Working in the cleaning field, whether it be a hospital, healthcare setting, residential cleaning, commercial cleaning, or janitorial services, We are exposed to many potentially harmful bacteria, viruses, and possibly bloodborne pathogens every single time we clean. Knowing where these potential dangerous exposures are, and how to handle and clean them accordingly as to minimize risk of exposure, is imperative to assuring our health and safety, as well as others.

As cleaning professionals, it is our duty to not only clean, shine, and tidy, but also to safely minimize risk of exposure, disinfecting all surfaces, and to do so in a way that will not harm ourselves or others who work with us, as well as others who work in these areas that we clean.

Being aware of the potential hazards of bloodborne pathogens has always been incredibly important, and these days during the global pandemic, it is absolutely necessary.

We have an important, unique duty and responsibility to helping to protect ourselves, others around us, and our families by knowing how to properly work in our field, and do so in a way that not only minimizes the risk of contamination, but to help in breaking the chain and helping to stop the spread of infections diseases of all kinds. 

As workers in the cleaning services industry, we are the first responders to the sort of potential biohazard incidences that can spread bloodborne pathogens. Whether it is blood, vomit, or items such as needles, cleanup and disposal is our business, and therefore understanding the best practices regarding bloodborne pathogens is our responsibility.

This responsibility should be taken seriously, as the consequences of failing to uphold it are serious. A failure to know or practice OSHA recommended universal precautions when cleaning areas potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens can have a dramatic and negative effect on workers, clients, and the families and friends of both. HIV or HBV can be contracted and then spread from just one incident of negligence.

In the interest of protecting not just ourselves, but our coworkers, clients, and loved ones, an awareness of blood-borne pathogens and the strategies necessary to avoid exposure are integral.

For most people, their home is more than just where they sleep and where they keep their possessions. It is their sanctuary. To invite someone into that place is something that takes trust, which is why in residential cleaning especially customer service is key.

Good customer service practices help to establish a rapport between cleaner and client that means they will feel comfortable having a stranger in their home. Being polite, friendly, listening to what the client has to say about their expectations for the cleaning job, and even being open to hearing about issues with the cleaning all help to build a relationship that ensures that when the client feels the need to have their home cleaned, they will know who they trust to come in and do it.

This is the kind of trust and rapport that IJCSA member businesses excel at. By offering excellent customer service training and certifications, IJCSA ensures that any prospective client who sees an IJCSA certification will know that they can trust that business with their sanctuary. An expansive list of such businesses can be found at this link: https://www.ijcsa.org/Find-A-Cleaning-Service-Janitorial-Service.

Today, we are proud to offer Green Cleaning to our customers and partners. We are proud to display in our Disclosure material, the Green Seal, acquired for Certification from the International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association, www.ijcsa.org. 

We are committed to our systems in place to assure a better and transparent process. We revised our structure to generate less waste. We look for partners and products that also have environmental certifications. We reduce the consumption of disposable material. We work with awareness policies for our customer’s. We train leaders and work teams. Win Services delivers more than a conventional cleaning! We deliver an experience to a better planet!

First, we will implement the green cleaning program by training our employees to be aware of the benefits and advantages for personal health, environment sustainability and for the future of the planet. In parallel, we are developing strong work on our social media and on our website to raise awareness of our customers about this important topic.

Janitorial and commercial cleaners are needed in the public places to keep these place safe and clean. Janitors, also known as custodians, have a role in order to meet the needs of others.

Performing janitorial services for businesses creates  a partnership between  the service and the company they are cleaning for on order to serve their customers. This type of service is need every where in order to keep customers and visitors happy. For example, medical clinic have a duty to get their clinics clean and sanitize so the patients can feel welcomed and not grossed out. A number of people are in and out of the medical clinics therefore janitorial and commercial cleaning services are critical for their practices.

Janitorial and commercial cleaning businesses aid in providing a clean and sustainable work environment. Employees are more apt to come to work. A clean place of work helps you think clearly because everything  is clean and organized.

For more information, reference  the Janitorial Cleaning Directory that follows.

https://www.ijcsa.org/Janitorial-Service-Directory-Find-A-Janitorial-Service-JanitorialServices

Frances Kelly

Apply The Pressure LLC

Biohazard cleaning is essential to the community because there are many occurring tragedies on a day to day basis. Like those of us losing a loved one or having a loved one be living in an unsafe condition is the reason these companies exist because not everyone can handle cleaning an area where a loved one passed or clean an area that smells awful.   
  That’s the reason why we the professionals are here to help those loved ones and those people who are in need of assistance in cleaning. We take courses to be certified to do our jobs correctly and effectively. In a well mannered way and to follow all laws regarding the hazardous waste that will be disposed of and the training needed to avoid any contact with bloodborne pathogens.

