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Work - don’t let it kill you
27th of December 2016
“Hard work won’t kill you,” the saying goes. Well, it might actually. Working long hours can be very bad for your health and trigger a stroke or bring on a heart attack. So why do we do it, asks Hartley Milner.
In Japan, they have a word for it – karoshi, which translates as ‘death by overwork’. And every year,
Click for cleaning tips
15th of December 2016
It seems quite simple, but exploiting the power of social media takes some elbow grease. ECJ correspondent Lotte Printz reports from Denmark.
Back in the 1950s – when television was not yet a household item and being a housewife was the most common occupation for women in Denmark – the Danish radio broadcaster offered housewives the
US research reports antimicrobial copper touch surfaces effects
21st of November 2016
New research published in the American Journal of Infection Control reports antimicrobial copper touch surfaces installed in hospital patient rooms significantly reduced concentrations of bacteria, sustaining levels prescribed on completion of terminal cleaning.
Grinnell College’s associate professor of biology Shannon Hinsa-Leasure PhD,
P&G Professional launches new improved online university
14th of November 2016
P&G Professional has announced a relaunch of its free online industry training platform, P&G Professional University. It features a new user-friendly interface, new training modules, product training and other opportunities for cleaning professionals to earn continuing 'education units'.
New training content has also been added, says
Sealed Air announces plan to pursue spin-off of Diversey Care
20th of October 2016
Sealed Air Corporation has announced a plan to pursue the spin-off of its Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business within its Food Care division (together "New Diversey"), while the remaining Sealed Air business ("New Sealed Air") will continue as an independent public company.
Under the plan, if it goes ahead, Sealed
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