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Start With the Seal: integrated cleaning & measurement There’s no question that cleaner indoor environments enhance the health and well-being of their occupants—testing proves as much. But executive housekeepers and facility managers must still determine the appropriate degree of cleanliness for any given situation, and choose the best products and methods to use. What products are most effective? How can maximum efficiency be realized in the cleaning process? The Carpet and Rug Institute started their Seal of Approval program as a way to address both residential and commercial users’ concerns about cleaning and maintenance. When the program started in 2004, independent testing found a wide variance in how well different cleaning solutions worked. Of the first 25 products tested, only four cleaned a soiled carpet sample better than water. Some caused the cleaned carpet area to resoil faster, and some products actually damaged the carpet’s color and texture. Based on the positive response to testing spot removers, pre-spray, and in-tank cleaning chemicals, CRI soon began evaluating vacuum cleaners, extractors, and cleaning systems (equipment and solutions together). t CRI Seal of Approval Offers Proven Effectiveness by Werner Braun carpet dyes and fibers, and must not contain optical brighteners that could cause color change. In addition, solutions must leave the carpet’s surface texture only minimally changed after repeated cleanings, and not cause color AATCC. Resoiling is tested in change in the carpet. Products are much the same manner, using tested against a control standard of AATCC synthetic soil. Samples plain water and are always applied treated with pre-spray and in-tank according to the manufacturer’s products must pass multiple specdirections. trophotometer readings. Cleaning efficacy is based on a product’s ability to remove soil, and Clean and Green thereby improve the appearance of To certify that SOA products tq_armadillo_LT_ad 12/11/08 2:01 PM Page 1 the carpet. Differences in soil lev- work well and are safe for the els between a cleaned sample and (continued on next page) a control sample are rated with color-sensing spectrophotomQUALITY COVERS QUALITY COVERS eter equipment BY TECNI-QUIP BY TECNI-QUIP and by a panel of independent technicians who COVERS FOR ROUND TRIPPER visually compare CARTS the samples using the American Association BULK CART COVERS of Textile ChemDRAPE CART COVERS, STATIONARY OR MOBILE SHELVING AND EQUIPMENT ists and Colorists CUSTOM (AATCC) Gray COVERS Scale for color AVAILABLE change. COVERS FOR SMALL To test spot BASKET CART COVERS PUSH TYPE CARTS cleaners, carpets SUPERIOR MATERIAL • TOUGH are stained with QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR ALL MAKES, MODELS & SIZES mustard, ketchVISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR QUALITY COVERS FOR CARTS, up, hot black COVER CATALOG & ORDER FORMS AT: SHELVING & MORE coffee, grape WWW.TQIND.COM • Fire Retardant Materials • Staph Check Vinyls juice, permanent CALL: 800-992-0697 TOLL FREE • Poly Deniers 830-401-4400 LOCAL/INTERNATIONAL marker, choco• Variety of Colors EMAIL: tqcarts@tqind.com • Zipper or Velcro colors late syrup, dirty SINCE 1961 PROVIDING LONG LASTING COVERS motor oil, and a THAT ARE SEWN TO "FIT” AND PROTECT YOUR CART synthetic soil forAND ITS CONTENTS mulated by the Strict Standards for Clean Solutions To earn the Seal of Approval, solutions are first tested to ensure their overall cleaning effectiveness, then tested to show that they do not increase the rate of carpet resoiling. Solutions are required to have a neutral ph level to protect January 2009/Executive Housekeeping Today 3 http://WWW.TQIND.COM http://WWW.TQIND.COM http://WWW.TQIND.COM

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Executive Housekeeping Today - January 2009 Contents Executive Corner Start With the Seal: CRI Seal of Approval Offers Proven Effectiveness 2008 IHW Celebrations! Frugal Housekeeper What’s in Your Janitor Closet? Feature Article Let the “Recognition Games” Begin! The Green Scene Product Highlights New Members Joint IEHA/ISSA Members REH/CEH Members Advertisers' Index Calendar of Events Inside IEHA What IEHA Has Done For Me

Executive Housekeeping Today - January 2009

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