  These biohazard businesses are very important to our society because it’ll help us do the correct type of cleaning to get rid of any harmful material that can cause illnesses. Like a classroom having mold behind a board and the mold spores could cause breathing problems that could result in worse conditions if not removed. That’s the reason biohazard cleaning business are important and essential.

Biohazard cleanup is a job you want a professional to do. Like backed up sewage, black mold, any unfortunate death involving bodily fluids. All are hazardous and extremely dangerous if not properly cleaned up. Customer and employee safety to health are a priority and OSHA has implemented many rules and guidelines that a certified professional must follow. These guidelines are in place to ensure every precaution is taken to to keep all involved safe.

A certified biohazard cleaning professional must take several hours of courses to learn the guidelines, emergency plans and when and how to write them, proper PPE gear, and the risk factors involved. Every job or scene has its own unique risks, and a trained OIC or certified worker will know the risks and dangers associated with the environment and materials involved. 

For many, biohazard risks are only occasional but, for some people it's a job a career that is taken very seriously. Hazards such as Bloodborne Pathogens are tiny microorganism that cannot be seen by the eye alone. These Pathogenic microorganisms are present in the blood and could cause life threatening disease to humans. It is one of the few dangers in life that we don't have a cure for and that is why one must put safety for oneself and others first. So do you need a professional, when it comes to biohazard cleanup, I say yes....

IJCSA Biohazard Cleaning Directory Here

Bloodborne Pathogens training is extremely important during this pandemic.  As a business owner, keeping my employees safe is very important to me. We need to make sure they are as safe as possible while they are working.

This is a very diverse service. We are cleaning different kinds of buildings and different areas which have the capability of having Bloodborne Pathogens. Each area has its on level of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, bacteria and viruses.  We must protect ourselves as provide the best possible service to our customers.  

Before we can take care of other we must take care of ourselves by wearing the proper PPE.  Personal Protective Equipment must be worn automatically when you provide each service.  Each time you go into a building, office or  home, you are at risk of bloodborne pathogens different bacterias and must use precaution and safety at all times.  PPE will minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illness. The PPE are our first and most important line of defense against all.

"How You Can Implement Medical Cleaning Practices Into Other Residential & Commercial Cleaning Situations?"  As we have gone through the video trainings and readings, it has been consistently stated that residential facilities are high-Risk grounds for germs and infectious diseases.  What has also been determined is that staff, employees, and visitors are at risk of exposure and the spread potential infection.  So our first solution to the spread is having clean work environments to decrease any spread, whether it be residential or commercial.  More specifically, working daily to keep contaminated environments clean. 

In 2021, America’s general population is facing first-hand impacts of the spread of a harmful, potentially life-threatening virus as we are continuing to face the COVID-19 Virus.   The general population has been informed by local and statewide officials of necessary steps that need to be taken.  Also, we, as a general population, have referred to internet outlets, journals, and CDC guidelines to help eliminate and avoid being infected.  Why is this important in regards to health-care facilities and the general population?  The answer is simply this:  Anyone who is exposed to potentially infectious diseases, environment, and facilities is at risk of carrying that exposure out into the general public.  What is concerning is that the general public may not be as trained or prepared to avoid exposure and re-exposing to others properly.

So what health-care providers and cleaners do within facilities is vastly important to avoiding spread within the general population.  How do we get this knowledge out there?  Referring back to the current pandemic of COVID-19, in general, we are making America aware.  We see it on the news daily; we see signs in grocery stores with guidelines, and much is to be discovered through scholarly journals.  An important read for everyone can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/environmental-guidelines-P.pdf. 

In closing, referring to several important concepts such as “knowing your enemy” and understanding the idea of “universal practice”  is essential.  While it has been stated throughout several posts, and presented in several trainings, we have to understand and using sources such as www.ijcsa.org. and the https://www.ijcsa.org/Janitorial-Service-Directory-Find-A-Janitorial-Service-JanitorialServices  is a great way to start implementing the proper steps in the workplace as well as for the general population.