GS-42 program and promote green cleaning programs of building service contractors (BSCs) and in-house service providers (ISPs) that meet the GS-42 environmental leadership criteria. Green Seal GS-42 Certification helps ensure that a service meets rigorous, sci-ence-based standards. The certification also provides owners and managers of green cleaning operations the assurance to back up and market relat-ed environmental claims as well as gives purchasers sound reasons for confidence that certified services are better for human health and the environment. The Training Accreditation Program helps solidify that advantage by establish-ing a system that allows stringent oversight of training materials and trainers, resulting in a recognized, consistent approach to training in the GS-42 Standard leading to GS-42 Certification. accuracy and any technical issues. The prospective trainer(s) are also interviewed and their teaching methods observed to ensure they have a full under-standing of the material and deliver it proficiently. The program’s mission is to qualify as many trainers as possible to green the cleaning industry in a consistent and sus-tainable manner. A database system will be established to track accreditation and ensure timely renewals. Trainer and training tracking will main-tain the high levels of competence and per-formance associated with those assisting companies to achieve certification. “This tracking system is crucial to ensur-ing the ongoing integrity of the trainers CM and training,” concludes Keane. The rationale Green Seal realized early on that as more and more organizations embrace GS-42 — and seek to implement the standard and become certified — the network of materi-als, trainers and trainees would grow more and more complex. To ensure that the training of companies seeking GS-42 Certification is being per-formed at a consistently high level, a process was needed by which the materials and the trainers could be reviewed, tracked and verified. According to Liam Keane, the principal of the non-profit association (separate from Green Seal) that is being formed to spearhead the GS-42 Accreditation Program and serve as registrar and administrator under Green Seal’s purview, “In order to maintain a ‘chain of custody’ with regard to the training process, we need to be able to verify a trainer’s credentials to establish that they are meeting high standards on an ongo-ing basis.” While the final accreditation criteria are still under development, the concept is rel-atively simple: A client who wishes to become accredited as a trainer approaches the non-profit accreditation firm. The client’s training materials are reviewed for appropriateness as well as Reliability Performance Quality & Service Are these words meaningful to you when choosing your professional carpet cleaning equipment? Contact us today! 800.257.7982 Advantage Series Features: 4 models available: 100 psi, 200 psi, 400 psi and 1200 psi (for hard surface cleaning) Adjustable pressure for cleaning versatility (200, 400, & 1200 models) 13 gallon capacity with optional auto-fill and auto dump for increased productivity (standard on the 1200) In-line heater with lifetime warranty for on demand heat up to 212°F Compact design for easy transport and operation Durable rotationally molded body & tanks with lifetime warranty! Competitively priced usproducts.com/advantage Innovative Cleaning Solutions Circle Product Information no. 214 on page 34 www.cmmonline.com 15
CMM – Archives Feb 2009: 15
