Cleaning and Disinfecting for the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

Cleaning staff are essential workers during the pandemic. Use the resources on this page to educate and empower your teams as they work to keep facilities, clients and communities safer and healthier.

Tip Sheet: Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE) should be selected based on the results of a situation/site risk assessment. This includes taking into consideration the likelihood of exposure and the activities or work practices being performed.

In this episode of Straight Talk!, Dr. Gavin Macgregor- Skinner, the director of GBAC, digs into recent presidential executive orders and government mandates that impact the cleaning industry. Some of these orders might mean significant changes to cleaning organizations.

Emerging studies and research are adding more evidence that UVC light is effective for disinfecting surfaces, especially high-touch surfaces, and is a strategic weapon of choice for cleaning companies and facilities in the fight against viruses, bacteria, and especially the coronavirus. Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, the director of GBAC, shares the details of the science behind UVC in this episode of Straight Talk!

Get Ready for National Safety Month May 24, 2021 Get Ready for National Safety Month June is National Safety Month, and you can join the National Safety Council (NSC) in celebrating its 25th anniversary. With the U.S. seeing the highest number of workplace deaths since 2007, this year’s observance is more important than ever. Throughout next month, you can access a variety of free materials on four weekly topics including incident prevention, ongoing COVID-19 safety concerns, psychological safety, and continuous safety improvement. As part of recognizing 25 years of National Safety Month, the NSC is giving you the opportunity to recognize a safety professional—or anyone who inspires safety—with a donation to NSC. Every hero honored with a donation made now through the end of June will be matched up to a total of US$25,000, thanks to the support of VelocityEHS—an award-winning environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software. Your support helps fuel the NSC mission to save lives from the workplace to anyplace. For more information on how to make the most of this year’s National Safety Month, visit nsc.org/nsm.