October 2010 Volume 47 Number 10 CM/Spotlight: Restroom Care Cover story 20 Get Colorful With Infection Control Color-coded cloths, mops and wipes can help prevent infection. 20 CM/Spotlight: Restroom Care 24 Beyond Wet Floor Cones Identifying uncommon slip, trip and fall risks. columns 50 Strategies & Situations By: Dane Gregory 26 Improving Worker Productivity In Restrooms The concept of process cleaning is a JanSan revolution. 51 Raising Standards By: Dave Frank 30 Cleaning In Between The Lines The importance of detail cleaning in restrooms cannot be overstated. 52 Fact-based Management By: Vince Elliott 34 Remove Germs, Don’t Spread Them With squeegee floor tools, cleaning hard surface floors is quick, easy and hygienic. 30 departments Cleanthoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letters and Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Around the Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Consultant’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Worth Seeing At ISSA/INTERCLEAN Product Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Product Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Restroom Care Case Studies . . . . . . . . . 36 Products and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Facility Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Contractor Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Maintenance Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Tackling Trouble Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 A Clean Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Image courtesy of The Spic And Span Company this month online — www. cmmonline. com Can’t find a back issue of CM? Turn to CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ where you’ll find archived issues from the past 15 years along with a wealth of how-to information for cleaning professionals. The full text of CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine featuring stories, breaking news, archives, the latest product news and much more is available on the Internet at: coming next issue … A Perspective On The Industry Indoor Air Quality ISSA/INTERCLEAN Exhibitor Profiles w w w . c m m o n l i n e . c o m CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine (ISSN 1051-5720) is published monthly by the CM B2B Trade Group ™ , a division of NTP Media,19 British American Boulevard West, Latham, NY 12110. Periodicals postage paid at Latham, NY, and at additional mailing offices. Subscription rates: one year, $74; two years, $111. Foreign subscription rates: one year, $150; two years, $248; single issue, $15; issue containing surveys, $25; Buyers Guide, $37. © Registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. Copyright 2010 Grand View Media Group ™ . All rights reserved under International Copyright Convention. Reproduction of this magazine, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the publisher is pro-hibited. The publisher reserves the right to reject any and all materials not in keeping with the publication’s standards, whether such standards are written or not. The publisher makes no judgments as to claims of products or services advertised. Postmaster: send address changes to CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® , PO Box 2174, Skokie, IL 60076. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Canada Returns to be sent to Bleuchip International, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 2 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • October 2010