Cleaning chemicals - minimising risk

14th of June 2022
Cleaning chemicals - minimising risk

Some chemical cleaning products pose a potential risk to staff – particularly when inhaled. ECJ finds out what employers and associations are doing to protect staff members and minimise the risk to cleaners’ lungs.

THE WORKPLACE IS A SAFER place today than it has ever been before. Or so we like to think. Safety came fairly low down

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Meeting All the Demands of Disinfecting - On, Beneath, and High Above the Surface

4th of May 2022
Meeting All the Demands of Disinfecting - On, Beneath, and High Above the Surface

A few generations back, the widely accepted concept of "clean" equated to "not dirty." Except for a handful of settings in which sterile environments were critical, such as hospitals and labs, if a surface, textile, or body part was swept, wiped, washed, or rinsed and showed no dirt, it was considered clean.

These cleaning protocols, acceptable

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Washrooms - his, hers and theirs

4th of April 2022
Washrooms - his, hers and theirs

Will gender-neutral washrooms soon become the norm in our increasingly equal society? ECJ considers the pros and cons of unisex toilets and asks providers whether or not they believe these to be the future of public washrooms.

“I’M JUST POPPING TO THE LADIES.” “I’m heading for the gents”. Or: “I’m

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Are you ready for evolution?

1st of April 2022
Are you ready for evolution?

Cleaning operations are becoming more competitive, while labour shortages and cost pressures present operational and commercial challenges. So the requirement for companies to optimise efficiencies to deliver outstanding service by sourcing efficient cleaning machinery including scrubber dryers, is more important than ever.

Martin Troelsgaard,

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Aiming for net zero

30th of March 2022
Aiming for net zero

An increasing number of companies are aiming to go “net zero”. But what does this actually involve, and how achievable is it? Ann Laffeaty asks companies about their net zero strategies and finds out how they intend to reach their targets.

THE TERM ‘NET ZERO’ is quickly replacing ‘Covid-19’ as the new

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Healthcare cleaning priorities

29th of March 2022
Healthcare cleaning priorities

Hygiene, efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness  - what should be the chief requirements of a healthcare cleaning system? Ann Laffeaty considers the main priorities of any healthcare cleaning regime and asks providers about the types of products and systems they offer that can successfully fulfill them.

CLEANING A HEALTHCARE FACILITY can

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