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Disinfectants & Sanitizers to Lead Industrial & Institutional Cleaning...
CLEVELAND, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global demand for I&I cleaning chemicals used in disinfectants and sanitizers is forecast to rise 6% per year to $6.6 billion in 2021. In nearly every...
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Dyson set to enter the Indian retail market in January 2018 with hair dryer,...
Dyson, the British technology company famous for its products in the categories of vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, hand dryers, air purifiers and more, is all set to enter the Indian market in January...
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The 4 germiest places you aren't cleaning
By now you’ve heard that your trusty kitchen sponge is actually the germiest item in your kitchen. But that sponge isn’t the only hidden cesspool for bacteria. These are the four grossest spots in your...
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Sexual harassment doesn't just happen to actors or journalists. Talk to a...
Why? For starters, most working-class women don’t hire publicists or lawyers, and they aren’t able to cultivate friends in high places. (They are very rarely applauded for that word of the year,...
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Industrial and Institutional Cleaning Chemicals Market 6.9%to Register a CAGR...
Future Market Insights delivers key insights on the global industrial and institutional cleaning chemicals market in its latest report titled 'Industrial and Institutional Cleaning Chemicals Market:...
View ArticleHorrifying moment a window cleaner is left hanging in mid-air 25ft from the...
This is the horrifying moment a window cleaner was left hanging in mid-air after falling from a crane.Luckily the man, who has not been identified, was wearing a safety harness which stopped him...
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Anaheim janitorial company paid workers below minimum wage, lawsuit alleges
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra sued an Orange County janitorial company, alleging the firm engaged in a conspiracy to defraud its workers who clean the stores of major retailers throughout the...
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This former Texas cop turned $5,000 into a multimillion-dollar business...
Texas-based CG Environmental is making millions from a dangerous and dirty job — cleaning up everything from crime scenes to chemical spills and dealing with all manner of scary substances, like...
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PRIDE Industries is Awarded Janitorial Services Contract With Seattle-Tacoma...
-PRIDE Industries (PRIDE), is a nonprofit social enterprise providing facilities and manufacturing services to businesses and government agencies nationwide while creating meaningful jobs for people...
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Robotics, powered wearables set to improve cleaners’ jobs
SINGAPORE — To minimise the stench in toilets, floor tiles with coatings that can neutralise odours are being tested in the toilets at City Square Mall. Over at Changi General Hospital, senior workers...
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Janitorial Service guilty of overcharging $500K for Alamodome cleanup
The operator of a janitorial service that cleaned the Alamodome has been convicted in an invoice scam that led to more than $500,000 in overcharges.Federal investigators say 54-year-old Geoffrey...
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The Best Robot Vacuums
How we pickedSince 2013, we’ve tracked 121 models (though many are now discontinued). Then, we prioritized some baseline specs:A brush roll. Robot vacuums don’t have much suction, so they need a brush...
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Happy Holidays From IJCSA!
Happy Holidays to Our Members and Friends! All of us at IJCSA wish our members and friends a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018! IJCSA Offices Will Be Closed For The...
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Custodian stocks 'care closet' for homeless students
For the past three years, Collins, a custodian, has been collecting and distributing clothes, school supplies, even food for the school's homeless students. "These are our babies," Collins said. "They...
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The most germ-ridden places in your home
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s that time of year. You’re having holiday parties. Friends, family are coming over and staying with you. You prepare by cleaning up around the house. You think you’re good, but...
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CDC: Indiana among 23 states with widespread flu activity; case numbers...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- As the temperatures drop, we hear about flu cases going up, and after a week of holiday travel, officials say it could get worse.Indiana is one of 23 states already listed in the...
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Minimum wage rising in more than 3 dozen states and cities in 2018
The new year will bring somewhat fatter paychecks to many Americans, with more than three dozen states and cities counties raising their minimum wage.The federal minimum wage remains unchanged at $7.25...
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The Practice Of Cleaning Is Powerful Says Buddhist Monk
Mental health counsellors often recommend that clients clean their home environments every day. Dirt and squalor can be symptoms of unhappiness or illness. But cleanliness is not only about mental...
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Officials Warn Of Deadliest Flu Season On Record
A total of 3,927 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported between October 1, 2017 and December 30, 2017. The overall hospitalization rate was 13.7 per 100,000...
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Janitors allowed to keep city jobs even with outsourcing
Floyd King, a janitor at the South Waco Community Center, said the discussion of outsourcing janitorial services has caused anxiety.The final proposal for outsourcing the city’s janitorial services...
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Nation’s Largest Janitorial Company Faces New Allegations of Rape
America’s largest janitorial company, ABM Industries Inc., faces new allegations that it ignores sexual abuse in the workplace, years after it agreed in numerous legal settlements to change how it...
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New Oregon Law Addresses Sexual Abuse Against Janitors
Lawmakers in the Oregon state house voted in 2017 to introduce new protections for women in the janitorial industry. Those safeguards took effect this month. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)As the #MeToo...
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Cleaning crews working overtime to stop spreading flu at the office
The Deep Cleaners in Overland Park, Kansas, is one commercial cleaning company that's fighting the flu virus one spray at a time.Their crews are paying special attention to highly-touched areas such as...
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18 Places You Should Be Cleaning with Vinegar in Your Kitchen
The best all-purpose cleaner is probably in your cupboard right now. News flash: You should be cleaning everything in your kitchen with white vinegar. When diluted with water, it is a "miracle cleaner"...
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Fantasy Maids bring topless cleaning to Mankato area
EAGLE LAKE — A new business offers a thorough house cleaning with a generous dose of the erotic."It's like having a stripper at your house, but they clean," said Laura Nusser, who started Fantasy Maid...
