Water Scale: What is it? What is its effects?
What is Scale? As the rain falls (which it often does in the UK) water dissolves carbon dioxide turning the water slightly acidic. This acidic water then percolates through calcium and…
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Subzero food storage facility
Another facility, based in London, under went a complete new build of their cold storage of package food produce, ready to be shipped out to the customer. This facility housed…
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Independent Auditing of Cleaning Standards
Our independence from any manufacturer and supplier and any other company within the cleaning industry is one of our central tenets – we believe it is the only way to…
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BS EN 13549 (2001) – Cleaning Quality Measurement and Auditing
The provision of cleaning services is a vital part, either directly or indirectly, of any commercial or public enterprise, particularly as it can have a direct impact on the health…
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Surface Damage Due to Cleaning?
This next case involved a food production company who had outsourced the periodic deep clean process to an external experienced cleaning contractor. The requirement for the contractor was to supply…
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Disputes with External Cleaning Contractors
There were two almost identical cases completely independent of each other that involved disputes between the contracting organisation and the cleaning contractors. These two cases were large multi-floor office buildings…
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Lack of Cleaning the Cause of Slip Incidents?
We were instructed to investigate the cause of a pupil slipping on a main corridor in a large school. Although the incident thankfully didn’t result in serious injuries, it was…
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Internal Disputes Between Staff and Management
We were instructed by a prominent private school in London to ascertain the nature of complaints from suspected poor cleaning standards. It was also suspected the falling standards were because…
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Hidden Contributory Factors in Slip Incidences
This article starts with a true[1] story about a tragic incident on a wet floor that resulted in severe head injuries and chronic mobility disabilities. This is a story which mirrors…
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Why you should consider cleaning as a factor in personal liability claims
What is needed in a cleaning system? A complete cleaning system is a combination of many different parts that must work together seamlessly to meet the three most fundamental requirements…
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Preventing Slips and Trips in the Workplace
Slips and trips in the workplace are the most common cause of injuries, often requiring extended periods off work and repeated visits to a hospital. 90% of these cases involve…
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