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Podcast: The Vital Role of Environmental Services in Healthcare with PSQH Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare ’s podcast by Jay Kumar featured ServiceMaster Clean’s own ... Read More

Winter Safety: Tips to Protect Customers & Employees Operating a business in the rough winter months can present additional challenges for ... Read More
3 Ways to Prevent Getting Sick This Winter At work, you may be exposed to a number of germs, especially when flu season rolls around. ... Read More
Cleaning and Disinfecting Tips for Businesses Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) With some businesses opening as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, maintaining a clean workplace ... Read More
Office Cleaning Tips for Better Building Maintenance The best way to keep your commercial building in tip-top shape is to address any maintenance ... Read More
Simple Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks for Facility Managers With fresh buds on the trees and the first flowers in bloom, spring is truly a season for ... Read More
Spring Forward With These Energy Saving Tips for Your Business Today’s businesses have options for reducing their energy bills and adopting more ... Read More

Why Manual Cleaning and Disinfection Are Important Proper cleaning and disinfection processes are necessary to keep facilities safe for workers ... Read More
Basics of Cleaning Your Food Processing Plant Consumers rely on food processing plants to maintain the utmost standards when it comes to ... Read More
How to Clean and Sanitize Your Warehouse For those who manage a warehouse facility, it can be difficult to keep up with proper cleaning ... Read More
What is Cross-Contamination? The term cross-contamination is commonplace in a variety of industries, but many facility ... Read More
What is Green Cleaning? Making the move to green cleaning from traditional cleaning is a goal many businesses have. ... Read More
CDC Updates Guidelines For Cleaning and Disinfecting a Facility Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, facility owners have relied on the CDC for ... Read More

Enemies of Flooring: Pets and Hardwood Floors We love our pets and they are important members of our family. When you share your home with ... Read More
Winter is Over! Your Spring Cleaning Guide to Flooring Maintenance You’ve survived the cold grip of winter’s icy hands, and now spring has arrived to provide ... Read More
How to Maintain Your Flooring in High-traffic Areas Companies can face a lot of foot traffic throughout the day. Dirt, mud and other items can be ... Read More
How to Get Dog or Cat Urine Smell Out of Hardwood Floors Get Rid of That Dog Pee Smell When you share your home with pets, accidents can and do happen, ... Read More
Getting Dog Smells Out of Carpet Whether you're the proud parent of one tail-wagging, four-legged friend or a whole pack of ... Read More
How to Wax, Buff and Polish Hardwood Floors Hardwood floors add beauty to the home, but like any other type of flooring they do require ... Read More

Why Do Surgical Cleaning Technicians Need CSCT Training? In a medical facility, there are various standards of cleaning and disinfecting protocols ... Read More
How Will the COVID-19 Delta Variant Affect My Business? As the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread throughout communities in the United States ... Read More
Essential PPE in Healthcare Rooms Personal protective equipment (PPE) are all the items required to keep healthcare workers ... Read More
5 Areas to Clean in Your Operating Room You May Overlook Operating rooms must be sterile environments to ensure patient safety throughout the ... Read More
How to Avoid the Spread of Infection in Outpatient Facilities It’s no secret that healthcare facilities have the potential to spread infections. With so ... Read More
How to Avoid the Spread of Infection in Your Medical Facility As a healthcare professional, your ultimate goal is to care for your patients. Unfortunately, ... Read More

Returning to Work Safely During COVID-19 With vaccines being available for people across the United States, several businesses are ... Read More
Get Ready for National Cleaning Week The pandemic has provided many challenges to the cleaning industry and to the countless ... Read More
How Long Do Pathogens Live on Surfaces? With the COVID-19 pandemic still looming large across the country, many businesses are facing ... Read More
What You Should Know about the New Coronavirus Strain A new strain of coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom in September 2020 has been ... Read More
What Is Electrostatic Disinfection? Electrostatic disinfection uses a specialized sprayer to ensure the most complete disinfecting ... Read More
Cleaning vs. Sanitizing vs. Disinfecting: What Is the Difference? Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting are three different processes . All three have a time ... Read More

5 Ways Janitorial Services Help Keep Employees Productive Everybody knows that employee productivity is crucial to a company’s success. Hard work, ... Read More
Bloodborne Pathogens: How to Limit Your Risk of Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Bloodborne pathogens are a big risk for those who work in the healthcare field. Viruses and ... Read More
Bloodborne Pathogens: Things to Know Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms found in human blood that can cause serious ... Read More
Bloodborne Pathogens: What to Do If You Are Exposed to Bloodborne Pathogens Healthcare facilities try their hardest to avoid the spread of bloodborne pathogens. ... Read More
Hum Bug: The Flu is the Holiday Gift No One Wants to Receive Is influenza on your gift list this year? December is typically the height of the flu season ... Read More
Power Washing Outdoor Areas When it comes to caring for your commercial property, chances are you first focus on your ... Read More

Sick Building Syndrome: Is Your Office at Risk? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , sick building syndrome, or SBS, ... Read More
Get Your Office Ready for Winter As the temperatures drop, it's time for businesses, offices and other facilities to prep for ... Read More
3 Ways to Increase Productivity in the Workplace & Office In today’s demanding business world, increasing productivity can be essential to remaining ... Read More
Cleaning After an Office Holiday Party: Checklist Office holiday parties are a great way to bring the year to a close. While celebrating all the ... Read More
How Often to Deep Clean Office Furniture and Flooring Office floors and furniture can get dirty very quickly. With so many people spending so much ... Read More
Office Entryway Ideas & Considerations As one of the most heavily trafficked areas of any commercial building and the place you make ... Read More

The Importance of Summer School During the Pandemic As many schools shifted to virtual learning at the start of the pandemic, parents and children ... Read More
Back to School Cleaning Routine for Your School With the warm summer months drawing to a close, schools will soon be filling up again with ... Read More
School Classroom Cleaning Checklist As a teacher, you do your best to create a healthy, friendly learning environment for your ... Read More
Back to School Clean up Checklist Schools can harbor plenty of germs, which makes regular cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting ... Read More