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The Importance Of Measuring Slip Resistance To Maintain Floor Safety

Slip and fall accidents are a leading cause of injuries in the workplace and most commonly occur on wet or lubricated (oil, dust, grease, etc.) surfaces.

Keep Floors Safe by Measuring Slip Resistance
While most flooring products maintain some degree of slip resistance, the degree of resistance varies widely by product type and quality and is heavily influenced by several external factors.

Floors are Germ Hotspots

Floors in public facilities represent major avenues of pathogen transmission, and high-traffic areas should be treated as germ hotspots.

Facility Floors are Major Routes of Transmission
Facility floors are commonly neglected major avenues of pathogen and pathogenic bacteria transmission.

Seasonal Virus Prevention

Increasing cleaning and disinfection frequencies this cold and flu season will help protect occupant safety and operational health.

The 2022 Flu (So Far) in Review
The 2022-23 cold and flu season stands in stark contrast to previous years.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the 48th week of 2021, all territories, except for New Mexico, reported mild influenza-like illness (ILI) activity.

Countering Custodial Churn

Employee retention and turnover have been an enormous challenge recently, particularly within the custodial profession, which has suffered from historically high employee churn due to low wages, poor advancement opportunities, and dangerous workplace conditions.

Clean Offices Are More Profitable

Enhanced office cleaning services focused on occupant health and safety can increase business profitability.

A Clean Office Generates More Revenue
A clean office is devoid of visible soil and clutter, free of germs and bacteria on surfaces, and dangerous particles in the air.

Workers Concerned About Catching Colds

As flu cases continue to climb across the country, office workers are increasingly concerned about getting sick this cold and flu season.

Office Workers Concerned About Getting Sick Amid Rising Respiratory Infection Reports
A recent study conducted in Toronto, Canada sought to explore several aspects of this cold and flu season, including facility occupant illness concerns and the effectiveness of in-place technologies in maintaining high levels of indoor air quality.

Environmental Waste Management Services

High-outcome facility waste management services are critical for ongoing corporate financial success, ESG scoring, complying with public sentiment, adhering to government regulations, achieving carbon neutrality, and fighting climate change.

Waste Management Matters
Waste creation, diversion, and management directly impact carbon footprints at an organizational level and are considered a key metric in the ESG self-reported scoring system.

Cleaning Aids in Disease Control

New data demonstrates the effectiveness of enhanced cleaning combined with proven intervention strategies against the spread of disease.

Enhanced Environmental Cleaning Protocols Proven Effective in Viral Outbreaks
Recently, investigators examined an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a South Korean COVID-19 isolation ward.