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Didier Pittet heads up Clean Hospitals network launch
16th of September 2019
Clean Hospitals is a new network of relevant stakeholders who have formed an international collaboration with the aim of improving hospital environment hygiene as it relates to patient safety. ECJ spoke to Professor Didier Pittet, who is heading up the initiative.
Didier Pittet, MD, MS is professor of medicine, the hospital epidemiologist and
Self-cleaning toilets to be developed in Singapore
30th of August 2019
In Singapore, there may soon be self-cleaning toilet cubicles at hawker centres as part of the push to drive innovation and improve productivity.
A hawker centre is a complex housing a variety of stalls selling inexpensive food.The project involves retrofitting existing cubicles with features to automatically clean the toilet bowl, walls and
European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards in London - book your ticket now
21st of August 2019
The 2019 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards ceremony will take place in London on October 17. This night of celebration is a chance to shine a spotlight on the finalists and crown the winners. Not only that, it's an opportunity to acknowledge the standards of excellence in the professional cleaning sector.
The finalists were announced last
Cleaning products now available in reusable packaging
9th of August 2019
US household detergent brands Cascade and Tide are the latest companies to have signed up to circular shopping system Loop.
This means customers can now buy cleaning products in reusable containers which are collected, cleaned, refilled and returned after use.
Launched in May this year, Loop has been described by founder Tom Szaky as "a reboot
Winking robots to be cleaning and rapping on Singapore streets by 2020
2nd of August 2019
Singapore residents and visitors can expect to see autonomous robots that can sing, rap, wink and crack jokes while cleaning the streets.
At the launch and live demonstration of its rent-a-bot service recently, LionsBot International signed an agreement with four of six existing cleaning partners.
Prospective and current partners can rent the
Educating hospital cleaners lowers infections, says study
31st of July 2019
A new study has found that educating hospital cleaning staff can lead to fewer Clostridium difficile infections.
The aim of the study, carried out by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, was to "sustainably improve cleaning of high-touch surfaces (HTSs) in acute-care hospitals using a multimodal approach to education, reduction
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