Cleaning
issues and infection control at public facilities have
moved to the forefront of media coverage and consumer consciousness
due to the recent, well publicized outbreaks of methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Harter Supply provides a complete line of EPA
registered disinfectants and hand washes designed to assist
with infection control. With Harter Supply’s new ClothesLine
FRESH Laundry Care program by Spartan Chemical the question
has been posed, what role does laundry play in infection control?
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Spartan's
Clothesline FRESH Laundry Care line provides all of
the necessary chemicals needed to ensure a hygienically clean
laundry process as outlined by the CDC. The Clothesline FRESH
Laundry Care Program is also an environmentally preferable approach
to laundry that provides superior cleaning performance.
Trust in Harter Supply and Spartan Chemical to
provide you with the proper laundry chemicals to assist with
infection control as well as to provide you with all of the
chemicals needed for hard surface disinfection and hand washing.
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Supply is considering an investment in a software license
that will allow us to provide an additional service to our customers.
The software program has the ability to calculate all the costs
of maintaining and cleaning a facility including labor, number
of employees needed, and costs of chemical and paper products.
Due to tight economical constraints and the increase of costs
in almost all aspects of business everyone is suffering. We
think this program could help our entire customer base manager
their budget and maintenance costs associated with the management
of buildings and facilities. |
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For
more information about the custodial software program
we are interested in delivering to our customers please
click on the following link. http://www.compuclean2000.com/
We need your input before we make a costly investment
in order to provide an additional service to you, our
customer. Is a software program that will manage all your
inventory costs, labor costs, financial budgets, and other
costs that go into the maintenance of your facility something
you would be willing to work with? We would come into
your facility and do an audit, after we gather all the
information needed we would input the figures into the
software program and explain how you can best manage your
facility financially.
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participate in our poll below so we can make an educated
decision whether to move forward with the purchase of
this software program. |
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We
want to hear from you our customers. Please participate
in our pole question of the month to the right.
Should Harter Supply move forward
with the purchase of this software program. |
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you have any input on this new service we are looking
to bring to our customers please email your feedback to, Neil
Chamness at nchamness@hartersupply.com.
Your thoughts and concerns are extremely valuable to our decision
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Mopping floors seems like one of those things
everyone knows how to do, but few people actually know the
right way to do it. If you're not using the right technique,
you're causing a lot more work for yourself and are probably
taking a chance with your own safety as well. Following are
the steps to proper mopping:
1. Mop heads come in different sizes. Choose a weight that
works for your body size. If you choose one that is too heavy,
you'll likely put too much stress on your back and it might
be more difficult to move quickly and efficiently.
2. Fill your mop bucket with 4 gallons of cool water. Add
your cleaning solution according to manufacturer's directions.
Always use a neutral pH floor cleaner to keep from damaging
any finish on the floor.
3. Before you start mopping a floor, make sure you sweep or
vacuum it first. If you don't remove the loose soil, you'll
simply push it all around the floor, making more of a mess.
Use a putty knife to remove gum, stickers or other items stuck
to the floor.
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4. Put out wet floor signs near entrances to the area you'll
be mopping.
5. Start at the farthest corner of the room and work your way
backwards toward the door. Keep the mop bucket on the section
of floor that has not been mopped yet in an area where it won't
be tripped over.
6. Start by mopping along the baseboards to keep from slopping
your cleaning solution up onto the wall or baseboard. Then fill
in the open areas.
7. Never push the mop forward and backward. Instead, move it
from side to side in a figure eight motion, overlapping each
stroke as you move back and forth. Keep your back straight as
you mop - do not twist your spine, as it puts stress on the
back. Use your arm muscles to move the mop back and forth -
do not use your back muscles.
8. As one side of the mop gets soiled, turn it over to use the
other side.
9. Rinse the mop in clean water and wring it out. Try to wring
out as much liquid as possible, but do not force the wringer
and do not twist the mop head as it will break the fibers.
10. Change water as necessary.
11. When the floor is dry, pick up the wet floor signs. Rinse
out the mop head, mop bucket and sink. Store the mop properly
- hang it so it can air dry.
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