Whether boxes of products are being stored or food shipments are making a pit stop on the way to their destination, distribution centers are an integral part of the shipping industry. Day in and day out, workers load and unload merchandise and stock it onto shelves or into trucks, touching an indefinite number of objects… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Distribution Centers
Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other various temples are all staples within their communities. Members of all ages, ranging from infants to senior citizens, gather regularly to pray and receive guidance for their daily lives. Places of worship keep their doors open to everyone and have evolved with the rest of society, as many offer more… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Community: Places of Worship
People visit their local supermarkets weekly and sometimes even more frequently. Unfortunately, grocery stores can be havens for all kinds of bacteria, so protecting staff and customers and providing safe, healthy food should be a manager’s top priority. There are precautions that can be taken in order to avoid germs and foodborne illnesses. While shopping,… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Supermarkets
December is here and it has brought on the most stressful shopping season of year. Shoppers are visiting multiple stores in hopes of finding that special gift and your employees have triple the work to do. During their brief moment of privacy – the bathroom break – none of them want to sit on the… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Retail
People love to treat themselves to a dinner at their favorite restaurant or to take the time to catch up with an old friend over lunch at a cafe. While everyone has different tastes in food, they can all agree that food poisoning is the worst consequence of having a meal out. Health Canada and… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Restaurants
Federal buildings that are accessible to the public, such as courthouses, libraries, post offices, town halls, and places of public transactions have a large demographic to serve. As all town residents will visit these places from time to time, managers need to ensure that every aspect of their facilities accommodate everyone. The health departments in… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Community: Public Buildings
The phrase “construction site hygiene” may bring to mind the image of workers wearing hard hats and covered in cement dust. The average onlookers driving by an area of roadwork may notice the smell of hot tar or hear someone handling a loud piece of equipment. What most people outside of the construction industry do… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Construction
Healthcare workers spend so much time taking care of patients with contagious illnesses and due to the level of intimacy in their work, come into contact with biological hazards repeatedly every day. These exposures include: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other living organisms that can cause acute and chronic infections by entering the body either directly… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Healthcare
Banks and credit unions have clients from all walks of life coming into their buildings each day. These establishments tend to be quiet and impeccably neat; however, there is always the potential for someone to become sick due to all of the shared items and surfaces between staff and customers. With a few simple additions,… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Business: Banks and Credit Unions
The beginning of September marks the end of summer, the start of fall, and a new academic year. Each school year, kindergarteners all the way up to high school seniors, and their teachers, wake up early and head to class between 175 and 180 days every school year. Thus, facility managers need to get their… Continue reading Hygiene Tips for Your Community: Schools
