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the industry ISSA Expands Facility Service Provider Department Lincolnwood, IL—ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, has announced the expansion of the association’s facility service provider (FSP) department, to be led by Dan Wagner as director of facility service programs. As part of the expansion, Annie Balonick has been promoted to the new position of market development manager—facility service programs. In her new position, Balonick will be responsible for sales and expansion of the Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) and certification program, membership, and services on behalf of the FSP segment of the industry. Balonick will also serve as a conduit with other segments of the ISSA membership to the FSP market. Wagner will continue to have primary responsibility for all the association’s FSP programs and services as well as serve as the contact for associations and other organizations in the FSP community, including the International Facility Management Association, or IFMA; the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, or APPA; and others. He will also be responsible for directing ISSA’s Building Service Contractor Council. “In recent years, ISSA has focused on improving the value of services we offer the association’s facility service provider segment of membership,” said ISSA Executive Director John Garfinkel. “The expansion of the FSP department and creation of a new position that is dedicated to the development of existing and new programs will allow us to better serve the needs of the FSP community as a whole.” inside Housekeepers meet The Queen at Buckingham Palace On May 6, 2008, three members of the United Kingdom Housekeepers Association (UKHA) were invited to Buckingham Palace for a special event marking the contribution of hospitality to the British economy. This event was hosted by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. I.E.H.A. member Jean Roberts was one of the three members chosen to attend the event, which had over 360 people in attendance. Congratulations to all! The Joint Commission Announces 2009 National Patient Safety Goals Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.—The Joint Commission announced the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (http://www.jointcommission.org/ PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/) and related requirements for each of its accreditation programs and its Disease-Specific Care Certification Program. The National Patient Safety Goals promote specific improvements in patient safety by providing healthcare organizations with proven solutions to persistent patient safety problems. These Goals apply to the more than 15,000 Joint Commission-accredited and -certified healthcare organizations and programs. Major changes for 2009 include three new hospital and critical access hospital requirements related to preventing deadly healthcare-associated infections due to multiple drug-resistant organisms (MDROs), central lineassociated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections. Full implementation is expected by January 1, 2010. AH&LA’s McInerney Raises Hotel Industry Concerns at ADA Hearing Washington, D.C.—AH&LA President and CEO Joe McInerney delivered comments at a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) public hearing on the recently proposed changes to the Accessibility Guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). AH&LA expressed concern with a number of provisions in the proposed changes and filed formal comments in August outlining the association’s concerns. “Our members have spent billions of dollars in the last 16 years complying with the ADA’s requirements,” stated McInerney at the hearing. “It would be highly unjust to require hotels that in good faith complied with the current standards to spend millions more to immediately retrofit their presently compliant facilities to meet more stringent requirements when the Final Rule is issued.” McInerney’s comments specifically addressed these lodging industry concerns: Presently compliant guestroom bathroom and single-user restrooms; accessible room dispersion; barrier removal; hotel reservations; qualified small business safe harbor. McInerney’s July 15, 2008, full hearing comments can be read at www.ahla.com, under the “Press Room/Official Press Position Statements” tabs. 24 Executive Housekeeping Today/September 2008 http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/ http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/ http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/ http://www.ahla.com

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Executive Housekeeping Today - September 2008 Contents Executive Corner 2008 Salary Survey Results Strengthening Worker Safety in a High Throughput Laundry Frugal Housekeeper How CIMS Relates to You Feature Article The Green Scene The Un-Comfort Zone: What's Pushing Your Buttons? Inside the Industry Product Highlights New Members Joint IEHA/ISSA Members Advertisers’ Index Calendar of Events Inside I.E.H.A. What I.E.H.A. Has Done For Me

Executive Housekeeping Today - September 2008

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