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 It's all about the cleaning products...EWG tested over 20 cleaners used in schools in California, and detected hundreds of air contaminants not listed as ingredients by manufacturers. Further testing shows that cleaning a model classroom using 3 widely used, certified green products produces far less air pollution than cleaning the same classroom with 3 common conventional cleaners. View the results. EWG’s findings come at a time when childhood asthma and many childhood cancers are on the rise. Lax labeling requirements mean that schools often don't know what they're purchasing. Many would be alarmed to learn that when used as directed, Comet Disinfectant Powder Cleanser, a product commonly used in both schools and private homes, released more than 100 air contaminants, including chloroform, benzene, and formaldehyde. In response to these concerns, many schools have turned to safer cleaning supplies that have been independently certified to meet protective health and safety standards. Eight states have passed legislation requiring or encouraging use of these green cleaning products in schools. Many other forward-thinking school districts have adopted green cleaning policies, replacing toxic products with safer, more effective alternatives with no increase in costs.
Below is a sample letter you can send to your school:Dear School,
As a concerned citizen, I am writing to learn more about the cleaning supplies used to maintain school facilities. Because cleaning supplies can contain toxic chemicals that can be hazardous to children's health, and can pollute the air with harmful contaminants, I would like to become involved in efforts to assure use of the safest possible products and cleaning methods in my child's school. As you may know, asthma is a serious issue nationwide. At present, nearly 1 in 10 children in the U.S. suffer from this terrible health condition. Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalization for children under 15, and the primary cause of missed school days due to chronic illness. As you know, it is difficult for students to learn if they are not in school. As more research accumulates, there is growing concern that chemicals in cleaners can contribute to asthma. Cleaning ingredients have also been linked to cancer and other serious health and there are ecological concerns as well.
Fortunately, growing awareness of the health and environmental impacts of cleaning products has led to the development of many effective, cost-competitive, third-party certified green cleaning products. These green cleaners meet strict criteria concerning ingredient safety, resulting in safer products with reduced toxicity to children, teachers, custodians, and school staff. School districts all over the country have made the switch to green cleaners, for the benefit of both students and staff. Many districts have even saved money in the process. Eight states have now passed laws requiring or encouraging use of green cleaners in schools.
Recent research compares the air pollution released by cleaning a model classroom with conventional versus green cleaners. The results are clear -- total levels of air pollution are six times higher in the classroom cleaned with conventional products. Green cleaning products create markedly safe and cleaner indoor air in the classroom -- while achieving the same level of cleanliness. (Learn more at www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/)
I would like to learn what cleaners are used in our school, how often they are used, and for what purpose. If these products include certified green cleaners, then I commend you for safeguarding the health of the children under your care. If not, then I urge you to make the switch to certified green cleaners. Use of safer green cleaning products and practices results in cleaning performance equal to or better than that of conventional products and practices, and should not increase overall spending on school maintenance.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to working with you to to ensure that our schools are clean, safe, and healthy for students and staff alike.
Sincerely, Labels: child care cleaning, cleaning tips, janitorial cleaning, school cleaning
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Prisons & Jails In Tough Battle Against Germs.Health concerns are always a top priority in prisons. When you have that many individuals in that tight of an environment, there is a greater risk of large outbreaks of any contagious bacteria or virus. Whether the concern is the outbreak of Staph or MRSA, or the spread of Norovirus or Flu, DepHyze 3D, by CleanpHirst can eradicate those problems. With a log kill rate of 99.99999%, DepHyze 3D is the strongest decontaminate in the world today. It is also 100% biodegradable and non-corrosive, so not to damage surfaces with regular use.  A Cleveland area Police Department recently fogged it's building, including the weight room where the officers keep in shape. Fire Departments and other first responders can use the 3D to neutralize and prevent the spread of highly infectious, blood-borne, viral diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. It will also provide 100% odor negation, of buildings, vehicles and living quarters.  CleanpHirst can offer suggestions on application protocol to help protect those who protect the public. Contact us today for help sanitizing jails and prisons.Labels: H1N1 Swine Flu, janitorial cleaning, mrsa staph infection, Norovirus, Prevent Flu Infection
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Keeping schools clean and open has become a top priority of education officials across the country, especially amidst the spread of the H1N1 virus (a.k.a., "Swine Flu"). Still, many school districts have been forced to close their doors and disinfect their buildings due to high illness absenteeism among faculty, staff and students. Examples include: - Huntsville, Texas -- School officials reportedly employed cleaning crews to disinfect all door knobs, desks, tabletops and handles during a shutdown expected to last at least 48 hours.
