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Green Building Rating Tool Launched in South Africa english
October 31, 2012 — The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) launched a new rating tool for public buildings at its annual convention last week. The Green Star SA Public and Education Building Rating Tool... (rest of article)

ISSA-TV Video: Cleaning Improves More Than the Bottom Line english
October 25, 2012 — Today's hospitals and schools are ripe with germs on every surface. We all know the health benefits of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, but how do they affect occupants and the bottom line? In... (rest of article)

WHO Officials Monitoring New SARS-like Virus english
September 28, 2012 — World Health Officials (WHO) are closely monitoring a new type of coronavirus . The new coronavirus closely resembles the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, which sickened 8,000... (rest of article)

Study: UK Nurses Consider Cleaning Services Inadequate english
September 4, 2012 — More than half of U.K. National Health Service (NHS) nurses believe cleaning services for their hospitals are inadequate, according to a survey conducted by The Nursing Times. The survey of 1,000... (rest of article)

Scottish Professor Demands Stricter Cleaning Regulations english
August 10, 2012 — Professor Hugh Pennington of the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom is calling for the Scottish government to tighten cleaning regulations and invest more money in the cleaning of... (rest of article)

Ecolab Joins UN Global Compact english
July 24, 2012 — Ecolab, Inc. has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. Created in 2000, the UN Global Compact is the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative, reports... (rest of article)

Study: 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Deadlier Than Reported english
June 29, 2012 — The number of deaths attributed to the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic might be 15 times higher than previously reported, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The World... (rest of article)

Sealed Air Joins WHO Hand Hygiene Initiative english
June 28, 2012 — Sealed Air Corp., parent company of Diversey, Inc., joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) platform. The POPS initiative is designed to reduce... (rest of article)

Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Thailand english
June 22, 2012 — Health officials have confirmed 41 cases of the H1N1 (bird flu) virus in a northeastern province of Thailand. Officials from Thailand’s Ministry of Health state that the first confirmed case... (rest of article)

Ecolab Joins WHO Hand Hygiene Initiative english
June 20, 2012 — Ecolab, Inc. joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Private Organizations for Patient Safety platform, an initiative designed to reduce health care associated infections by improving hand... (rest of article)

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