years old, respectively, and are still used almost daily. Sealed Air And WHO Form Partnership Sealed Air Corporation will participate in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) plat-form. As part of this major initiative, Sealed Air will bring the expertise of its Diversey Inc. brand portfolio together with leading health-care professionals to promote best practices in hand hygiene for healthier patient care environments. As a participant of POPS, Sealed Air will, among other things, collaborate in the align-ment of promotional messages for hand hygiene products with WHO recommenda-tions. surface hygiene. Selected by four independent experts in the fields of workplace health, office hygiene and germ transmission, Rotech’s efforts focus on educating employees about the importance of washing, wiping and sanitiz-ing through posters and a quarterly “Don’t Bug Me” newsletter. Daniel DeCriscio of Kimberly-Clark Professional with Laura Mills and Linda Gaither of Rotech Healthcare UL Environment Revises Standard UL Environment recently launched its revised third-party environmental standard for odor control products: UL 2796. This multi-attribute standard will serve as the basis of a UL certification that recog-nizes environmentally preferable ambient and biologically-based odor control products with strict volatile organic compound (VOC) and fragrance limits. CM Winner Of Healthy Workplace Project Award Named Rotech Healthcare Inc. was chosen as the grand prize winner of The Healthy Workplace Project Award initiated by Kimberly-Clark Professional for its thor-ough and effective approach to hand and Rich Content Update Cleaning & Maintenance Management strives to provide you with the most relevant information in intriguing, interactive formats. Here is a teaser of what’s new in the CMM Community. ■ Safety And Disinfection In Foodservice Operations In this two-part interview, Food Safety Technology Fellow Dale Grinstead of Sealed Air Corporation’s Technology and Innovation group draws from his 17-plus years’ experience as a microbiologist to explain how the human element plays a signifi-cant role in infection control. Podcasts: ■ The Impact Of Cleaning Paul Condie, an industry veteran for more than 30 years and the director of operations for KBM Facility Solutions, speaks about how training staffs and educating building owners can help improve asset lifespans and keep occupants happy and healthy. CM Have something of merit to share in a blog post or podcast? Contact Managing Editor Aaron Baunee at [email protected]. www.cmmonline.com 9
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