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Cleaning chemicals - minimising risk
14th of June 2022Some chemical cleaning products pose a potential risk to staff – particularly when inhaled. ECJ finds out what employers and associations are doing to protect staff members and minimise the risk to cleaners’ lungs.
THE WORKPLACE IS A SAFER place today than it has ever been before. Or so we like to think. Safety came fairly low down
Cleaning staff unwilling to learn?
13th of June 2022Do cleaning staff have a resistance to learning new things? VSR’s John Griep is ECJ’s Dutch reporter.
Thirty-nine per cent of cleaning staff say they are not particularly willing to learn new things. At least, this is one of the results from a sector analysis published by the Dutch Council for Industrial Relations in the Cleaning and
Radio talk show for cleaning sector
10th of June 2022A German radio station has its own talk show for the contract cleaning business, reports Katja Scholz.
From apprentices to master craftsmen, from carpenters to contract cleaners, from Hamburg to Zurich – Radio Handwerker (radio for skilled tradespeople) has been a daily source of relevant information along with music and discussion on
Low volume fogger from Curtis Dyna-Fog
9th of June 2022Curtis Dyna-Fog, a division of spraying and fogging equipment specialist B&G Equipment, has launched the Dyna-Jet L30 large-scale battery-powered ultra low volume (UVL) fogger for pest control and hygiene.
The battery can run for 90 minutes on a single charge and sanitises up to 2,000 cubic metres per hour, with a plume reach of 15 metres. It
Sustaining society with professional cleaning solutions
9th of June 2022A.I.S.E. is the umbrella organisation representing the European detergents and maintenance products industry. Its professional cleaning and hygiene sector manager Aisling O’Kane tells us more about its work.
A.I.S.E. has been the voice of the European detergents and maintenance products industry for 70 years, representing manufacturers and
ONE HUNDRED restrooms launches smart urinal
8th of June 2022Public washroom pioneer ONE HUNDRED restrooms has entered a partnership with the Spanish tech start-up Kamleon to make people aware of the importance of drinking enough water, by means of a hydration tracker.
The ‘smart’ urinal measures hydration non-invasively via the urine, analysing various parameters. The user sees the result on a