Two Commonly Asked Questions About Green Cleaning and Sustainability
“In the context of sustainability, when can we use nontoxic natural cleansers and disinfectants such as baking soda and peroxide? When do we actually need something stronger?”
Dr. Charles Gerba on The Hygienic Failure of Mops
When surveyed by Statistica in 2020, consumers planning to buy a mop would prioritize by: 1. Microfiber 2. Sponge 3. Spin 4. String 5. Disposable Commercially, mops are everywhere with annual sales in hundreds of millions of dollars, and are [...]
The Problem with Green Standard Offerings
One of the problems, maybe the key problem of existing greening standards, is that they do not properly prepare the individual for the significant professional and career growth possible when management and workers understand they are in the healthcare field, [...]
IHC Media Strategy
Media Goals: The online Indoor Health Council™ (IHC) seeks to raise commercial cleaning to the status of preventative medicine. “Our field has been plagued for decades by poor self-concept,” notes IHC Director, Allen Rathey, himself a former building service contractor [...]
Bad Jobs Can Be Good Jobs
According to Jake Rosenfeld, in his book “You’re Paid What You’re Worth” (Harvard University Press)— “If good jobs can be bad, then the upside is that bad jobs can be made good…”
The EPA on PFAS
PFAS are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time. Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over [...]
Love Yourself First
According to self-esteem expert, Francine Ward, in her book, Esteemable Acts: "It's hard to genuinely love others unless you love yourself. Loving yourself opens you up to deeper and richer relationships with people, because you can be fully present. You're [...]
Sam’s Cleaning Journey—The Power of ATP Science
Sam, a 23-year-old freelance writer—newly married with a baby on the way—took a store associate job at a national-chain grocery store for the benefits: regular paycheck, health insurance, vacation pay, sick leave, and a pension plan. He liked the [...]
What is ATP and Why Should We Measure It?
ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate, the energy-carrying molecule in living and dead cells, microorganisms and other organic matter—formed when adenine attaches to ribose (forming adenosine) joined to a three-phosphate group (triphosphate).
What is Quality?
Rafael Aguayo, author of Dr. Deming: The American who Taught the Japanese About Quality, described a Deming lecture he attended at Brown University: