The Biden Administration recently announced details of two policies to fight COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) which will cover 84 million employees and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services requirement for health care workers …
President Biden recently unveiled a comprehensive six-pronged national strategy, Path out of the Pandemic, to combat COVID-19. Vaccinating the Unvaccinated Further Protecting the Vaccinated Keeping Schools Safely Open Increasing Testing & Requiring Masking Protecting Our Economic Recovery Improving Care for those with COVID-19 The links above will take you to each page for details. Below …
As COVID-19 vaccines become available, Alsco Uniforms remains committed to working closely with public health agencies in facilitating the vaccination of its employees, according to a news release which said, promoting the vaccine with compensation will not only keep our employees healthy but also keep our customers and their guests healthy. In addressing the continued …
Good Morning LL! Thank you for publishing the article, “Why Your Linen and Uniform Provider Matters.” The author made some nice points. However, I believe she may have misspoken on one point in her article: “A hygienically clean certified provider is important. When linens are hygienically clean, they are free from bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. …
Standard Textile and Cleveland Clinic will collaborate to produce a non-medical grade, reusable face mask designed for comfort and customization. On the forefront of biomedical research, Cleveland Clinic is leading a number of research projects related to COVID-19. Cleveland Clinic formed a multidisciplinary committee to evaluate therapies for mild to severe cases of the disease, …
By O.P. Almaraz, President Allied Restoration With more than 26 years of experience in restoration, decontamination and disinfection of bio-hazards, Allied Restoration has expanded its service to assist in cleaning, planning and deploying rapid response for COVID-19. This experience in virus-related mitigation in Southern California has lead the company’s staff experts to help businesses protect …
The Department of Defense, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signed contracts with nine American businesses for the delivery of 73 million COVID-19 disposable isolation gowns at a cost of $335M, according to a recent news release. The contracts will support the replenishment of the HHS-managed Strategic National Stockpile and …
By Ami Kassar There’s no denying a societal crisis, especially a global one is a game-changer in many ways, especially in the business community. Plenty of business people are dealing with real pain and life- and business-threatening situations. However, business owners, especially those whose current and future prospects aren’t completely bad off, have the ability …
By Raymond Tamburrino, Fairfield Laundry Machinery I am approaching my 40th year of being in the laundry business. I have worked in more than one field and lint is in my blood. The progression of laundry machinery is like any other industry, driven by cost per pound, savings and technology. Washers made of wood, powered …
Superior Group of Companies, Inc. announced it will donate $5 million of WonderWink® and Fashion Seal Healthcare branded scrubs to hospitals and healthcare facilities in areas severely impacted by COVID-19, according to a news release. Leveraging its global and domestic supply chains, SGC is partnering with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Central Coordinating Team to distribute scrubs …