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What is OSHA? A Guide for All Businesses
Learn how to stay OSHA compliant with essential safety guidelines for your business. This article covers key OSHA standards, employee training, recordkeeping, and routine inspections to ensure a safer workplace and minimize risks. Stay informed and...
HyProtection Zone Program 101: Enhance Your Cleaning & Hygiene Protocols
Are your staff members trained on the most up-to-date best cleaning practices? Do you need help finding the most efficient means of cleaning your facility? Imperial Dade’s HyProtection Zone Program is designed to help you answer these questions and...
How to Prevent HAIs: 3 Tips to Keep Your Patients Healthy
A 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that healthcare-associated infections, or HAIs, affect approximately 633,000 patients annually. That’s 1 of every 31 hospitalized patients in the United States. Tens of thousands of...
How to Clean Up Bloodborne Pathogens: A Safety and Compliance Guide
Did you know that each year there are approximately three million exposures to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace? Bloodborne pathogens pose a serious risk to the health and wellness of both employees and other building occupants. This risk becomes...
How to Use a Dilution Control System in 4 Easy Steps
Are you looking for a way to reduce product waste? Or, maybe you’re looking to reduce the hazards that come with handling concentrated chemicals? Eliminate the hassle and guesswork involved with diluting chemicals by hand, all while cutting costs...
What is Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)? Ensuring Safety in the Workplace
Did you know that every year, there are about 2 million work-related accidents that result in an injury in the US? That’s almost 200 workplace injuries per day. Simply put, workplace injuries are bad for business. Workplace injuries lead...
How to Wash Your Hands in 5 Steps: Your First Line of Defense
Germs are everywhere. They lurk on high-touch surfaces, linger in the air, and hide under objects. While inevitable to avoid picking up germs, proper handwashing is an easy tool to help keep you and those around you healthy. Whether it’s a routine...
How Does a Chemical Management System Increase Workplace Safety?
In 2021, over 400,000 workplace injuries were caused by exposure to harmful chemicals. This figure reminds us how important it is to manage chemicals properly in commercial settings. One way businesses have been curbing the number of workplace injuries...
Dilution Control 101: The Risks of Under-Dilution and Over-Dilution
A large part of facility maintenance and commercial cleaning is the everyday use of hazardous chemicals. Many people may be unaware of how dangerous working with chemicals can be because they use them daily to complete a range of mundane tasks. However,...
How Can Food Handlers Reduce Bacteria in Food Processing Plants?
Bacteria in food production is a huge issue with serious consequences if not handled properly. We go over what conditions promote the growth of bacteria in food processing plants and how to prevent bacterial growth in food production environments,...
4 Ways to Prevent Slips and Falls in Your Facility
Wet, slippery floors are one of, if not the most, common causes of slip and fall incidents in facilities.
Chemical Safety Tips For Reducing Insurance Costs & Workers’ Comp Claims
When a member of your janitorial staff is injured, it presents a problem for the employee and you. Not only will you incur increased costs from workers’ compensation claims, replacement labor, and insurance costs, but also the added costs from...
MSDS vs SDS Explained: Where to Find, How to Read, & What to Look For
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) can be intimidating to first time users, and even veterans, who may be using a new or different cleaning product for the first time. It is important for anyone handling or using commercial cleaning supplies to become familiarized...