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April, 2009 |
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Kaivac Helps Sergeant Clean Up
Fairfax County Adult Detention
Center |
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In his 24 years as a
Fairfax County Deputy Sheriff, Sgt. Wayne Miller
has faced a variety of challenges; as a Squad
Officer, a Civil Enforcement Officer and a Property
Officer responsible for seized contraband and
narcotics. Yet, in many ways, he discovered his
most daunting assignment came when he was assigned
to supervise the Facility Services Section of the
county's Adult Detention Center.
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March Survey
Results |
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In the March 2009
issue of Kai-leidescope, our subscribers were asked
what steps they are taking to hold on to their
customers during the current downturn in the
economy. (see
the results)
This month we're asking about
measurement:
They say you can't manage what you
can't measure.
Unless you measure something you don't know
if it is getting better or worse.
We would like to know how you measure the
effectiveness of your cleaning
program?
Take This Month's Survey
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Hey, Vacuum Cleaner
Man |
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If you were living
in London, England, about 150 years ago and wanted
your rugs or carpets vacuumed, you might look out
the window to see if a vacuum cleaner man was
making his rounds on your
street.
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Cleaning Standards Urged For
Hospitals |
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A
series of outbreaks that have killed one patient --
and caused St. Joseph's Healthcare to
investigate three other patient deaths -- is
prompting renewed calls for provincial cleaning
standards.
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Did You Know? |
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Traditional Cleaning Methods
Ineffective
In a study at a Cleveland, OH Veterans
Administration hospital, cleaning methods the
housekeeping staff were using prior to an
educational intervention were only successful in
eliminating surface contamination by serious human
pathogens about 23-25% of the time.
Dr. Paul Darby, MD, PhD, MPH, CIME,
FACOEM
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your question to our experts
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[click icon to
watch video]
Year after year,
dirty, unsanitary restrooms are the number one
maintenance complaint, whether in a school,
restaurant, convenience store, service station,
retail store, stadium, office building or any
other type of facility. But even more important,
they're probably the number one building
health hazard too.
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Do you have a success story to tell
Kaivac?
Let us know how Kaivac has improved
your approach to cleaning.
click here to submit a
story
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