Monthly Archives: January 2024

ISSA LARU—DOL Finalizes Independent Contractor Rule

By |2024-01-19T19:56:20-06:00January 19, 2024|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on the U.S. Department of Labor finalizing its independent contractor rule, ISSA opposing a proposed change to Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings, the latest ISSA Cleaning Is Essential podcast, and ...

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January/February Cleanfax Digital Edition Now Available

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

The Cleanfax January/February 2024 digital edition is now available online. This issue of Cleanfax, designed with cleaning and restoration businesses in mind, covers what you need to know about paying for leads and what you can do about it. You will also learn about rookie mistakes and how to avoid them, the best ways to ...

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Five ISSA Members Listed Among Most Sustainable Corporations

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

Five ISSA-member companies have been named to media and investment advisory firm Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations Index. Now in its 20th year, the annual list was compiled using quantitative methodology to rank global corporations on a variety of sustainability metrics, including overall sustainability disclosure rates and penalties for sustainability-related violations. The ...

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European Cleaning Journal Launches 2024 Awards Program

By |2024-01-18T21:03:49-06:00January 18, 2024|

European Cleaning Journal (ECJ) has recently announced that the 2024 edition of the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will take place October 3, 2024, at SUD Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. ECJ’s seventh-annual awards program honors manufacturers, distributors, facility managers, and building service contractors for their contributions to the cleaning industry in Europe. Submission are now being accepted through April ...

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Jelmar Names New President and COO

By |2024-01-18T21:02:40-06:00January 18, 2024|

Jelmar LLC has promoted Jeffrey Pozen to president and chief operating officer (COO). Pozen joined Jelmar in 2017 after 28 years with RSM US LLP, an audit, tax, and accounting firm. Through his seven-year tenure with Jelmar, Pozen has served in several leadership roles, including chief of staff, chief financial officer (CFO), and chief strategy officer. He ...

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Navigating the Nuances of Disease Data When Cleaning for Health

By |2024-03-20T20:13:23-05:00January 17, 2024|

Cleaning for health is critical in the fight against the winter surge of respiratory illnesses in the United States. Gathering and understanding the data surrounding these diseases can help cleaning professionals to identify and respond to outbreaks effectively. Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner is the Senior Director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council®, a Division of ISSA. ...

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BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions Announces Rebrand

By |2024-01-17T21:27:28-06:00January 17, 2024|

BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions has announced a new corporate identity. The company will now be known as BradyPLUS. The rebranding follows the October 2023 merger of Envoy Solutions and BradyIFS. According to a press release, the BradyPLUS name and logo are modernized for the company’s next chapter and help further differentiate the company in the marketplace. ...

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Diversey to Award Scholarships for 2024 APIC Conference

By |2024-01-17T21:23:36-06:00January 17, 2024|

Diversey has announced the company will award 18 US$1,000 scholarships to infection prevention professionals to help them attend the 2024 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Conference. This year’s edition of APIC takes place June 3–5 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. “The APIC conference represents an outstanding ...

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ICE Cobotics Enrolls at Miami University

By |2024-01-17T21:22:09-06:00January 17, 2024|

ICE Cobotics has entered into a strategic agreement with Miami University. The deal calls for ICE Cobotics to provide its Cobi 18 autonomous floor scrubber to the Oxford, Ohio, public research university. The scrubber will be deployed at two Miami University properties, the McVey Data Science building and the Clinical Health Science and Wellness facility, allowing staff ...

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WSA Announces 2024 Scholarship Applications

By |2024-01-17T16:00:03-06:00January 17, 2024|

Workplace Solutions Association (WSA), Powered by ISSA, today announced the opening of applications for its annual scholarship. Candidates must have graduated from high school or its equivalent before July 1 of the year in which they would use the scholarship and have an academic record sufficient to be accepted by an accredited college, junior college, ...

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