Maintenance and Operations: Housekeeping, Cleaning, Custodial and Janitorial Operations

To make sure your custodians know how to clean safely and effectively, see what these property service workers are doing for training

Did you know disinfection can harm you? See this best practices guide for schools from Green Seal, HSC

Clarifications on CDC’s updated Covid-19 cleaning and disinfecting guidance, from ISSA/GBAC, Ashkin

This handheld UV device targets spots like medical exam rooms, school desks or office cubicles for quick disinfection

This cordless electrostatic sprayer can help you disinfect even complex surfaces faster

Stay diligent — the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus can last 10 days longer than the flu on some surfaces

Are ultraviolet (UV) devices effective against coronavirus? Are they safe to use? Get insights from NEMA, ALA, UL

Keep up with C. diff during the pandemic — this sporicide kills C. diff and 42 other pathogens via an electrostatic sprayer

To find the best cleaning products and services for your 2020 needs, check out ISSA’s Innovation Award winners

This UV-C disinfection device is now proven effective in seconds against SARS-CoV-2

 

Seven tips from best managed cleaning operations

Best ways to save your cleaning staff time

They come in peace: How robots and other technologies are changing the role of the property manager

See what robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles and blockchain mean to the FM and property manager

Science concepts for effective cleaning

How well do you understand the science behind the cleaning your organization performs?

Workplace harassment – How to deal with the changing legal environment and the plight of those impacted

LEAN clean, productive machine—How productivity hacks are changing cleaning routines

White Paper

A facilities manager's guide to reopening and occupying buildings safely

What needs to be done now, short-term, and long-term

5 things to know about carpet care and the COVID-19 pandemic

Are you using the best methods and tools to keep your carpet clean?

Disinfection 101—Are you covering the basics?

Proper disinfection matches the correct protocol with the right disinfectant chemicals

How you can have COVID-19 cleaning and disinfecting, plus get a LEED credit

Surface contamination—How long do viruses and bacteria remain infectious?

The myth of the working manager

How to correctly manage the challenge of being short-staffed