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UK CSSA ends merger with BFG
9th of January 2015
Members of the UK body that represents the contract cleaning sector - the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) - have resolved to end its current merger process with the Building Futures Group (BFG).
In a joint statement the CSSA said its members wish to focus on the contract cleaning sector and they are now considering their
Office of the future has no toilet tissue!
8th of January 2015
Dutch technology company Decos is so committed to the environment that it has removed all paper from its office - including toilet tissue.
But don't be alarmed, employees don't have to rely on drip-drying. Instead they use 'shower toilets' which wash away any residue. The AquaClean toilets in question - created by Geberit - use a pulsating jet of
De Bruin is new vice-chairman of ISSA European Council
7th of January 2015
Michel de Bruin, ceo of Netherlands-based microfibre specialist Greenspeed, has been appointed to the position of vice-chairman of the ISSA European Council.
De Bruin will also continue to represent the interests of the Benelux region on the industry association's council.
He commented on his appointment: "ISSA has much to offer everyone in all
New smart watch may improve hand hygiene
6th of January 2015
A new mobile technology is attempting to solve the longstanding problem of ensuring proper hand hygiene in hospitals to reduce infection rates.
Nurses and physicians in at least one hospital owned by Intermountain Healthcare, a healthcare system based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, are wearing specially designed smart watches that show whether
Doctors and nurses 'wash hands less as shift progresses'
31st of December 2014
Doctors and nurses wash their hands less often as their shift progresses, increasing the risk they will spread infections among their patients, a study warns.
Tired and busy staff concentrate on their medical duties and see hand hygiene as a 'low priority'. And the more stress and workload, the less compliance with the rules.
Hengchen Dai of the
Controversy over Triclosan continues
29th of December 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have reported potentially serious consequences of long-term exposure to the antimicrobial triclosan in a study published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study suggests that triclosan causes liver fibrosis and cancer in laboratory mice through
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