In honour of World Toilet Day today, I thought I would do something a little different from my regular posts. World Toilet Day is an initiative spearheaded by the United Nations to raise awareness around the lack of sanitation access worldwide.…
Ah, Halloween -- a festive time of year filled with fun, fantasy, magic and merriment. But it also has a dark side -- Halloween can be one of the messiest nights of the year. This year, I thought I’d take…
Hey there folks! Have you gotten back into the swing of things? Now that summer’s over and the kids are back in school, our day-to-day routines have gone back to normal. Some of you might even be breathing a sigh…
For those of you out there with little kids at home, working in a daycare facility, or maintaining public family washrooms, you are probably wondering how such small and cute human beings can produce so much nasty smelling poop! Yes,…
More than ever, I am finding health and safety managers are restricting the use of hazardous chemicals and traditional industrial cleaning supplies. Many facilities are no longer able to keep chemicals like bleach or HCl acid bowl cleaners on the…
Katherine recently visited the Disney World in Orlando. I don’t need to point out how busy Disney World is. Halfway through the day, it was time for a trip to the restroom. Katherine was certain it would require a hazmat…
If you’re a seasoned janitorial professional like me, chances are you spend a lot of your time in hospitals and long-term care facilities, disinfecting and disposing infectious waste. Have you ever wondered just how many bugs you’re exposed to on…
Another week, another blog filled with squeaky clean tips! While I’m all about good clean fun (pun intended!), today I want to tackle a more serious issue that is hot topic worldwide: antibiotic resistance. Last week the World Health…
How often do you find yourself rushing to a public restroom but once you get a good look at the toilet, you think to yourself, “I can’t use this!” Whether it was the three year-old who forgot to raise the…
This week’s topic focuses on a question I get asked quite often: everyone has (or at least should have) a soap dispenser in their washroom, but how necessary is an instant hand sanitizer dispenser? In recent years, we’ve seen hand…