Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 28th November 2013 Issue no. 601
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! I can remember some years back using one of these leaders to slate the poor cleaning as well as what appeared to be sheer ignorance of the dangers of cross-contamination by one of the consultants, at one of my local hospitals. I was soon set straight (well – about the cleaning, anyway) by the Cleaning & Support Services Association’s Andrew Large, who politely challenged that with the contractor’s cleaning budget cut by 10% for every one of the previous eight years, what did I expect? Those involved were doing the best that they could, on a totally inadequate budget. I’ve looked at things differently since then News this week (see more below) that threatened cuts to cleaning services at Southampton General Hospital are not now going to go ahead really did cheer me… someone has seen some sense at last. I don’t know all the details of the dispute but what I do know is that while the threatened 48hrs of daily cleaning that was due to be cut may not sound a lot to a layperson, it would have made a phenomenal – and damaging - difference to what is already a stretched service. I do hope other NHS Trusts take note and decide to cut some of the real waste rather than the cleaning In further news we learn that graffiti has been sprayed over the full sized replica of the Independence space shuttle at the Space Centre in Houston, Texas. Police are confident that CCTV footage will enable them to catch the culprits but what a shame they weren’t able to do so in time to make these vandals remove the graffiti themselves! I can’t help feeling that when it comes to graffiti, if the punishment is made to fit the crime, we may just end up with far fewer of these idiots blighting our neighbourhoods…
Yours,
         This Week's News
25th ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam launches dedicated Steam Cleaning Pavilion
Singled out for innovation prowess
Novel safety signs slip into the Visitors' Choice top five
University Health Shreveport unveils Xenex germ-zapping robot to enhance patient safety
The portable disinfection device uses pulsed xenon to deliver ultraviolet light that is 25,000 times more powerful than sunlight to destroy deadly bacteria, viruses, fungi and bacterial spores. New online tool helps contractors work more safely and win more work A new online tool has launched with a promise to slash the cost of producing risk assessments and method statements by as much as 90% and relieve the headache of compliance. Hands HQ makes health and safety documentation easy and is suitable for the millions of contractors and peripheral industry businesses that are required by law to complete risk assessments and method statements as part of their daily routine. Underwater robotic cleaner will ensure continuity of water supply
Known as the Underwater Tank Cleaning Robot, the machine will suck out sludge and sediment from the bottom of reservoirs and water tanks, eliminating the need for them to be drained first. HSS Hire bolsters cleaning offer with purchase of Tecserv UK HSS Hire Services Group, the UK's leading national supplier of tools, equipment and related services, has acquired Premiere FCM (TecServ), the specialist provider of maintenance services for cleaning machines, from Premiere Products Group. NSF International acquires Brazil's Bioensaios Analysis & Environmental Consultancy
Idrobase introduces pressure washers for use in agriculture
These professional cold water pressure washers are equipped with the ergonomic RED 50 Comfort Line spray gun and have a cannon lance designed to quickly switch from pin jet to cone jet. Current cleaning services saved at Southampton General Hospital
WAMITAB becomes British Cleaning Council's 22nd member
For global services provider Sodexo, this recognition has become somewhat of a mantra as it serves a broad spectrum of clients across education, health, senior living, business, sports & leisure and government agencies in 80 countries around the world. Sinead takes a leap of faith for charity
Sinead, project manager for Ryans, is getting ready to sky-dive for the Suir Haven Cancer Support Centre in Thurles, north Tipperary. "I'll be sky-diving in tandem with one of the experts so I'm sure I'll be fine - the important thing is that it's for our chosen charity at Suir Haven and it's certainly a very worthwhile cause," says Sinead. Oldham tissue firm fined over severed fingers An Oldham-based tissue manufacturer has been fined for safety failings after an employee lost the tops of two fingers in machinery. Rose Tissues, which processes and prints kitchen roll and toilet tissue at its plant on Sefton Street in Hollinwood, was prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive following the incident in May 2012. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
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