Open Accessibility Menu
Hide

Clean Blog

Announcements

  • Podcast: The Vital Role of Environmental Services in Healthcare with PSQH Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare ’s podcast by Jay Kumar featured ServiceMaster Clean’s own ... Read More

Cleaning Tips

  • Shovel on snow
    Winter Safety: Tips to Protect Customers & Employees Operating a business in the rough winter months can present additional challenges for ... Read More
  • 3 Ways to Prevent Getting Sick This Winter At work, you may be exposed to a number of germs, especially when flu season rolls around. ... Read More
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting Tips for Businesses Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) With some businesses opening as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, maintaining a clean workplace ... Read More
  • Office Cleaning Tips for Better Building Maintenance The best way to keep your commercial building in tip-top shape is to address any maintenance ... Read More
  • Simple Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks for Facility Managers With fresh buds on the trees and the first flowers in bloom, spring is truly a season for ... Read More
  • Spring Forward With These Energy Saving Tips for Your Business Today’s businesses have options for reducing their energy bills and adopting more ... Read More

Commercial Cleaning

  • Returning to Work Safely During COVID-19 With vaccines being available for people across the United States, several businesses are ... Read More
  • Why Manual Cleaning and Disinfection Are Important Proper cleaning and disinfection processes are necessary to keep facilities safe for workers ... Read More
  • Basics of Cleaning Your Food Processing Plant Consumers rely on food processing plants to maintain the utmost standards when it comes to ... Read More
  • How to Clean and Sanitize Your Warehouse For those who manage a warehouse facility, it can be difficult to keep up with proper cleaning ... Read More
  • What is Cross-Contamination? The term cross-contamination is commonplace in a variety of industries, but many facility ... Read More
  • What is Green Cleaning? Making the move to green cleaning from traditional cleaning is a goal many businesses have. ... Read More

Floor Cleaning

  • Winter is Over! Your Spring Cleaning Guide to Flooring Maintenance You’ve survived the cold grip of winter’s icy hands, and now spring has arrived to provide ... Read More
  • Floor Cleaning Thumbnail
    How to Maintain Your Flooring in High-traffic Areas Companies can face a lot of foot traffic throughout the day. Dirt, mud and other items can be ... Read More
  • Wiping floor with yellow cloth
    How to Wax, Buff and Polish Hardwood Floors Hardwood floors add beauty to the home, but like any other type of flooring they do require ... Read More

Healthcare Cleaning

  • Why Do Surgical Cleaning Technicians Need CSCT Training? In a medical facility, there are various standards of cleaning and disinfecting protocols ... Read More
  • How Will the COVID-19 Delta Variant Affect My Business? As the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread throughout communities in the United States ... Read More
  • Essential PPE in Healthcare Rooms Personal protective equipment (PPE) are all the items required to keep healthcare workers ... Read More
  • Cleaning staff wiping medical equipment
    5 Areas to Clean in Your Operating Room You May Overlook Operating rooms must be sterile environments to ensure patient safety throughout the ... Read More
  • How Long Can HAIs and MDROs Live on a Surface? At a healthcare facility, keeping surfaces clean and germ-free is about more than just ... Read More
  • The Difference Between Hazmat and Hazcom Each year, hundreds of thousands of chemicals are used around the United States. Many of these ... Read More

Janitorial

  • Hum Bug: The Flu is the Holiday Gift No One Wants to Receive Is influenza on your gift list this year? December is typically the height of the flu season ... Read More
  • Power Washing Outdoor Areas When it comes to caring for your commercial property, chances are you first focus on your ... Read More
  • Bloodborne Pathogens: How to Limit Your Risk of Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Bloodborne pathogens are a big risk for those who work in the healthcare field. Viruses and ... Read More
  • Bloodborne Pathogens: Things to Know Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms found in human blood that can cause serious ... Read More
  • Bloodborne Pathogens: What to Do If You Are Exposed to Bloodborne Pathogens Healthcare facilities try their hardest to avoid the spread of bloodborne pathogens. ... Read More
  • Janitorial Thumbnail
    5 Ways Janitorial Services Help Keep Employees Productive Everybody knows that employee productivity is crucial to a company’s success. Hard work, ... Read More

Office Cleaning

  • Woman covering nose while sneezing
    Sick Building Syndrome: Is Your Office at Risk? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , sick building syndrome, or SBS, ... Read More
  • Office desk with mug, pens and documents
    Get Your Office Ready for Winter As the temperatures drop, it's time for businesses, offices and other facilities to prep for ... Read More
  • 3 Ways to Increase Productivity in the Workplace & Office In today’s demanding business world, increasing productivity can be essential to remaining ... Read More
  • Cleaning After an Office Holiday Party: Checklist Office holiday parties are a great way to bring the year to a close. While celebrating all the ... Read More
  • How Often to Deep Clean Office Furniture and Flooring Office floors and furniture can get dirty very quickly. With so many people spending so much ... Read More
  • Office Entryway Ideas & Considerations As one of the most heavily trafficked areas of any commercial building and the place you make ... Read More

School Cleaning

  • Back to School Cleaning Routine for Your School With the warm summer months drawing to a close, schools will soon be filling up again with ... Read More
  • School Classroom Cleaning Checklist As a teacher, you do your best to create a healthy, friendly learning environment for your ... Read More
  • classroom
    Back to School Clean up Checklist Schools can harbor plenty of germs, which makes regular cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting ... Read More