Clean Atlantic - Fall  2009
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ON THE COVER:  Public Health Guidance for Child Care Programs and Schools
Prevention and Management of Influenza-like illness (ILI) including the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Virus
The pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus has rapidly spread across the world. While influenza activity would normally be expected to wane during the summer months, the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus has not and surveillance data suggests that community spread has continued....Read more

Cross Contamination in Commercial Facilities
By PAUL GOLDIN, Chief Sustainability Officer, Director of Marketing and Technical Services, Avmor Ltd.
Cross contamination has always been a key concern for medical facilities and for the food service industry. As a result of the threat of pandemics such as H1N1 or swine flu as well as the increase in incidences of respiratory illnesses and allergies, custodians must now also take cross contamination very seriously.   Read more...

Atlantic Chapter Report
CSSA Excited About New Sustainability Program.   Read more...

Facing A Positive Future
Much has been written and spoken about the recession. Times are tough, but as the old saying goes – ‘When times get tough, the tough get going’. It is important not to let these times become a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom and hard times.   Read more...

Team Cleaning
Meeting Today’s Market Challenge
By JIM HARRIS SR.
Team Cleaning® is a systematic program that focuses cleaning duties by tasks rather than zones. In Team Cleaning, a worker becomes a specialist and is empowered to perform routine cleaning focused around one consistent set of tasks. The cleaning specialist is able to easily manage time, efficiency and productivity when supported by a Team Cleaning system – and the foundation of Team Cleaning allows for easy modifications relating to cost and/or quality.   Read more...

Think Outside The Toolbox
Enlist your staff to help prevent pests in your facility
As a facility maintenance professional you have many tools in your back pocket. And in a job that changes on a day-to-day and sometimes hour-to-hour basis, it’s important to have the skills to handle several different situations. Sometimes, however, your most effective resource is your staff.   Read more...

Don’t Run Out of Steam
By MANFRED DIETRICH, General Manager, Intersteam Technologies
In Part One we looked at some basic selection criteria for choosing a new steam cleaner. Now we will consider some additional features to refine the decision.   Read more...