Navigating the Intersection Where Healthcare Laundry and Infection Prevention Meet
Part one of a four-article series originally published in Infection Control Today and sponsored by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC)…
Part one of a four-article series originally published in Infection Control Today and sponsored by the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC)…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by the massive storm. Picking up the pieces will not be easy for those who suffered her high winds and flooding. Thousands are now wondering, what now? An OSHA blog, “Cleaning Up, Staying, Safe” outlines important considerations during …
By Cordell Riley The days and weeks after employees start at your company represent a time of unique opportunity. Can you teach them new systems and skills? Of course you can. But have you also stopped to consider all the other important goals you can reach during the onboarding period? To name just a few, …
From health care facilities to hospitality businesses to large corporations to industrial work environments, employee uniforms play an important role in branding, team unity, customer service and even safety for a variety of organizations. With this in mind, Mission Linen Supply a provider of linens, uniforms, laundry services and supplies, offers the following tips for …
By Scott Paton (Part 1) Built-in obsolescence. Products that are cheaper to replace than repair have become the modern-day norm. Computers, appliances and televisions, just to name a few, are among our tech essentials that are now more likely headed to the scrap heap than a repair shop. But for the professional laundry concern, where …
By Al Adcock, VP of Sales and Marketing at B&C Technologies In our industry, we spend quite a bit of time talking about G-force and how important it is to understand and account for. In fact, there are a few posts dealing with the subject on this very blog. As a companion to G-force, today we’ll talk about moisture retention …
By Bryce Austin — Cybersecurity breaches are frequent, frustrating and becoming more massive with each new headline. The worst data breach in healthcare history was the Anthem breach of February 2015. More than 78.8 million records were stolen by a foreign government that does not have strong diplomatic relations with the USA. Those records included the names, …
Many leaders feel overburdened by trying to decipher what will motivate their staff and increase their leadership effectiveness. Why not ask them? The 10 traits below are responses from front line staff, supervisors and middle managers who were asked to describe traits they look for in a manager. As you read through the list, think about the kind of manager you are and the kind of manager you want to be…
By Al Adcock, VP of Sales and Marketing at B&C Technologies Why are commercial washers and commercial dryers sold by capacity in pounds? After all, when you purchase just about any other cylinder shaped object (like a washer basket or dryer basket) it would be rated in some unit of volume (quarts, gallons, bushels, etc.). Most laundry carts …
By Brannon Dreher Your company delivers an expensive new training program to employees and then, like any smart company does, spends the next few months measuring the effects. Immediately after training, many companies find that newly trained team members don’t retain everything from their training programs. Frustrating? Costly? Infuriating? Yes, it all of those things, and worse. How can you get …