Robert Kravitz

Heavy Duty Cleaning Equipment Called in to Protect Florida Students

When it comes to cleaning, one of the state’s school districts, Indian River County School District, has decided to bring in special cleaning equipment to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

Floor care in the Age of Coronavirus

Floors can harbor dangerous pathogens. Learn how to clean floors for health and help prevent the spread of disease.

Six Signs Supermarket Refrigeration Equipment Needs Attention

Supermarkets must keep their refrigeration equipment in tip-top-condition. Doing so helps prevent costly repairs, downtime, prevents food spoilage, reduces energy costs, and helps keep customers happy.

Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover in the Cleaning Industry

New equipment-mounted video technologies that let workers learn on their own are confidence builders and help keep workers on the job longer.

The Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) will hold its next symposium July 15-17, 2019 in Cincinnati

 The Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) will hold its next symposium July 15-17, 2019 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, located just north of Cincinnati.

The A, B and C of Cleaning Correctional Facility Showers

Poor custodial training or the lack of adequate cleaning tools and equipment has been a problem for decades throughout the professional cleaning industry, so to see it showing up in correctional facilities is no surprise.

What Correctional Facility Administrators Need to Know About Hospital Floorcare

To ensure proper inmate health services correctional administrators must keep floors clean and healthy.

Keep Your Pet Safe From Infections Acquired in Veterinary Hospitals

Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are a problem in veterinary hospitals and it seems to be getting worse.

Kaivac Machines Help Keep Iowa Schools Spotless

The Cedar Rapids Community School District has been using Kaivac No-Touch Cleaning® systems for more than five years because they allow us to clean deep into corners where dirt and germs can accumulate.

Five KPIs That Let You Know If You Are Keeping Your Customer Happy

Key performance indicators (KPIs) help building owners and cleaning contractors evaluate how effectively a building is being cleaned.<br>

Cincinnati Enquirer Names Kaivac A Winner Of The Greater Cincinnati And Northern Kentucky Area 2018 Top Workplaces Award

Kaivac, developer of the No-Touch Cleaning&reg; and OmniFlex&trade; Cleaning Systems, has just been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Is There a Microbial Zoo in Your Restroom?

Traditional cleaning methods spread germs in public restrooms as they are used. No touch cleaning systems remove germs in public restrooms.

Mops, Health, Daycare Centers, and Children

Mopping is simply no longer recommended for cleaning floors because so many reports have been published documenting the problems mopping causes.

A Clean Restroom Means Repeat Business

Full Sweep Cleaning utilizes a system developed by Kaivac that are 60 times more effective at removing contaminants than mops and rags.<br>

How an ATP Rapid Monitoring System Can Help Prevent the Spread of the Flu

Many of us are not sure what an ATP system is or how it works. As a result, we asked Terry Schawe, head of research and development at Kaivac, to bring us up to speed about this technology.

Cleaning Up After a Norovirus Outbreak

Dealing with norovirus and norovirus outbreaks and what cleaning contractors should know to clean-up a vomiting incident caused by norovirus.

What Makes This Cleaning Company “Irreplaceable”

Velstand facility management has made itself irreplaceable by using the Kaivac OmniFlex crossover cleaning system

Norovirus: What Building Managers and Cleaning Contractors Need to Know

Norovirus is a complex disease, filled with lots of misunderstandings and myths. For instance, most people think that it is a disease mainly found on cruise ships. This is a myth. Of the more than 21 million cases of norovirus each year in the U.S., th

Easterseals’ Gala Honors Kaivac as Outstanding Community Partner

Brighter Futures Celebration, Easterseals’ annual awards gala, has recently honored Kaivac, Inc. as its 2017 Outstanding Community Partner.

Holiday Cleaning for an Event or Party

The Holidays can get pretty busy with parties and events in schools, offices, and other types of facilities. This often means the typical cleaning routine can be in for some significant changes.

Don’t Let the Dust Settle

Most of us, even those in the professional cleaning industry, may see dust on a surface and think little about it - other than it needs to be wiped away. But there’s a lot more to dust than we may realize.

Safety Tips When Cleaning Up After a Hurricane

Before jumping in, here are a few things you should know about cleaning up after a serious storm.

Battery-Powered OmniFlex™ Certified by Intertek

Kaivac announces that its lithium-ion battery-powered OmniFlex&trade; cleaning systems have been certified and found to meet all applicable Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) safety requirements.

Hospital Acquired Illness and Our Pets

Human patients are not the only victims of HAI. Cats and dogs and other household pets get them too, but in this case, they acquire them in veterinary hospitals.

What’s Happening to Airplane Restrooms?

If you are flying anywhere this summer on vacation, you might want to plan accordingly, if you think you might need to use the plane’s restroom.

