ALEXANDRIA, Va. —Healthcare launderers and food and beverage linen services compensate employees better than their counterparts with largely industrial customers or a balance of these markets, according to the 2015 TRSA Plant Employee Compensation Report, the only laundry industry-specific report available that lists actual salaries, wages and benefits in the industry. The study of 35 …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Visits to two laundries at Walt Disney World (Florida) including its new resort linen processing facility highlight the agenda for TRSA’s next Production Summit and Plant Tours, Feb. 23-24. This twice-yearly event updates attendees on emerging industry-wide best practices and gives them ideas for new plant operations strategies as they make and …
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.—Mission Linen Supply’s Eureka, California, laundry facility is the recipient of the 2015 SafeTRSA Innovation Award, having achieved above-average workplace safety and inspired better such performance at laundry plants throughout the Mission operation in the Western United States. Dennis Pieper, general manager of the Eureka plant, accepted the honor Sept. 11, 2015 at TRSA’s …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Laundry processing equipment manufacturing veteran Blaine Jackson took home the TRSA Maglin/Biggie Associate Lifetime Achievement Award, the textile services industry’s highest honor for its suppliers, from the association’s recent Annual Conference in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Jackson, of River Ridge, Louisiana, now a consultant, has worked for nearly 45 years with independent, regional …
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 recently released by New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres and CLEAN NYC claims that improper laundering practices have occurred in Gotham City which led to unsafe and unhealthy conditions in area restaurants, hotels and hospitals. The report, “Irresponsible Industrial Laundries: A Major Public Health Threat” was cited as an impetus for a …
In a statement on May 14, 2015, TRSA President and CEO, Joseph Ricci, stated that legislation being advanced by New York Councilman Ritchie Torres (District 15) to license commercial laundries ignores existing safety standards, a strong record of health and safety within the commercial laundry industry and puts an unnecessary burden on the commercial laundries serving New …
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17, 2015 – Two national surveys completed by TRSA have found the majority of both businesses and consumers prefer that employees wear uniforms. The primary reasons for this preference, according to the survey are related to image, trust and identification. Surveying both textile service decision makers and consumers nationally, TRSA found 82 …