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Why The 20/10 Method Can Change The Way You Clean Your House
THE 20/10 RULEStart breaking yourself of the marathon habit, Hoffman says, by training yourself to do short bursts of cleaning followed by a break. “Set a timer. When it goes off, you stop and do...
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Oprah Winfrey's Secret Talent Is Cleaning Stains Out of Carpets
You get a clean carpet! And you get a clean carpet! Twenty-one dogs and countless "accidents" later, that's Oprah Winfrey's longest-lasting rallying call. As she reveals in a new episode of Vanity...
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Schools in at Least 12 States Close as Flu Epidemic Worsens
This year’s flu season has been devastating for children across the country. And several schools have closed their doors in efforts to fight the illness.Schools in at least a dozen states have...
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New colleges adopt green cleaning technology
Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges last semester began using cleaning solutions produced by Orbio Technologies, which manufactures greener alternatives to conventional cleaning products.Orbio...
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Aunt Fannie’s Healthy Housekeeping Products Now Available at Target
Aunt Fannie's helps maintain the healthy microbes destroyed by traditional cleaners needed to keep us healthy. The biodynamic, evolutionarily-adapted cleaning and pest solutions developed from unique,...
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Texas City Janitors Will Keep Their Jobs Despite Outsourcing
Janitors working for the city of Waco, Texas will keep their jobs despite the city outsourcing to a private organization.The City Council approved a compromise plan in a 6-0 vote that will phase out...
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The Flu is Killing Up to 4,000 Americans a Week
Deaths from influenza and pneumonia, which are closely tied to each other in the winter months, were responsible for 1 of every 10 deaths last week, and that’s likely to rise, Schuchat said in a...
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Longtime DIA janitorial services provider faces questions, delaying a new...
Questions are emerging about the performance of a city contractor that has provided Denver airport janitorial services for decades, just as it’s set to win a $115 million contract.City Councilman Kevin...
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Using Household Cleaning Products Can Be as Bad as Smoking a Pack a Day
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey aimed to find out more about the long-term effects of using cleaning products. The study looked at lung function in 6,230 participants in 22 locations...
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Are Toxic Cleaning Products As Bad As Cigarettes For Your Lungs? Here's What...
Researchers at a university in Norway followed 6.235 people for over 20 years, collecting data on their health and behavior. What they found should make us all think twice about using chemical...
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Denver Cleaning Contract Approved For $115 Million Dollars
A DIA official told the council Tuesday that after this and other previous bids have drawn protests, the airport plans to seek an outside review of its bid process and rules with an eye on increasing...
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Central Oregon janitorial contractors scramble to comply with new state law
Oregon was among the first states to pass a law designed to prevent wage theft and sexual harassment in the janitorial industry, but the regulations that took effect this year are getting a second look...
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Los Angeles Unified School District Workers to hold strike authorization vote.
LOS ANGELES >> Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District workers represented by the Service Employees International Union will decide next month whether to authorize the union to call a...
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Hero janitor diverted students away from Florida massacre
A janitor is being hailed as a hero for diverting terrified students away from the teen who carried out one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.As a fire alarm sounded and bullets began to...
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Weird Cleaning News - Cleaning crew finds head in bag
A Cameron Parish cleaning crew made an unpleasant discovery today.Sheriff Ron Johnson said one of his crews found a head in a plastic bag on the side of La. 27 in the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge....
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City Of Chicago Awards Minority Janitorial Contracts - $106.3 Million
Diverse Facility Solutions, a firm owned by Mark Wright, was awarded a $12.9 million contract to clean the David R. Lee Animal Care Center, the 911 and 311 non-emergency centers, the Goldblatt’s...
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Dyson’s Cyclone V10 cordless vacuum spells the end for corded cleaning
The Dyson Cyclone V10 cord-free vacuum that Dyson unveiled today at an event in New York is a new milestone for the company’s strong line of battery-powered vacuums. In fact, it spells the end for...
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Cleaning products tied to accelerated lung function decline in women
Women with regular exposure to cleaning products may face a steeper decline in lung function over time, according to an international study. Women who used sprays or other cleaning products at least...
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School Janitor Charged With Having Gun On Grounds
WESTFORD, Mass. – A janitor at a Massachusetts elementary school has been charged with having a loaded gun in his car on school grounds.Police say a handgun with a high-capacity magazine was found in...
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Information On Cleaning Certification Courses
Certification CoursesNow you can get certified right from the comfort of your home and/or office, anytime day or night. Online Certification Courses and classes from the International Janitorial...
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Billionaire Imogene Powers Johnson, Heir To Cleaning Products Empire, Dies At 87
Imogene Powers Johnson, the billionaire widow of SC Johnson CEO Samuel C. Johnson and a longtime philanthropist, died over the weekend. She was 87.Johnson, whose husband ran the family's cleaning...
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School will stop outsourcing its custodial work, and bring janitorial staff...
The Durham Board of Education has voted to make custodians Durham Public Schools employees once again. This means ending its contract with an outsource management company, acquiring cleaning equipment,...
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Carpet Cleaning Machines Tested
SAN ANTONIO - Just in time for spring cleaning, Consumer Reports tested popular carpet cleaning machines. We use a Georgia red clay so that we can see how well these machines are removing embedded dirt...
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Family Finds 8 Baseball Cards Worth Millions While Cleaning
The family that two years ago made one of the greatest finds in sports collectibles history when they found seven Ty Cobb baseball cards printed between 1909 and 1911 have now found one more in the...
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