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Pilot trapped in toilet sparks scare
6th of December 2011
A pilot created a hijacking scare when he got stuck in the toilet during a flight in the US.
The captain of the Delta flight accidentally locked himself in the bathroom during the flight from Asheville, North Carolina to New York.
The co-pilot became alarmed and notified air-traffic control after a passenger, with a "thick foreign accent", tried
Shoppers warned of mall germs
6th of December 2011
People carrying out their Christmas shopping at the local mall should avoid touching the food court tables, washroom sinks, escalator handrails and ATM keypads, according to experts.
Along with fitting rooms, toy stores, make-up tables and gadget shops, these are among the most germ-infested areas of a typical shopping centre.
US microbiology
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Innovation Awards open for entry
1st of December 2011
Exhibitors at ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam 2012, which takes place from May 8-11, are invited to submit their entries for the Innovation Awards from today. Presented on the first day of the show, these prizes have become the most coveted and prestigious in the cleaning sector.
An independent international jury evaluates all entries on the same
More ladies’ toilets for Mumbai
30th of November 2011
The municipal corporation of Mumbai in India is to build dedicated toilets for women at 2km intervals around the city.
And a group of NGOs in the region want them to be equipped with sanitary pad vending machines and staffed by female cleaners.
The civic body of Mumbai aims to improve sanitary standards by providing free-to-use washrooms for
Chidichimo encourages excellence in service delivery
28th of November 2011
In the last of his exclusive series of articles for ECJ, Pedro Chidichimo of Diversey writes about the importance of service quality and customer satisfaction as components of measurable profit for a company. He advocates the development of a service quality model for facility management/service contractor companies, based on five simple
Surewash aims to standardise hand hygiene compliance
25th of November 2011
ECJ reports on a state-of-the-art technology aimed at improving hand hygiene compliance and standardising technique in applications such as healthcare.
The numerous studies that have taken place worldwide can now leave us in no doubt about the key role hand hygiene has to play in safeguarding us from infection and cross-contamination - whatever
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