All employers have a responsibility to educate their employees about the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and are required to provide OSHA bloodborne pathogen training, especially to those in the healthcare sector. This type of training has been made mandatory for businesses that have a high likelihood of exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

All employees should be aware of the procedures of cleaning and decontaminating areas that have had contact with blood, vomit, and/or other bodily fluids. It is always safer to assume that these things may be the source of some type of bloodborne pathogen.

All custodial staff that handles biohazard waste, sharps bins, or other potentially contaminated objects should be educated on how to protect themselves from bloodborne pathogen exposure, as well as the correct procedures to take in the event of an “accident” or event of exposure. Explaining the use of protective equipment and procedures, as well as reporting and follow-up in the event of exposure are requirements that benefit both the employer and employees.

Carpet cleaning is an essential part of every building, residential or commercial. It is one of the best ways to improve indoor air quality and overall indoor health. For maximum life expectancy of carpets and resilient fibers, thorough carpet cleaning is a must have. Especially for higher traffic areas and heavy use areas, it is imperative to deep clean all areas regularly.

With recent knowledge gained, we plan on expanding our services to offer regualr carpet cleaning services for all of our customers. As a result we expect to evolve our business into a more complete cleaning service for large and small customers alike.

With the increase in cleaning technology, better cleaning chemicals, newer methodology of cleaning, we believe that we can provide the most comprehensive cleaning and maintenance solutions for all sized companies and businesses. With an emphsis on Green Cleaning to compliment our current services, this additional trade will send us to the top of our market and integrate seamlessly into our existing client base.

It is very important that all the cleaning employees are educated on bloodborne pathogens. Having knowledge of how to properly handle and take care of these potentially deadly pathogens can be a matter of life and death. Employees and staff are the first people on the scene so they having to take extreme measures to prevent the spread of the pathogen and protect their own health.

Bloodborne pathogens and OPIM's such as HPV and HIV are known to cause liver damage and even death. All employees and staff should be properly vaccinated if they know they will potentially come into contact with an infectious agent. With the cleaning staff being informed and vaccinated on these pathogens they should have no problem with properly handling the mess.

In this time especially, we need our cleaning staff's educated on the bloodborne pathogens. If there was exposure to a bloodborne pathogen in a nursing home we would need the staff to be 100 percent sure that they can handle the job. Which means they have to thoroughly inspect, clean, and discard of any contaminated objects or materials. This is why we need our cleaning staff and employees to be highly educated on these pathogens because it isn't just about our health it's about others as well.

"Properly Cleaning Healthcare Facilities Is So Important"

With so much at stake, the cleaning needs of healthcare facilities are unique from many other institutions. They require the expertise of janitorial specialists dedicated to ensuring a thoroughly cleaned, sanitized and disinfected environment. At ServiceMaster Clean, we bring our extensive cleaning knowledge, utilizing methods and products, to help prevent cross contamination. With ServiceMaster Clean, you benefit from a national network that delivers consistent results across the complete range of healthcare cleaning needs.

Healthcare facilities need specialized cleaning including sanitizing and disinfecting.  It's important to utilize cleaning practices and products that will prevent contamination.

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that there are nearly 1.7 million cases of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Of these more than 98,000 patients, one in 17, die due to contraction of a HAI while at a healthcare facility. This makes HAIs the most common complication of hospital care and one of the top leading causes of death in the USA. Implementing better cleaning and infection prevention practices is estimated to save between $25 billion to $32 billion in medical costs.

Retro Clean, LLC makes sure that their  employees receive the proper education and training will decrease cross contamination, reduce the cases of HAIs and increase compliance.

Healthcare cleaners must know and use good hand hygiene, and correct cleaning and disinfecting procatices.  Training should include things like setting up the cleaning cart, how to properly put on personal protective equipment (PPE), and correct order to clean areas to ensure proper cleaning and disinfecting.

The patients in healthcare facilities have a much higher risk for contracting infections. With proper training and understanding of techniques required to clean and disinfect healthcare facilities, many infections and deaths can be prevented. 

