cleanthoughts Publisher Matt Gallinger mgallinger @ ntpmedia.com ext. 3159 A Focus On Associate Publisher Micah Ogburn mogburn @ ntpmedia.com Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo rdipaolo @ ntpmedia.com Managing Editor Aaron Baunee abaunee @ ntpmedia.com Assistant Editor D. Cecelia Martinez [email protected] Account Executive Susan Pierce spierce @ ntpmedia.com Art Director Marty Harris marty @ grandviewmedia.com Director of Business Operations Michael Perkins mperkins @ ntpmedia.com Ad Materials Manager Rebecca Wilson [email protected] CMI ® Administrative Manager Sharon Hillis shillis @ ntpmedia.com ext. 3179 Outbreak Control A As with all of our CM/Spotlight issues, we dissect a viral issue that plagues our industry. Something on top of many minds is con-trolling the spread of harmful germs and bacteria. Aside from cleaning surfaces of unsight-ly and unwanted soils and greases, reduc-ing the amount of harmful germs and bac-teria — and in some cases eliminating them, even if only temporary — is the pur-pose of cleaning. Being that this issue is our CM/Spotlight: Outbreak Control, I wanted to touch on a topic recently covered in our CM e-News Daily ™: The H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) virus. Here is what some of the 650 survey respondents had to say regarding how the threat of a looming pandemic has affected the ways they clean and maintain their facilities: We put hand sanitizers throughout the plant. We are concentrating on more cleaning of touch-type surfaces. Weʼve put posters up to promote washing of hands, covering coughs, etc. Through U.S. Government informa-tion, we have gone to a more thor-ough and more widespread deconta-mination style of cleaning. This is sold to customers on a case-by-case basis. We try to instill in our contacts the importance of a co-mingled effort with prevention along with common-sense practices to establish our com-pany as the knowledgeable provider of hand and door sanitizers We increased frequency of ceiling-to-floor cleanings from annually to quar-terly. Also, we installed alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers at all rest-rooms, mailrooms and conference rooms. We made alcohol-based hand sanitizer pump bottles available in all office suites. CM (516) 404-4532 ext. 3157 ext. 3154 (256) 715-0342 ext. 3133 ext. 3138 ext. 3165 Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices NTP Media, division of 19 British American Blvd West • Latham, NY 12110 (518) 783-1281 FAX: (518) 783-1386 F o r su b s c r i p t i o n in f o r m a t i o n l o c a l ca l l s ( 8 4 7 ) 76 3 -1 8 6 7 o r To l l F r e e ( 8 6 6 ) 72 1 -4 8 0 7 o r em a i l cl e a n i n g m a i n t e n a n c e @ h a l l d a t a . c o m C h a n g e of Ad d r e s s : h t t p s : / / g v m -s u b . h a l l d a t a . c o m / k a l a n d Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to: Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Educating The Industry The “H1N1 Special Report: Anticipating A Pandemic” was a two-day electronic newsletter dedicated to raising awareness of and eliciting a response to H1N1. Through timely news articles and in-depth editorial, we analyzed the latest reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), cov-ered articles offering prevention tips and shared responses from individuals who answered our H1N1 survey. When asked, “Has H1N1 news made you change your cleaning focus?” 63 per-cent answered “yes.” A majority of respondents noted that they have increased the amount of time spent on prevention in an effort to avoid an outbreak altogether. Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette [email protected] Vice President of Operations Brent Kizzire [email protected] Chief Marketing Officer, Publishing Services Group Hank Brown [email protected] Vice President of Business Publishing Tracy Aston-Martin [email protected] Vice President of Finance Brad Youngblood [email protected] Director of Circulation & Fulfillment Delicia Poole [email protected] Honorary Advisory Board: Mike Adams, Greenfield, IN; Stephen Ashkin, Bloomington, IN; Jim Brewer, Arlington, TX; Laura Dellutri, Lenexa, KS; Ron Goerne, Bloomington, IL; Russell Kendzior, Southlake, TX; Don McNulty, Blue Springs, MO; Bob Merkt, West Bend, WI. Aaron Baunee, managing editor Send comments or thoughts on this topic or any other article that appears in CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine, to [email protected]. CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ Service at www.cmmonline.com 4 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • February 2010
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