Despite its downgrade from pandemic status by the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), many displaced workers have expressed concerns regarding their pending return to the workplace.

Post-COVID-19 Workplace Cleanliness and Safety Concerns
As the COVID-19 outbreak abates, worldwide, many workers displaced by quarantine orders are facing a return to the workplace, which, according to a recent survey conducted by LinkedIn, has resulted in serious concerns regarding their health and safety.

Restoring water damaged carpets is an extremely laborious--potentially dangerous--task requiring advanced training, equipment, protection, and experience.

Assessing and Restoring Water Damaged Carpets
The Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, and with that comes heavy rainfall and flooding, which can wreak havoc on schools and businesses already overburdened with lockdowns and increased cleaning requirements.

Before recent events, public restroom cleanliness was critical to the success of businesses of every kind and now, with reports surfacing regarding the ongoing spread of pathogens in public bathrooms, maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene in these facilities is more important than ever.

Recent events have highlighted the importance of facility cleanliness and hygiene at a time when spending has taken a downturn, underscoring the importance of high-quality, efficient cleaning processes.

Meeting Customer Cleaning Demands in the New Economy
Consumer demand for increased and improved cleaning services has never been higher.

Indoor air quality plays a vital part in the health and wellness of facility occupants and is a critical component that must be monitored and controlled as schools and businesses begin to reopen long-shuttered classrooms, stores, restaurants, and offices.

Enhanced cleaning practices combined with increased occupant engagement and communication are rapidly emerging as top-level requirements for consumers across multiple industries.

Consumer Fears are Changing the Cleaning Industry
Consumer fears regarding the spread of certain pathogens have led to an increase in unsafe cleaning and disinfection practices due, in large part, to two distinct criteria:

Increased awareness of the necessity of improved cleaning and hygiene practices, and;
A lack of information pertaining to the health and safety precautions necessary when cleaning and disinfecting.

Numerous studies have established a strong correlation between facility odors and low-quality occupant wellness, happiness, and productivity--ultimately leading to reductions in student attendance, as well as customer satisfaction and purchases.

Dealing With Facility Odors
Facility bio odors originate from multiple locations and are routinely cited by custodial workers as the most challenging task on their list.

In an effort to prevent students from falling behind, many schools will be reopening during the summer months to more than the typical number of summer school students, and district superintendents must be prepared to support ongoing enhanced cleaning protocols to ensure their health and safety.

Going forward, paths to ensuring occupant wellness will take precedence over many other priorities typical to business endeavors to promote ongoing and increasing public health and safety.

Ensuring Facility Occupant Wellness
Cleaning trends had long been moving toward a focus on cleaning for occupant health and wellness over appearance.

As restaurants and hospitality-based foodservice operations return to business across the country, new approaches to cleanliness and hygiene will be required to ensure the ongoing health and safety of their workers and diners.

Reopening Restaurants With Enhanced Cleaning Protocols
Restaurants across the country took a significant hit this year, and business-as-usual is likely a thing of the past.