cleanthoughts Publisher Micah Ogburn [email protected] (518) 640-9177 No Winter Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo [email protected] (516) 404-4532 Surprises I If there is just one thing I learned last winter as Editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Man-agement , it’s this: Snow and ice removal products and processes are a huge concern for facility managers and building service contractors (BSCs). For four months in a row, snow and ice re-moval were the most searched phrases on our website, CMMOnline.com. Perhaps the severity of last year’s winter — and the large amounts of snow and ice it brought to much of the country — created this particular interest. Or, perhaps this is a yearly concern. Either way there is little doubt that the se-verity of last year’s winter weather took a lot of commercial facilities by surprise. Speaking from personal experience, many municipalities and buildings here in the Deep South were not prepared for a bout of extended winter weather. Equipment used for facility functions, as well as public safety equipment, was not available to help stranded motorists, work-ers and schoolchildren during a surprise snow and ice storm in January. “Slumber parties” became the norm in office buildings, retail locations and gas stations when the ice and snow seemed to suddenly cover roads. Provided here are operational tips, equip-ment ideas and facts about melters to in-form our readers on the best options in case of another long, bitter winter. Editor Phillip Lawless [email protected] (205) 408-3744 Assistant Editor Amanda Martini-Hughes [email protected] (518) 640-9168 Account Executives Susan Pierce [email protected] Matt Moberg [email protected] Art Director Marty Harris [email protected] Graphic Designer Colby Hooper [email protected] Business Office Manager Rebecca Wilson [email protected] (256) 715-0342 (518) 640-9172 Numerous Subjects In addition to the winter weather feature, we’re covering a number of other issues, including carpet care, Green Seal certifica-tion, software, social media and large event cleanup. In an extended A Clean Sweep profile, we also learn from the environmental services and facility managers at a children’s science museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Tasked with keeping the hands-on Mc-Wane Science Center clean during busy field-trip season and winter holidays, these managers and their environmental services team address a number of important clean-ing issues every day. From infection control options and IMAX theater cleaning to busy restroom upkeep, we discuss their cleaning prac-tices, as well as the challenges that open aquariums can create for a janitorial de-partment. Once again, thank you for reading, and here’s to a successful fall and winter for fa-cility managers and BSCs in all commercial buildings. (518) 640-9164 Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices NTP Media, division of 19 British American Blvd West • Latham, NY 12110-6405 (518) 783-1281 FAX: (518) 783-1386 Subscription Questions or Inquiries Toll Free (866) 721-4807 Outside U.S. (847) 763-1867 or e-mail [email protected] Subscribe / Renew / Change of Address: http://www.CMMOnline.com/Subscribe Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette [email protected] Vice President of Operations [email protected] Brent Kizzire Vice President of Business Publishing [email protected] Tracy Aston-Martin Vice President of Finance [email protected] Brad Youngblood Director of New Business Development [email protected] Matt Gallinger Group Director of Circulation & Fulfillment [email protected] Delicia Poole Circulation Manager Anna Hicks Circulation Analyst Stacy Barnes Be Prepared Remembering the problems and issues from last winter’s strong and surprising storms will have facility mangers and con-tractors concerned as fall turns into winter. To aid our readers in their winter prepa-ration, this month’s issue includes a feature article covering ice and snow removal. The article, entitled Keeping Walkways Free Of Snow And Ice, can be found on page 30. [email protected] [email protected] Editorial Advisory Board: Phillip Lawless, editor Phillip Lawless is editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine; he can be reached at [email protected]. A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lawless has over 13 years of professional writing and editing experience. August 2014 Benjamin Tanner, Antimicrobial Test Laboratories; Bill McGarvey, Phillip Rosenau Company; David Holly, The Ashkin Group; Kathleen Stanton, American Cleaning Institute (ACI); Jeff Cross, Cleanfax magazine; Russell Kendzior, National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI). CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ Service at www.CMMOnline.com 4 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ®
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