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Green Cleaning
for Health and a Healthy Environment
By
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Steve_Hanson
Green cleaning for health is one of
the latest movements to be accepted
among reputable cleaning companies
who wish to provide a quality
cleaning service, while maintaining
an active respect for the protection
of the health of the cleaning crew,
as well as the other occupants and
users of the building. Moreover,
green cleaning for health also makes
efforts to protect and respect the
environment.
While the most direct benefits - the
health of both people and the
environment - are easy to spot,
there are some less obvious,
indirect benefits from green
cleaning for health, which are just
as attractive. These include the
fact that green cleaning makes
cleaning professionals much more
attractive to many different
businesses, organizations, and
individuals, who may be seeking a
greener alternative
to the traditional, more "toxic"
cleaning solution. No other cleaning
program within the industry is as
healthy and environmentally
responsible as green cleaning for
health.
However, green cleaning for health
does carry some responsibility with
the name. It isn't just a matter of
saying that you respect the
environment. Such a cleaning program
involves an entire system, based
upon - but certainly not limited to
- the use of green cleaning
products.
In addition to environmentally
friendly cleaning products, other
actions that are taken by green
cleaning for health providers
include:
1. Using an environmentally friendly
cleaning system that considers how
frequently the floors are vacuumed,
swept, mopped, buffed, and
refinished.
It also takes into consideration the
chemicals and the equipment used for
such processes. Furthermore, it
looks at the frequency of carpet
extraction.
2. Utilizing a matting system - as
much as 90% of all of the dust and
dirt that gets into any given
building is a result of what is
tracked in through the door.
Therefore, to reduce the amount
"large scale" cleaning to be done, a
system of mats in the entryways,
which are cleaned and vacuumed
regularly, presents a much greener
alternative.
3. Green product use - use products
only evaluated by the Green Seal® or
Canada's comparable Environmental
Choice Program".
4. Utilize cleaning equipment that
is technologically advanced - this
includes true-HEPA vacuum cleaners,
and other such devices, so that
impurities are not capable of being
sucked into the cleaning device, and
then blown out, becoming airborne.
Any extractors should be certain to
heat the cleaning solution to a
minimum of 200ºF, in order to
improved the drying time and the
efficacy of the cleaning. Any
cleaning equipment for hard floors
should involve a dust control, or a
vacuum system which provides
"passive" suction in order to
capture any airborne particles that
may be swirled up as the machine
operates.
5. Involvement and education - a
truly effective green cleaning for
health program shouldn't just
involve the cleaning staff, but
should include everyone using the
building. This means that everyone
using the facility should know why
green cleaning products are being
used, and the importance of the
green cleaning practices that are
being utilized in order to protect
their health.
Steve Hanson is co-founding member
of The Janitorial Store (TM), an
online community for owners and
managers of cleaning companies who
want to build a more profitable and
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