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July 2008 |
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Introducing Integrated Cleaning and
Measurement (ICM) |
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We are excited and proud to introduce to you the concept of Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) - The Industry's First Open-Source Cleaning System. ICM is based on a fundamentally different cleaning paradigm.
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BSCs Setting Services Apart with Hygienic Cleaning and Measurement Techniques |
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Building Service Contractors (BSCs) face many obstacles as they attempt to gain new opportunities in today's competitive market. Finding a way to set one's business apart from a steady stream of cleaning counterparts is certainly one of the biggest issues.
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Green Case Study: Sarasota School District Goes
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With attendance and usage in schools on the rise at the same time that school budgets are getting tighter, facility managers are seeking new innovative solutions to stretch their precious resources. Their decisions have to take several factors into account - how to clean faster, healthier, and in a way that's most responsible to the environment.
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Did You Know? |
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"Housekeeping surfaces require regular cleaning and removal of soil and dust. Dry conditions favor the persistence of gram-positive cocci (e.g., coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp.) in dust and on surfaces, whereas moist, soiled environments favor the growth and persistence of gram-negative bacilli. Fungi are also present on dust and proliferate in moist, fibrous material. Most, if not all, housekeeping surfaces need to be cleaned only with soap and water or a detergent/disinfectant, depending on the nature of the surface and the type and degree of contamination. Cleaning and disinfection schedules and methods vary according to the area of the health-care facility, type of surface to be cleaned, and the amount and type of soil present. Disinfectant/detergent formulations registered by EPA are used for environmental surface cleaning, but the actual physical removal of microorganisms and soil by wiping or scrubbing is probably as important, if not more so, than any antimicrobial effect of the cleaning agent used. Therefore, cost, safety, product-surface compatibility, and acceptability by housekeepers can be the main criteria for selecting a registered agent. If using a proprietary detergent/disinfectant, the manufacturers' instructions for appropriate use of the product should be followed. Consult the products' material safety data sheets (MSDS) to determine appropriate precautions to prevent hazardous conditions during product application. Personal protective equipment (PPE) used during cleaning and housekeeping procedures should be appropriate to the task."
-Center for Disease Control
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