Test Your Knowledge on Floor Spills

We’re going to test your knowledge on what to do when you see a spill on a floor

The Double Dipping Connection Between Dips and Chips and Mops and Floors

Are you comfortable dipping chips into a dip that has indirectly been exposed to a dozen mouths at a party? If not, then don’t risk your health or the health of others by dipping a mop in contaminated water and spreading it all over the floor.

Strange Facts About Biofilm

There are some unusual - even strange - facts about biofilm that we should know.

Bad Back? Ten Reasons Why You Should Blame It on the Mop

Mopping is not too healthy for our bodies, especially when it comes to our backs. Here are ten reasons why.

Six Ways the Internet of Things Will Change Cleaning

IoT is a very simple and practical technology. It actually dates back to the 1960s when “things” talked to each other using cords, fibers, and networks. Now the Internet, for both humans and things, has gone wireless, which has opened up a number of new

Four Questions to Ask When Planning a Floorcare Strategy

Floorcare is too time consuming, too complicated, has too much impact on the environment, and too important to the overall health, appearance, and safety of a facility for it to be based on trial-and-error. This applies to large and small facilities but

How To Prevent Germs from Spreading and Reduce Germ Survival Rates

In order to help us prevent germs from spreading and reduce germ survival rates, we need to know how they spread and how fast they spread.

Technology Company Stops Using Mops to Clean Floors

At its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, BTG Labs researches, innovates, and manufactures specialized surface analysis equipment.

Ten Tips to Help Prevent a Slip and Fall Accident this Winter

Slip and fall accidents can happen any time of year, but they are more prevalent in the winter, especially in the many areas of the country that experience adverse weather. This means that we must take extra steps to help ensure the health and safety of t

A spill response program can help prevent slip and fall accidents

Slip and fall accidents often occur due to spills. Having a spill response program and using a Kaivac AutoVac system can help eliminate them.

Slip and Fall Accidents in Restaurants are on the Rise

New guidelines to help reduce slip and fall accidents are extensive, but they can be adopted fairly easily with the right tools, training, and equipment.

Costly Germs

The best way to reduce costly germs is with prevention and that involves effective, hygienic cleaning.

Do Mops Spread Disease?

Building managers should become aware of some of the studies available on how the tools we use to clean surfaces—specifically, cleaning cloths and mops—can sometimes spread disease and cause cross-contamination.For instance, a study published in 2004, "Household Cleaning and Surface Disinfection: New Insights and Strategies"

Why Cleaning Professionals Must Pay Attention to Floor Drains

For most cleaning professionals, floor drains, especially those in commercial kitchens, only come to mind if they get clogged and stop working. When this happens, cleaning them can be a messy, very unpleasant job.

Top Tips for Cleaning a Commercial Kitchen Floor

Let's face it, cleaning a commercial kitchen floor is one of the most difficult jobs in the professional cleaning industry. 

Why Conduct a Floor Care Audit?

The goal of the floor audit is to evaluate the overall needs of the floors so that managers and cleaning professionals can prepare an appropriate floorcare maintenance plan.

What’s The Problem with Mopping Floors?

A 2004 study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, found that in situations where the cleaning procedure fails to thoroughly eliminate contamination from one surface and then the same cloth is used to wipe another surface, “the contamination is transferred to that [new] surface.”

Kaivac Forms New Company to Serve Growing Market Overseas

Kaivac, Inc., developer of the No-Touch Cleaning® and award-winning OmniFlex™ Crossover cleaning systems, announces the formation and launch of Kaivac EMEA GmbH, a new company based in Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria.

Taking Preventive Measures to Ensure Customer Safety in Your Store

Floor safety is a hot button issue right now. Are your floors a liability?

Kaivac Earns Patent for Smart Towel™ System

Kaivac, known for innovation, announces it has just been awarded its 13th patent from the U.S. Patent Office. The latest patent is for the company's Smart Towel System, which was introduced about five years ago.

Restroom Cleaning Help: We Need Your Help

Restroom Cleaning Help: This cleaning contractor is cleaning restrooms twice per day and the customer is still complaining. What would you advise?

No-Touch Restroom Technology: The Focus is on Health

No-touch restroom technology is becoming commonplace. From door handles to cleaning systems, restrooms are being designed for use and cleaning without the need to touch surfaces.

The Health Risks of Cleaning Daycare Centers: A Personal Story

There are many health risks in cleaning and for cleaning workers such as myself, cross-contamination is a very serious problem. I hope by telling you my story it can help you and many other cleaning workers stay healthy.

Do Not Read Before Eating

While the United States has been suffering through a nasty flu epidemic, many of us may have missed what's happening around the world.

Market Focus: Cleaning for Health

Floor Health and Phasing Out the Mop

A study released in September 2010 regarding cleanliness and kitchen floors may have more sweeping ramifications than anticipated when it comes to protecting human health, especially in facilities such as corrections buildings that have large populations living in relatively small quarters.