Cleaning in Critical Areas, A Video Overview
Here Betco Corporation offers a video overview of how and why we clean critical areas. This is a good video for regular review.
We are living in a bacterial world. For decades now we have been waging chemical warfare against the bacteria and viruses that are in our environment. We have been lobbing hand grenades at them in the form of disinfectants, antibiotics and antiseptic soaps. The bacteria have been throwing hand grenades back at us in the…
Good old fashoned hotel guest room cleaning tips. While not hospital work it is similiar and we have to appreciate the hard working staff that take care of us away from home. Enjoy!
For most people, all they require from their toilet is that it flushes without blocking itself. But now a new high-tech toilet has been launched which includes a heated seat, a massage function, and two ‘sanitizing nozzles’ which it claims eliminates the need for toilet paper. It even includes a lid which automatically opens and…
Another good question and answer: Q. What is the difference between cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization? A. There is a big difference among these terms. Cleaning refers to the removal of visible soil and organic material (i.e., dirt, body fluids) from objects by washing or scrubbing with water and detergents or soaps and rinsing with water….
Perhaps you sometimes think you don’t want the responsibility of running the ES department. If so you are not alone. When I transitioned from Supervisor to Manager some years ago it was like this. In the beginning, it was a challenge of transitioning from being an employee to running an organization, of being lonely and…
Following the ‘Six Aims’ By Tina L. Cermignano, CHESP There has been a lot of media attention about the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report “To Err is Human,” especially over outbreaks of community-based Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However, we should concentrate on the second report from the IOM, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” which provides a…