 |
|
December 2008 |
|
|
 |
Three Cheers for Kaivac from NC State
University. |
|
|
Running a large
university, like running a large business, requires
managers to adjust to changing times and
conditions. North Carolina State University, like
many organizations, has a growing concern for
sustainability. Green cleaning goals and recent
drought conditions have caused the University to
heighten efforts to provide environmentally and
staff friendly cleaning products while reducing
water consumption. Kaivac provided everything the
university needed and more.
Read entire article
|
|
|
 |
Why ICM is Good for the Cleaning
Industry |
|
|
Members of the
cleaning industry who ignore outcomes research will
likely soon find themselves out of business.
Integrated Cleaning & Measurement (ICM) does
not concern itself solely with how a facility looks
and smells after being cleaned. These are
subjective factors. ICM focuses instead on
objective analytical proof of cleaning
effectiveness.
Read entire article
|
|
|
 |
What if Flu Season Came and Nobody
Got Sick? |
|
Last
year the Rockwood School District in St. Louis, MO
noticed something unusual: the number of students
contracting flu declined - and rather dramatically.
In previous years, as many as 15 percent of the
student body came down with the flu - last year, only
about 5 percent contracted the
virus.
Read entire article
� |
| � |
|
| � |
|
 |
Did You Know? |
|
|
Mops and
Buckets Spread Germs
"Bucket solutions become contaminated
almost immediately during cleaning, and continued
use of the solution transfers increasing numbers of
microorganisms to each subsequent surface to be
cleaned.
"... Another source of contamination in the
cleaning process is the cleaning cloth or mop head,
especially if left soaking in dirty cleaning
solutions."
Reference: CDC
Submit
your question to our experts
|
| � |
|
|
[click icon to
watch video]
The more we
understand about how disease is transferred, the
clearer the importance of cleaning in protecting
human health becomes.
However, not all cleaning approaches produce the
same results.
�
|
|
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
|
|
© 2001 - 2008 Kaivac, Inc. All
Rights Reserved. This newsletter is a publication
of Kaivac, Inc.
Kaivac, Inc.
401 South Third Street • Hamilton, Ohio
45011
800-287-1136 • 513-887-4600
www.kaivac.com
|