How Air Purifiers Can Help per ASHRAE
The Indoor Air Quality Procedure (IAQP) within ASHRAE Standard 62.1 is an alternative to the Ventilation Rate Procedure (VRP). It allows designers to use indoor air cleaning to help reduce contaminants. The IAQP focuses on maintaining the quality of [...]
Tips for Training Professional Cleaning Workers in Healthier Methods
Training professional cleaning workers in healthier methods is essential to ensure a safe and hygienic environment. Let's explore effective strategies for achieving this: Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Create detailed SOPs for various cleaning tasks, including specific instructions for [...]
Daily Preventive Maintenance on a Backpack Vacuum
A backpack vacuum is a portable device that allows you to clean floors, carpets, furniture, and other surfaces—sometimes more efficiently and comfortably depending on the application. However, to ensure optimal performance and durability, you need to conduct daily preventive maintenance [...]
Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Training Program
Measuring the effectiveness of your training program is crucial to ensure that your investment in employee development yields positive outcomes. Let's explore some practical methods: Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model This model assesses training effectiveness across four levels: Reaction: Gather feedback from [...]
Dr. Carol Dweck and Growth Mindset – Benefits for Professional Cleaning Workers
According to Dr. Carol Dweck, the growth mindset is the idea that people can improve their abilities through hard work, learning, and perseverance. This mindset encourages a passion for learning, resilience in the face of obstacles, and confidence in [...]
“Learn Like a Pro” in the Professional Cleaning Industry
The principles from the book, Learn Like a Pro can be applied to the professional cleaning industry and cleaning for health in several ways: Continuous Learning and Improvement: - Encourage staff to engage in regular learning sessions to stay updated [...]
Field Training – Difficult, but Vital – Five Steps to Make Healthy Cleaning Easier
by Allen Rathey Training people who clean buildings is vital to reducing wasted labor and improving service quality, health, and appearance outcomes. But without a standardized program, training can be difficult. Taking five “baby steps” can help ease the pain [...]
Evidence-based Cleaning for Health – A Path to Deliberate Practice
Evidence-based Cleaning for Health is a way to define best practices, experts, and importantly, the path to deliberate practice. The most powerful way to learn new skills and achieve excellence is through deliberate practice. This is a special kind [...]
ICM Overview
Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) is a system that tracks the quality and effectiveness of cleaning processes in commercial and public facilities. It uses measurement tools and metrics to meet cleaning goals and improve cleaning outcomes. For example, it [...]
W. Edwards Deming and Professional Cleaning
W. Edwards Deming, a renowned statistician, professor, author, and management consultant, introduced several principles and methods that can significantly benefit professional cleaning industry training efforts. Let's explore how Deming's teachings can be applied: 1. System of Profound Knowledge (SOPK): Deming's [...]