walked over and stepped on every day, but their importance should never be taken for granted. Do you have an effective matting system in your facilities? Filling the gaps in the cleaning and disinfect-ing process with training and the proper tools can help reduce bio burdens and keep germs at bay. To Encapsulate Or Not Encapsulation — often referred to as interim cleaning — is employed by many to keep their carpets looking cleaner and smelling fresher in between daily vacuuming and periodic deep cleaning. But, some operations are unaware of the practice while others find it prohibitive. Where do you stand? The vinyl composition tile (VCT) at a middle school was stripped and refinished this sum-mer, and it came out very clean, but then the boss laid two coats of sealer, two coats of one type of finish and two more coats of another brand supposedly with a higher sol-ids content. Now, the floor is scuffed. Do Dust Mops Pose A Slip-and-Fall Hazard? I have noticed custodians leaving their dust mops on the floor while attending to another job. Would that leave an oily stain on the floor, causing future slips and falls? ■ Tip Of The Month Don’t Let Germs Take Over Your Environment It’s important that the disinfectant you choose kills the bacteria and viruses of greatest con-cern to public health, including norovirus, rhi-novirus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), rotavirus and influenza. How Does One Deal With Bedbugs? How do you remediate an infestation of bedbugs? What procedures or methods would you recommend that would be cost effective? ■ Webinars A Guide To Clean And Odor-free Restrooms Malodors are the nature of restrooms, and consistent, thorough cleaning that com-pletely removes microorganisms is the only resolution. Innovative Comfort And Cordless Convenience To unleash your workers’ full potential, give them a vacuum that fits comfortably, causes less strain and leaves them with energy to spare at the end of their shifts. ■ Blogs A Funny Thing Happened In The Office I came to a comical realization when a sur-prise delivery of cleaning supplies came to our office: I have become so immersed in the cleaning industry that my borderline obses-sion with office supplies has morphed to now encompass cleaning supplies as well. ■ Ask The Experts How Should I Clean Heavily Soiled Carpets? I do cleaning for a headstart school, and now that school is out for the summer, all the furni-ture is moved, the vinyl composition tile (VCT) could use some scrubbing and the carpet is very badly stained with food and drinks. ■ Podcast The Fight Against Healthcare Pathogens Make sure you check back next month for another debrief about all of the excit-ing online exclusive content offered at www.CMMOnline.com. Visit the CMM Community often so you never miss any of our online exclu-sive content, including articles, columns, blogs, videos, podcasts, webinars, tips, tricks and scores more that you simply have to experience for yourself. If you have a piece of editorial or mul-timedia content to share with the CMM Community, please do not hesitate to drop Managing Editor Aaron Baunee a note at [email protected]. CM How Can I Repair Scuffed VCT? www.cmmonline.com 9
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