Avoiding Infections At Restaurants – Wash Your Hands!
All of us want to evade any potential infections. At restaurants, there is often a risk of exposure. One needs to be aware of that risk and learn how to avoid it.
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School Closings Due to Illness
School closings due to illness are becoming an issue that many states are facing. Mountain View Elementary School in northern Tennessee (about 40 miles south of the Virginia/Tennessee border) had to close earlier this year due to illness. Here’s a real world story of how to tackle a problem.
Best Practices for Disposable Glove Use
One of the top priorities of any operation should be personal hygiene, specifically handwashing and hand care. Additionally, the best practices for disposable glove use are urged. Maintaining a proactive focus on this key aspect of your operation is important.
Healthcare Safety: Creating an Overall Strategy
Safety in the healthcare environment encompasses many areas, including both the safety of healthcare workers and the safety of patients. So, it is vital that hospitals and other healthcare facilities provide the highest levels of cleanliness to create a safe environment and to comply with regulations. Here are some key elements we feel make up a successful overall healthcare safety strategy.
8 Ways to Protect Your Food Supply From the Start
Food safety begins at the source, at the farm or manufacturing facility. But for your business, it begins at your receiving point. This is a critical part of your food safety system and one that you should be paying attention to.
School Cleanliness Affects Student Performance
How clean a school is can have an impact on student success. Lack of a properly cleaned environment can lead to illness, chronic absenteeism and students falling behind their peers. It’s more than just a common belief. There are many years of scientific research to back this theory up.
It’s Gross Out There – Don’t Forget Hand Washing!
Hand washing is a simple and easy way to reduce germs, but it doesn’t happen as often as you would expect. So, how can you inspire more people to improve their rates of hand-washing?
Industrial Mops Are Not the Best Choice
To mop or not to mop? How do you know when industrial mops are not the best choice?
Convenience Store Food Options Mean More Hygiene Risks
Convenience store chains are expanding their hot and fresh meal sections, but does that mean greater hygiene risks and food contamination? Learn more!
Food Safety: Beware of Old Cutting Boards
Cutting boards pose cross-contamination risks during food prep. Here are several points to consider as you review your risk of cutting board contamination.