Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 16th April 2020 Issue no. 914
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   International News
Products Introducing the new look Provap Evo Vac
The original healthcare cleaning machine is still just as effective for sanitation and decontamination but has been redesigned to be more user-friendly. EFCI outlines cleaning industry's urgent needs in Coronavirus crisis
Highly adaptable system improves productivity
IICRC phases out OSHA 10-hour General Industry Training HST Equivalent for Master Designations
This change takes effect 1st November, 2020. Why Governments advocate soap and water as a primary defence in fight against Covid-19
General cleaning products: While Governments advocate soap and water as a primary defence in the fight against Covid-19 it's 'business as usual' for InnuScience's biotechnological products. Are staff being asked to work on non-essential cleans? Cleaning staff contracted by WeWork through Jones Lang Lasalle in New York, have been instructed to continue to go into work during the Coronavirus pandemic and must use their paid time off or limited sick leave if they become ill, according a story in the Guardian newspaper. The publication claims to have had sight of ‘an internal document’ provided to cleaning staff on how to respond to inspectors who visit WeWork office buildings to ensure that essential work is being carried out. Plea from handwash manufacturer to use refills
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With so much bad news around at the moment it's easy to forget that the Coronavirus is forcing us to make many positive changes in our lives, isn't it? I write this from my garden, directly under the area that both Gatwick and Heathrow aircraft circle high above whilst queuing to land and am happy to say that a plane overhead is now as likely to make us stop and stare as the newly arrived Spotted Woodpecker and - incredibly - the Red Kites which by rights shouldn't be anywhere near us. I'm sharing my home with a daughter and her friend - both of whom are working in highly sensitive fields that require complete privacy and which normally take them around the country. They're managing perfectly well here and the group meetings and even group training sessions my daughter leads are running like a dream. I wonder how many others who are normally on the road or railways daily (or flying too often for business) are happily home-based in a less polluted environment with more hours in the day (as they're not having to travel) and are a lot less stressed to boot? I hope lessons are being learnt about our need to travel less for work and that there will be a rethink over Heathrow's planned extra runway as well as much of the high-speed rail link that's decimating so much of our countryside and forcing people from their homes. Yes we badly need to connect up some places to the network but let's be sensible about it! Another positive is our focus on hygiene. I've always felt disturbed by the surveys which reveal that so many people don't bother washing their hands after visiting the WC. I've been in this industry proper for almost 30 years now and things haven't improved. I'd wondered whether respondents were winding up the surveyors but having carried out a secret survey myself whilst filming for the BBC some years back, I realised that this wasn't the case. Results from a survey carried out in the US last week show, encouragingly, that not only are more people now washing their hands a lot more frequently than they used to, the majority are planning to continue the habit once this pandemic has passed. While of course this will stand us in good stead for the next one, it will also prevent a lot of the infections that many of us might have picked up in the meantime, because of poor hygiene.
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        This Week's News
Could UK's rotting waste replace pandemic with the plague?
Mountains of waste are being flytipped in epic proportions across Britain, as warnings are raised that the Government risks replacing the coronavirus pandemic with a plague if councils keep recycling and waste tips shut during the lockdown. Security company, the VPS Group, has called on the government to list waste disposal staff as critical workers, require councils to reopen their tips, and allow households to include waste disposal as an essential trip. Call for Government to draft in window-cleaners to fight Coronavirus
The virus can live on surfaces such as door handles and street furniture for some time, meaning people can be at risk of catching it every time they touch something outside their home. A permanent change for the better in handwashing practice?
The survey found the majority of Americans are following the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) hand washing guidelines. Sitemark launches Covid-19 Workplace Hygiene Programme
The programme has been developed to enable businesses to maintain clean and hygienic buildings so that building users remain safe and healthy. Fourth emergency service rises to Coronavirus challenge
The six-fold month-on-month increase for March was reported by the Uxbridge-based firm which is now braced for requests to more than double again throughout April as Covid-19 maintains a stranglehold on the UK economy. Business as usual, interesting Coronavirus info and some great products ready for delivery!
"Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses, meaning that they are RNA viruses which are surrounded by an outer coating comprised of a lipid bilayer (water-insoluble fatty coating)," explains Shaun. Paying attention to drains during the Covid-19 Pandemic
What happened was the water in the P-shaped traps below drains dried up. When that happened, sewer gasses containing the germs that cause SARS were released into the building and were inhaled. Optimal offers free empty premises utility monitoring to reduce costs during Coronavirus crisis
During these unprecedented times, Optimal is providing an empty building monitoring service, free of charge, using its game-changing EMMA AI solution. This offer is being provided as a gesture of goodwill to help businesses control and reduce financial commitments so funds are not wasted on unnecessary utility consumption. Kimberly-Clark Professional launches WypAll Reach Centrefeed System
The system has been designed to be portable and convenient, and to reduce consumption and waste by over 20% compared to traditional blue rolls improving both operational and cost efficiencies for facilities managers. Tennant UK launches 'Instant Assist' live-video service support
Free Field Service Software now available to small businesses
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Cleaning chemical manufacturer Greyland has seen an overall increase in demand of 300% from its distributor network, whilst demand for liquid soap and specialist sanitisers for the NHS and care home market especially, has grown tenfold. Vectair supplies NHS Nightingale Hospital at Excel
Vectair Systems is helping to distribute and deliver urgent supplies to the frontline during the coronavirus crisis, with almost a thousand of its Sanitex MVP Soap refills arriving at the NHS Nightingale Hospital last week. From Henry and Hetty to healthcare essentials: Numatic delivers in Coronavirus response
Coronavirus cleaning taskforce launched by phs Group
Live Online courses launched to support learning during Coronavirus pandemic
CHSA donates £5,000 to Grief Encounter despite cancellation of Gala Ball due to Coronoavirus
Jangro celebrates Ruby Anniversary
Hygiene specialist puts plans in place to ensure vital supplies for the frontline
'Extraordinary' role of cleaners praised in Parliament
Essential services and key workers: Statement from the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association “Following discussion, the Government has confirmed that those involved in the production and distribution of cleaning and hygiene products are classified as key workers.
It is our understanding that Government is avoiding precise definitions to avoid a key sector being missed. New Emergency Preparedness Pack will help businesses respond to Covid-19 risks
UK cleaning industry is 5% of workforce as sector's income rises at double the rate of UK economy
Water Jetting Association suspends training to counter Covid-19 health threat
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