eBook: Why a Clean Workplace Matters [Free Download]

Posted on May 28, 2019September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

We all know that the young workforce has high expectations for today’s businesses. As employees, they want to do business for companies that remain professional and provide a healthy, welcoming space for team members to work, learn and grow. As customers, they want to purchase products and services from brands that look, feel and sound both authentic and transparent. All of these traits come together to form a first impression for professionals and consumers young and old. But organizations across all industries forget the value of a first impression. Efforts to build an appealing and modern brand image become buried under the day-to-day work creating outstanding products and services and managing business operations.

Terminal Cleaning of Operating Rooms: What It (Really) Means

Posted on May 22, 2019September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

It’s imperative that operating rooms be kept clean in order to ensure patient and healthcare staff safety from harmful microorganisms. Terminal cleaning is typically carried out after an operating room has been used to treat a patient with a multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) infection.

Two nurses walking down a hallway with a stretcher after a hospital room has been cleaned

Hospital Cleaning Procedures & Methods: How to Ensure a Spotless Environment of Care

Posted on April 5, 2019September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

A thorough cleaning regiment must be employed by hospital cleaning and janitorial staff in order to ensure proper microbe and disease remediation for the safety of employees, and most importantly of patients. A hospital or healthcare environment is unique in the respect that it houses people with compromised health, while also housing potentially deadly diseases and microbes in proximity, and often in the same room. It’s for this reason that hospital cleaning procedures and methods must be full-proof and carried out by qualified staff who can ensure satisfactory microbial and disease remediation.

Cleanroom Classifications: How to Properly Disinfect Each Type

Posted on January 21, 2019September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

Cleanroom standards are some of the most stringent to adhere to. A cleanroom must be meticulously cleaned and disinfected depending on the type of research, development or assembly taking place within it. For instance, a clean room used for developing or assembling pharmaceuticals has a wide range of factors that will contribute to its classification, depending on how clean the room needs to be in order for untainted assembly and production to take place.

Gym Cleaning Checklist for Schools, Offices and Healthcare Facilities

Posted on December 19, 2018March 15, 2023 by sagefrog

A school, office or healthcare facility’s fitness center equipment and locker room are some of the dirtiest places on the campus premises. They are the prime areas where harmful germs, viruses and parasites love to hide.

Exterior of Office Building Being Cleaned By A Professional Cleaning Service

Why You Need Professional Cleaning Services for Your School, Office or Lab

Posted on December 14, 2018March 7, 2023 by sagefrog

The need for a clean and safe office, school or R&D lab is more important than ever, especially when flu and cold season begins to rear its congested head. While some businesses rely on the services offered by independent janitorial services, they often lack standardized cleaning practices, techniques and follow-through that can leave your place of work a hot zone for resilient germs.

How Long Does the Flu Last in Commercial Buildings?

Posted on November 20, 2018October 17, 2024 by sagefrog

The flu is one of the most common and deadly viruses that exists. This year is the first time that the flu is projected to be equally widespread across the United States¹. It’s also projected to cause the highest amount of casualties, with 80,000 flu-associated deaths projected by year’s end². As a result of its widespread and deadly nature, and with flu season approaching, the need to keep commercial buildings, such as office spaces, schools and health care facilities, free of the viruses’ germs is more urgent than ever before.

How to Kill the Flu Virus: A Guide for Schools, Hospitals & Offices

Posted on October 29, 2018September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

Flu season is on its way, and that means it’s time to prepare to rigorously clean professional and shared spaces in an effort to combat the spread of the flu. Killing the influenza virus requires a customized approach for different spaces, depending on their common touch points and trafficked areas.

A Quick Start Guide to Proper Cleanroom Cleaning

Posted on October 1, 2018September 29, 2023 by sagefrog

Research and development cleanrooms that operate on a daily basis for pharmaceutical or electronics development organizations, among others, must maintain the sanctity of their cleanroom space with proper, professional and thorough cleaning—nothing less. Avoiding or improperly cleaning the controlled space can result in catastrophic cross contamination, wrongful results, lawsuits or worse.

How To Deep Clean a Commercial Kitchen

Posted on August 17, 2018February 14, 2023 by sagefrog

America loves to eat out; in 2015, 19 million people reported visiting a full-service restaurant at least once during the year. 49 million more reported that they ate in a quick service restaurant in 2016¹. In addition to restaurants, many buildings that have their own cafeteria and food prep areas use commercial kitchens.

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