Cleaning Topic: Learn About standards

HOW CPS MAKES IT HAPPEN  August 2025
Chicago Public Schools and HGSC Partner to Improve Cleaning for Health 

3/25/2025
EPA Tackles Spring Cleaning by Making Regulatory Moves

1/10/2025
IICRC Releases Statement Backing New Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration Standard

12/19/2024
GreenScreen Certified Standards Join EPA's Recommendations for Sustainable Federal Purchasing

1/31/2024
IICRC S520 Standard Available for Public Review

12/20/2023
New IICRC Standard Released for Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup

12/14/2023
IICRC S700 Standard Available for Third Limited Public Review

11/16/2023
Revised Standard Published for Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings

10/12/2023
What Does LEED v5 Mean for Professional Cleaning?

10/9/2023
Draft Launched for New LEED Facility Rating System

8/30/2023
IICRC S540 Standard Available for Limited Public Review

8/11/2023
IICRC S700 Standard Available for Second Public Review

7/12/2023
ASHRAE Publishes Aerosol Standard

6/22/2023
Fast Facts: When Just Finishing the Job Doesn’t Cut it 

5/8/2023
Green Seal-Certified Paints and Coatings LEED-Approved for Multiple Points

5/5/2023
BSC Cited for Failure to Pay Overtime Wages

5/2/2023
ASHRAE Publishes First Zero Energy and Zero Carbon Building Evaluation Standard

4/6/2023
Nominations Open for IICRC Board of Directors

4/5/2023
BOMA Releases Newest Floor Measurement Standard for Hospitality Properties

2/7/2023
IICRC Announces Revision of S500 Standard

1/25/2023
IICRC Crime Cleanup Standards Available for Public Review

1/4/2023
4 IICRC Standards Available for Public Review

12/6/2022
HPDC, Green Seal Announce Complimentary HPD Reports with Paint Certification

11/14/2022
USGBC Updates LEED v4 to Improve Response to Climate Change

BEST PRACTICES FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING September 2022
Chemical Breakdown: Differences Between Cleaning and Disinfecting

ADDRESSING HAI'S September 2022
Intervention Helps Maximize Effectiveness of Cleaning

9/22/2022
Cardiff-Based Company Consults with US Green Seal to Implement Industry-Wide Standards 

POST-PANDEMIC FACILITY HYGIENE STANDARDS June 2022
Prioritize Frontline Training, Avoid Hygiene Theater

7/13/2022
GBAC, Allergy Standards Limited Announce IAQ Partnership

7/8/2022
State of the Cleaning Industry: Where We Stand

7/8/2022
State of the Cleaning Industry: 2022

ARE YOU READY FOR WELL? June 2022
How WELL Certification Boosts Facility Safety, Morale

INSPECTING WHAT YOU EXPECT June 2022
Creating Cleaning Routines that Stick

BUSINESS TRENDS April 2022
State of the Cleaning Industry

5/24/2021
Supply Chain Software Company Earns New Certification

4/23/2021
$20K In Back Wages Recovered For Janitors

FLOOR CARE April 2020
Understanding Floor Testing Standards, Safety Requirements

1/20/2020
D.O.L. Ruling Impacts Cleaning Franchises And Contracting Companies

7/22/2019
IICRC Director Named President Of Society For Standards Professionals

GIVING SLICK FLOORS THE SLIP April 2019
Flooring Standards Facility Managers Should Know

GIVING SLICK FLOORS THE SLIP April 2019
Steps To Improving Floor Safety

GIVING SLICK FLOORS THE SLIP April 2019
Signs Stop Slips And Falls

UPON CLOSER INSPECTION June 2017
Defining Cleaning Standards

UPON CLOSER INSPECTION June 2017
Protocol For Cleaning Facilities

February 2016
Learn ADA Standards For Dispensers, Hand Dryers

FIRST AID KITS HAVE NEW REQUIREMENTS February 2016
Know The New First Aid Kit Standards

8/26/2014
Green Building Tool Coordination and Development Gets Streamlined

PREVENT SLIPS AND FALLS AS A VALUE-ADDED SERVICE April 2013
New Tests Measure Floor Traction

PREVENT SLIPS AND FALLS AS A VALUE-ADDED SERVICE April 2013
OSHA Floor Audits Require a 'Qualified Person'

SLIP AND FALL November 2012
Test Floors To Meet Slip-and-fall Safety Standards
ANSI/NFSI slip-and-fall safety standards quantify the traction requirements for pedestrian safety and the prevention of slips and falls

ASHKINONGREEN June 2010
Selecting Green Products For Which There Are No Standards

IN THE NEWS January 2010
New Floor Safety Standard Designed To Reduce Slips and Falls

IN THE NEWS August 2008
Green Legislation Passed In Boston, California And Missouri

9/28/2007
New Guidelines Help New York Schools Go Green

5/11/2007
Successful Cleaning Science Symposium Identifies Potential of Clean Standards

12/19/2006
Mall Owners Partner with Union to Create Workforce and Service Standards

FACE OF THE INDUSTRY December 2006
ISSA Launches Cleaning Standard

11/30/2006
USGBC Accredited as ANSI Standards Developer

CONTRACTINGINSIGHTS September 2006
Waiting On A Single Industry Standard