Don’t forget to register for the upcoming GBAC Symposium, to be held August 16–17 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency.
This year’s symposium, presented by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, is focused on improving the quality of indoor air in non-healthcare settings such as convention centers, hotels, and stadiums. The event will present best practices, as well as advances in innovations, programs, and processes, all with the intent of making facility air safer—during a pandemic and beyond.
Experts presenting at the symposium include Dr. Deborah Birx, world-renowned medical physician and infectious disease expert, and Dr. John McKeon, medical entrepreneur and CEO of Allergy Standards Ltd. (ASL), an international standards and certification body.
Property managers, facility directors, and infection preventionists are just a few of the professions that will benefit from attending the event.
The symposium’s special price for ISSA Members is US$250; non-members pay $350. The event is coming up quickly and space is limited, so register soon.
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Implement these revised recommendations to bring your cleaning staff up to speed.
On Aug. 4, the same day that the White House declared monkeypox a national public health emergency, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued significant, updated guidelines regarding the virus for cleaning professionals.
According to the CDC, monkeypox spreads between people through direct contact with an infectious rash, body fluids, or by respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact. Transmission of Monkeypox virus is possible from the onset of the first symptoms until the scabs have separated and the skin has completely healed.
During the infectious period of time, body fluids, respiratory secretions, and lesion material from people with monkeypox can contaminate the environment. Poxviruses can survive in linens, clothing, and on environmental surfaces, particularly when in dark, cool, and low humidity environments. In one study, investigators found live virus 15 days after a patient’s home was left unoccupied. Studies show that other closely related orthopoxviruses can survive in an environment, similar to a household, for weeks or even months. Porous materials (bedding, clothing, etc.) might harbor live virus for longer periods of time than non-porous (plastic, glass, metal) surfaces.
With these facts in mind, all cleaning professionals and building facilitators should consider putting into practice these CDC recommendations:
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