It is every individual’s responsibility to ensure cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces that are touched often (also called high-touch surfaces) are done effectively. This will decrease the risk of transmission of germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa) that cause infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a resource entitled Core …
In June of 2019, I wrote in ISSA Today how a tight labor market was creating challenges for the entire cleaning industry. Since then, many of the same forces, such as increased minimum wages and the absence of immigration reform, remain at play. Now, additional pressures related to COVID-19, such as federally enhanced unemployment, fear …
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, cleaning industry workers were for the most part deemed “essential” by federal and state governments and continued to work. In March 2020, the U.S. Congress passed the US$2 trillion CARES Act, which served as a lifeline for many businesses and laid-off workers. Specifically, this legislation included an additional …
Read moreMore than 25 States Ending Enhanced Unemployment Benefits: What You Need to Know
During National Cleaning Week, ISSA hosted the industry’s inaugural virtual fly-in—the Clean Advocacy Summit. More than 100 Advocates for Clean participated in the event, representing the entire supply chain of the cleaning industry, including manufacturers, distributors, dealers, business service contractors (BSCs), and residential cleaners. Advocates from more than 20 states met with nearly 50 congressional …
On April 20, 2021, the New York legislature passed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act,” S. 1034B). New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation into law on May 5, 2021. The HERO Act will take effect 30 days after the Governor’s signature. The following is a summary of this new …
Read moreThe New York HERO Act and the Cleaning Industry: A Legislative Summary
As a cleaning industry leader, you are aware of the increasing impact of government—at the federal, state, and local levels—on your business. This became even more evident in 2020 due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The pandemic caused lawmakers, regulators, the media, and the public to look at the cleaning industry …
In formal comments filed with the State of California, ISSA strongly opposed a proposed rule that would significantly limit the “short-form” warning that has become popular in the cleaning industry since it became law just a few short years ago. ISSA’s opposition was premised on the substantial and unreasonable adverse economic impact the proposed rule …
Read moreISSA Opposes California Prop 65 Proposed Limitations on Short-Form Warning
Since 2019, ISSA has been busy building and strengthening our Government Affairs efforts with the goal of creating a legislative and regulatory environment that allows the worldwide cleaning industry to thrive. In 2020, the impact of government—at the federal, state, and local levels—on the cleaning industry became increasing apparent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions such …
Read moreISSA Government Affairs: Actively Advocating and Advancing Clean
Is your business performing to its maximum potential? A distribution business, like people, can get out of shape over time. ISSA’s Distributor Efficiency Analytics & Learning (DEAL) program, developed in partnership with Sustainability Dashboard Tools, LLC, helps distributors reduce operating costs, be more profitable, and perform to their maximum potential! Learn how ISSA’s DEAL program can get your …
Read moreDistributor Efficiency Analytics & Learning – What’s the DEAL?
This video contains a preview of the new ISSA Custodial Training DVD on Daily Restroom Cleaning. ISSA has released four new custodial training DVDs! These videos cover daily restroom cleaning, restroom deep cleaning, daily hard floor maintenance, and hard floor scrubbing, stripping, and finishing. All four videos are available in English; Spanish versions are coming …