- Manning, S.C. -- School officials are said to have spent five days disinfecting the entire school, including wiping down walls, desks, counters, toilets and anything else students might touch.
A four-week school closure would cost districts somewhere between $140 and $630 per student, depending upon location, according to report cited in a Los Angeles Times article today. On top of those costs, additional costs are incurred by employers and employees via unscheduled absences. A 2008 survey conducted by Mercer for the workforce management company Kronos® revealed that a company with a $50 million payroll (i.e., 1,000 employees earning average annual salaries of $50,000 each) will spend $4.5 million annually — or 9 percent of payroll — on unplanned incidental and extended employee absences.  But there are ways to fight back. The easiest way for school officials to begin preparing for such an outbreak is by making Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer available to faculty, staff and students. An extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer comes without the liability and risk concerns of alcohol-based hand sanitizers that prompted University of Michigan officials to ban it from dispensers on campus (details here). After installing wall-mounted dispensers, a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning needs to take place. That should, at a minimum, include the following:- Treating all carpets within school buildings with DepHyze™ Carpet Cleaner to ensure you not only clean your carpets effectively, but that you also eliminate odors through 100 percent true chemical negation (not masking);
- Using DepHyze™ Decon 3D, an ultra-powerful cleaner and disinfectant to thoroughly clean your entire school building and then use it once monthly thereafter;
- If you have a laundry facility within your school, using DepHyze™ Laundry Detergent, a cold-water, energy-saving product, to wash all machine-washable clothing, uniforms and linens at least once every two to three loads.
The products listed above, which offer up to an unsurpassed 99.99999 percent efficacy, can help school officials take care of the most-challenging and unwanted schoolhouse visitors -- bacteria, germs, mold, viruses, etc. Best of all, they're available today from CLEANpHIRST™. Click here to learn more. Labels: carpet cleaning, child care cleaning, commercial cleaning, decontamination, H1N1 Swine Flu, Hand Sanitizer, janitorial cleaning, Prevent Flu Infection, school cleaning, surface cleaning
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 While a CDC-conducted survey of cruise ship passengers concluded that identification of public hand sanitizer dispensing locations could help reduce the number of people impacted by Norovirus, the best thing a seafaring vacationer can do in an effort to avoid the gastrointestinal bug known as “the Cruise Ship Virus” is to pack a supply of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer. The only hand sanitizer on the market proven to kill both strains of Norovirus, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer is an extremely-safe, effective, non-irritating, non-flammable and non-staining alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. In addition, it kills well beyond the level of the leading alcohol-based hand sanitizers on the market (i.e., 99.999 percent kill rate against Staphylococcus aureus).  Unlike other hand sanitizer products containing BZK, Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer maximizes its effectiveness via the use of a unique patent-pending surfactant package that allows the active ingredient to penetrate cell walls at a higher rate and without alcohol, an ingredient that dries out the skin and can damage the skin with repeated use. Order a six-pack of Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer today for only $30, and we’ll include shipping to any location within the continental U.S. absolutely free! That’s 750 applications — enough to last you almost six months at 5 applications per day. Labels: c diff clostridium difficile, cleaning tips, commercial cleaning, Hand Sanitizer, janitorial cleaning, Norovirus, Prevent Flu Infection
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Reuters published an article today about the first-year results of a flu study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Released in October 2008, the results of the study are both encouraging and conflicting -- especially if you attend school in Ann Arbor: - Encouraging about the study is the fact that researchers determined that wearing masks and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers may prevent the spread of flu symptoms by as much as 50 percent; and
- Conflicting about the study, and not mentioned in the article, is the fact that only last month officials at the University of Michigan placed tight new restrictions on the installation of dispensers containing alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Explained in an Aug. 20 memo distributed throughout the university, the restrictions are based largely on a state fire marshal’s bulletin limiting where alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers can be placed because of liability and risk management concerns about the product’s flammability (See this post for more details).
If you live and/or work on campus at the University of Michigan, don't fret. In the aforementioned memo, university officials directed their procurement officials to purchase alcohol-free hand sanitizer for use in dispensers on campus. Moreover, they specified the purchase of products containing benzalkonium chloride (BZK) instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Though they didn’t recommend our product by name, they basically directed university purchasing officials to purchase Alcohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer, a product available in both wall-mounted dispensers and 1.7-oz. personal-size bottles from CLEANpHIRST™. To learn more about Alchohol-Free Foam Hand Sanitizer and the conflict over which type of hand sanitizer is best for college campuses, read this post. To order product for yourself or your school, click here. Labels: apartment cleaning, Hand Sanitizer, janitorial cleaning, Prevent Flu Infection, school cleaning
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