Visit IJCSA to find a list of qualified cleaning providers.

Are you looking for a cleaning company that is better than all the rest? A company that is IJCSA certified is the safer, better choice.

Finding a company that you can feel comfortable choosing is easy when you use the IJCSA Home Cleaning/Maid Service Directory. When you allow someone into your home and personal space you want to know that you are hiring a company you can trust.

Armstrong Complete Cleaning is one of those companies. We can transform your home from messy to showroom ready, while giving you peace of mind. Home and residential cleaning is one of our specialties, and we would be honored to assist you with your home. 

The proper cleaning of a healthcare facility is essential for the health of the employees, patients, and visitors. It is one of the key things to keeping infections from spreading.

Cleaning healthcare facilities takes proper training and routines to follow to making sure the job is done to the most detailed point. It takes the right procedures, PPE, and the right attention to detail.

Finding a qualified candidate for this type of job can be made easy by going to https://www.ijcsa.org/Janitorial-Service-Directory-Find-A-Janitorial-Service-JanitorialServices to make it easier for you.

          Proper cleaning is an important action to prevent infections and keep the environment safe for the staff, patients and visitors. Is very easy to spread germs around without even knowing.

          Cleaning employees have to be sure to use proper clothing, materials and have the proper kind of equipment, like the Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.), equipment like gown, face mask, eye goggles and gloves, especially when you’re using chemicals that could splash into your eyes. 

         Finding a IJCSA company using the Janitorial Service Directory Is also a good role to do your part in infection control.  Now days we have many diseases going on and a company’s who knows the value of properly cleaning is really a plus.

      Universal precautions are for everybody who deals with any kind of human body secretions. Universal precautions recommend that blood and certain body fluids from all patients be considered potentially infectious and that infection control precautions be taken to minimize risk of exposure.(Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030(b) definitions).

        There are two main reasons why we use universal precautions;

        The first being is to protect all workers by teaching them about hand washing, probably the most important reason to wash your hands it stop the spread of exposure. When working in a janitorial environment it is useful if you use gloves and wash your hands after leaving every room changing gloves frequently and sanitizing in between and  after each task. This helps stop the spread to patients and others in your cleaning environment

         The second reason is to protect ourselves. when we wear protective gear to do our jobs we are protecting ourselves from potential exposure to blood borne pathogens. When we use universal precautions it makes the employee safe and the environment around them safe, it also lessen the probability of exposing your family to the pathogens. 

           There are specific recommendations for Universal precautions, 

          For example:  Nurses may only be required to wear mask and gloves during normal routine patient care, as a universal precaution the nurse then may donn a gown, boot covers, and outside gown, may use two pair of gloves.  Janitorial workers must follow universal precautions for their safety and the safety of others as well; 

          Universal precautions for custodians are a little different,

          Wearing rubber gloves,  do not pick up any needles or syringes with your hands always use some type of tongs or a broom and dustpan,do not use your hands to scoop trash out of one bag into another,(such as to make room in the bag), Use disinfectant or bleach (ratio:1 to 10)  when cleaning blood,always wash your hands after removing your gloves, 

Let me first take a moment to implore IJCSA members and customers to continue following official Government & CDC directives to safeguard themselves and their families.  We at Executive Office Cleaning Services, along with our fellow IJCSA Members, look forward to providing our current and future customers safe, effective, cost efficient, customer service driven services and products. Designed to help them maintain safe & healthy environments for themselves,their employees and their customers/clients. Every IJCSA Member understands that providing a great customer experience is an important part of the IJCSA ideology. 

Companies that strive to achieve the IJCSA green cleaning certification demonstrate to the consumer, that they are aware of the particular potential contaminants that affect the air quality and eventually the quality of life. IJSCA provide a Green Cleaning Service Directory. Consumers can locate companies in their area from the directory that have achieved the green certification. More and more consumers are aware of the health benefits of a green cleaning company. Consumers search for those establishments first given our present environmental state.