Clean BC - March 2008
(click here for full magazine in Adobe pdf format).
 
ON THE COVER:   Hand Hygiene: A Frequently Missed Lifesaving Opportunity During Patient Care
Excerpts of an article by Dr. Andrej Trampuz and Dr. Andreas F. Widmer
Nosocomial infections affect nearly 10 per cent of hospitalized patients and represent a major problem in health care facilities, resulting in prolonged hospital stays, substantial morbidity and mortality and excessive costs. In the United States, health care associated infections contribute to the deaths of nearly 90,000 hospital patients each year and increase annual medical expenses by approximately $4.5 billion.   Read more...

Pierre Dumas
This past January Atlas Graham and the sanitation industry said good-bye to a great friend and colleague – Mr. Pierre Dumas.

Dumas’ sudden passing in January has left a void in the lives of all who were fortunate enough to have worked with him and called him a friend. With his mischievous sense of humour and affable good nature, Dumas seemingly effortlessly bridged the language barrier between English and French. The result was a greater understanding and respect for cultural diversity and the many great partners in “la belle province.”    Read more...

Preparing for the Future
As a business owner or manager, are you ready for the changes that are taking place with your clients or customers to meet their needs? Many large companies are consolidating, going public and acquiring mid-size firms, and many small firms are seeing opportunities in the gaps that are being created.   Read more...

Green Cleaning for a Clean Bill of Health
By Paul Goldin, Director of Marketing and Technical Services, Avmor Ltd.
According to Health Canada, Canadians spend close to 90 per cent of their time inside either at home, at work, or in recreational environments. Most people, however, are unaware of the effects that poor indoor air quality can have on their health. The air inside a building carries much higher concentrations of pollutants than the air outside and, also we are exposed to building pollutants for longer periods.   Read more...

REV Sales & Marketing Inc.
Providing Sales Excellence
REV Sales & Marketing Inc. can best be described by three words – “Entrepreneurial, Dedication and Growth.”

Started in December 2004 by Rod Peacock, REV Sales & Marketing has quickly become a leading sales agent in Western Canada – covering territories from Thunder Bay, Ont. through to Victoria, BC.   Read more...

Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Just like yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Well-meaning environmental groups are condemning the plastic bag just as they did 20 years ago but a new development in plastic bag technology looks like a real solution to the old arguments.   Read more...

Coming Clean About Greenwashing
By Mike Sawchuk
In November 2007, Canada’s own EcoLogo/TerraChoice Environmental Marketing organization shook the consumer world when it issued its report, The Six Sins of Greenwashing™, A Study of Environmental Claims in North American Consumer Markets.  The study was based on a six product category survey at major big-box stores.

In their investigation, 1018 consumer products were identified making a total of 1753 environmental claims. But of the 1018 products examined, all but one made false or misleading claims “that risk misleading interest [consumer] audiences,” said the report.   Read more...

Can Clean 2008
Environmentally Preferred Productivity
“Green” is everywhere – green cars, green shopping bags, green light bulbs, green paint, green flooring, green fertilizers and even green televisions. The list is endless, but only at Can Clean 2008 will you find hundreds of green cleaning products that are important to you – at work and in your home.   Read more...