midland certified Green Housekeeping Program on 2/23/10. As an RMC... (continued)
More States Require Green Cleaning Products
1/27/2010
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More states are requiring schools and government buildings to use environmentally friendly cleaning products, raising debate about their costs and benefits.
After a burst of legislation last year, 10 states including Connecticut, Illinois and New York require or encourage "green"... (continued)
California Mandatory Green Building Standards
1/15/2010
SACRAMENTO — Continuing California's efforts to fight climate change and protect the environment, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the California Building Standards Commission (BSC) unanimously adopted the first-in-the-nation mandatory Green Building Standards Code (CALGREEN) requiring... (continued)
IJCSA Green Certification
12/21/2009
Below you will fnd study material for the IJCSA Green Certification. Located here www.ijcsa.org/gc.html
The Unacceptable Chemicals
Alcohol isopropyl (also called propanol, isopropanol, rubbing alcohol): This is a petrochemical. Skin exposure can cause itching, redness, and rashes in some people.... (continued)
Janitors Worth More Than Bankers
12/16/2009
British think tank calculates relative worth of six professions.
Posted by Teresa Mears on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:04 PM
A British study has now confirmed what many of us have long suspected: Hospital janitors are worth more to society than bankers.
Perhaps the janitors should get the... (continued)
Myths and Facts About the Swine Flu
12/1/2009
Myths and Facts About the Swine Flu
By Catherine Lewis, AHJ Editor -- Published: November 26, 2009
We’re becoming complacent about the threat of swine flu. After all, many cases have turned out to be relatively mild even though there are a lot of them and the spread is breathtakingly fast. Even... (continued)
School Cleaning Supplies Can Harm Children
11/13/2009
Submitted by Deborah Mitchell on Nov 13th, 2009
Ordinary school cleaning supplies can expose children to a wide variety of chemicals that can harm their health. That is the finding of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which found that an average assortment of cleaning supplies released 457 different... (continued)
Employment Laws on H1N1
11/10/2009
SHRM » Legal Issues » Federal Resources
Employment Law Q&As on H1N1 Flu
10/15/2009 By Ogletree Deakins
Q: May an employer involuntarily send home an employee who has or is exhibiting symptoms of the H1N1 flu?
A: Yes. Of course, employers must be careful to apply such a practice in a... (continued)
How To Properly Clean a Drinking Fountain
10/11/2009
How to Clean an Aluminum Drinking Fountain
Contributor
By Heather Callier
eHow Contributing Writer
Article Rating: (0 Ratings) Aluminum Drinking FountainAn unsanitary drinking fountain is not only an eye sore, but can also spread germs to its visitors. This can be avoided by cleaning the... (continued)
H1N1 Viewed as Unstable
9/25/2009
H1N1 Viewed as Unstable
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 12:59 PM GMT-05:00
According to a recent conference of health experts in Chicago, a big concern about the H1N1 influenza, also referred to as swine flu, is that it is “unstable.” This is because the experts say they are unsure of the disease’s... (continued)
Ten Ways to Stay Healthy This Flu Season
9/11/2009
We all are getting very concerned about swine flu, but many people overlook practical steps they can take to help protect their health during this challenging flu season and throughout the year. Many of these are simply commonsense techniques that we should all be familiar with.
To review some... (continued)
Protect Yourself
7/1/2009
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Before the swine flu pandemic is over, world health experts predict 2 billion people will be affected worldwide.
Washing your hands is one of the things the CDC recommends to protect yourself against germs, colds and the flu. But protection from hand washing... (continued)
Green Buying Remains Strong
6/26/2009
Green Buying Remains Strong During Down Economy
Posted: April 23rd, 2009 12:03 PM GMT-05:00
According to a recent national online poll, the economy has not diminished the Green commitments of Green purchasing consumers, with over two-thirds of Green purchasers reporting their Green buying habits... (continued)
Green Cleaning
6/23/2009
By vital - Posted on June 19th, 2009
Category: Going Green
Ahoy Green Spring Cleaning, Bon Voyage Pirate Chemicals
By: Kellee K. Sikes
Labels full of biodegradable, eco-anything, green, natural, and organic words splash out with salty phrases like non-toxic, non-pollutant, non-hazardous,... (continued)
Connecticut Governor Rell signs bill requiring green cleaning products in public schools
6/19/2009
Governor M. Jodi Rell today signed House Bill 6496 that requires local and regional school districts to used green cleaning products in schools, helping to ensure a healthier air quality for students, faculty and staff.
“Schools are places of great promise for our children, where dedicated teachers... (continued)
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