TRSA, the global association for the linen, uniform and facility services industry, has donated approximately $80,000 to Anayat House, Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE) and ConPRmetidos: organizations assisting those impacted by hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico. The donations are the result of TRSA’s 105th Annual Conference, which had been scheduled for last September …
New York, NY– The New York City Council passed the Clean Act, legislation that will require industrial laundry plants to meet cleanliness standards when processing linens for restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and other businesses use. The bill passed unanimously, 43-0. In February, 2015, the Council introduced the Clean Act to address the alleged “public health threat” posed by …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) recently released a 13-minute best practices training video – The 6C’s : Handling Soiled Linen in a Healthcare Environment – developed specially for nurses, environmental services personnel, housekeepers and others that may contact soiled linen in a healthcare environment. The six easy-to-follow steps aid infection control, enhance patient care and reduce …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – TRSA released results of its annual national safety survey, showing dramatic, across-the-board reductions in injuries and illness at commercial laundries. According to the Textile Services Industry Safety Report, which bases its questions on U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards, safety improvement at commercial laundries exceeds the overall private manufacturing industry. …
A report just released by New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres will make you think twice before pulling those crisp sheets up to your face in a New York hotel, wiping your mouth with that folded white napkin in a restaurant or using hospital linens. The report, Irresponsible Industrial Laundries: A Major Public Health Threat, …
