An Exercise in Professionalism: How Clean is Clean?
The purpose of this exercise is to develop a method or methodologies to enable cleaning professionals to determine a level of cleanliness by objective measurement. The criteria include: Realistically define the study area to be cleaned, plus the cleaning [...]
Master the Art of Evidence-Based Cleaning with Indoor Health Council
In the age of information, it's not just about cleaning; it's about cleaning the right way. At Indoor Health Council, we're not just thinking about the present. We're focused on a BHAG – a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Our [...]
Extending Hygiene Practices to Transform Indoor Spaces
Indoor spaces are three-dimensional, so why is cleaning typically one-dimensional, relegated to surfaces? In part, it’s because: 1. Many in the industry focus on visible soil rather than whole environment contamination because that is what many were taught and what [...]
Building Better Content
The graphic shows a method used by Egyptian builders to level and plumb the Pyramid at Giza. Similar techniques are used today. Writers and educators today – like their ancient counterparts – use methods to ensure content is “on the [...]
People Who Clean are at Risk
People who clean buildings face exposure to unhealthy elements such as inhalable dust and chemicals, skin exposure to cleaning solutions and disinfectants, noise from equipment, contact or inhalation of chemical residues and mixtures of these residues. Reducing these exposures will [...]
Why is Cleaning for Health Not Widely Practiced?
Cleaning for health, also known as "health-based cleaning" or "hygiene-focused cleaning," is a cleaning approach that prioritizes the safety and health of workers and occupants through an ergonomic process enabling the removal of soil and harmful microorganisms, [...]
AI Vision for Vacuuming (for comment)
"I'm envisioning an AI controlled robot at a school that can perform on-demand air quality testing instead of calling out an outsourced Industrial Hygienist whenever it is required. In addition, the robot can tailor the cleaning level (vacuuming) based [...]
Making a Business Case for Healthy Schools
Healthy Schools pay in almost every way. “Almost” qualifies the statement since an investment is required to implement a systemic model with guaranteed returns. Once a system is in place, you can remove the “almost”. Investment Incentive In 2002, Bill [...]
How Will AI Affect the Commercial Cleaning Industry: Now and In the Future?
In the USA Although the jury is still out, AI is likely to have a major impact on the commercial cleaning industry, bringing about advancements and changes in various aspects of the sector. Here are some ways in which [...]
How is Your SIS?
SIS stands for Stakeholder Information System, a process by which you gather and use information from all the stakeholders of your cleaning. These include: 1. People doing the cleaning. 2. People who work, learn or live in the cleaned [...]