Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine, August 2014

cleanthoughts I Provided here are operational tips equipment ideas and facts about melters to inform our readers on the best options in case of another long bitter winter Numerous Subjects In addition to the winter weather feature were covering a number of other issues including carpet care Green Seal certification software social media and large event cleanup In an extended A Clean Sweep profile we also learn from the environmental services and facility managers at a childrens science museum in Birmingham Alabama Tasked with keeping the hands on Mc Wane Science Center clean during busy field trip season and winter holidays these managers and their environmental services team address a number of important cleaning issues every day From infection control options and IMAX theater cleaning to busy restroom upkeep we discuss their cleaning practices as well as the challenges that open aquariums can create for a janitorial department Once again thank you for reading and heres to a successful fall and winter for facility managers and BSCs in all commercial buildings If there is just one thing I learned last winter as Editor of Cleaning Maintenance Management its this Snow and ice removal products and processes are a huge concern for facility managers and building service contractors BSCs For four months in a row snow and ice removal were the most searched phrases on our website CMMOnline com Perhaps the severity of last years winter and the large amounts of snow and ice it brought to much of the country created this particular interest Or perhaps this is a yearly concern Either way there is little doubt that the severity of last years winter weather took a lot of commercial facilities by surprise Speaking from personal experience many municipalities and buildings here in the Deep South were not prepared for a bout of extended winter weather Equipment used for facility functions as well as public safety equipment was not available to help stranded motorists workers and schoolchildren during a surprise snow and ice storm in January Slumber parties became the norm in office buildings retail locations and gas stations when the ice and snow seemed to suddenly cover roads Be Prepared Remembering the problems and issues from last winters strong and surprising storms will have facility mangers and contractors concerned as fall turns into winter To aid our readers in their winter preparation this months issue includes a feature Phillip Lawless editor Phillip Lawless is editor of Cleaning Maintenance Management magazine he can be reached at PLawless@ GrandViewMedia com A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Lawless has over 13 years of professional writing and editing experience article covering ice and snow removal The article entitled Keeping Walkways Free Of Snow And Ice can be found on page 30 4 CM Cleaning Maintenance Management August 2014 Publisher Micah Ogburn MOgburn@ NTPMedia com 518 640 9177 Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo RDiPaolo@ EBSCO com 516 404 4532 Editor Phillip Lawless PLawless@ GrandViewMedia com 205 408 3744 Assistant Editor Amanda Martini Hughes AMartini Hughes@ EBSCO com 518 640 9168 Account Executives Susan Pierce Susan@ GrandViewMedia com 256 715 0342 Matt Moberg MMoberg@ EBSCO com 518 640 9172 Art Director Marty Harris Marty@ GrandViewMedia com Graphic Designer Colby Hooper CHooper@ GrandViewMedia com Business Office Manager Rebecca Wilson RWilson@ EBSCO com 518 640 9164 Editorial Advertising Publishing Offices NTP Media division of 19 British American Blvd West Latham NY 12110 6405 518 783 1281 FAX 518 783 1386 Subscription Questions or Inquiries Toll Free 866 721 4807 Outside U S 847 763 1867 or e mail CleaningMaintenance@ HallData com Subscribe Renew Change of Address http www CMMOnline com Subscribe Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette Barry@ GrandViewMedia com Vice President of Operations Brent Kizzire Brent@ GrandViewMedia com Vice President of Business Publishing Tracy Aston Martin Tracy@ GrandViewMedia com Vice President of Finance Brad Youngblood Brad@ GrandViewMedia com Director of New Business Development Matt Gallinger MGallinger@ EBSCO com Group Director of Circulation Fulfillment Delicia Poole Delicia@ GrandViewMedia com Circulation Manager Anna Hicks AHicks@ GrandViewMedia com Circulation Analyst Stacy Barnes Stacy@ GrandViewMedia com Editorial Advisory Board Benjamin Tanner Antimicrobial Test Laboratories Bill McGarvey Phillip Rosenau Company David Holly The Ashkin Group Kathleen Stanton American Cleaning Institute ACI Jeff Cross Cleanfax magazine Russell Kendzior National Floor Safety Institute NFSI CM Cleaning Maintenance Management Online Service at www CMMOnline com No Winter Surprises