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Green Cleaning & Chemical Sensitivity
In far too many cases, company management tends to overlook the impact of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in the office and workplace. Aside from operations that may exist in the building or neighborhood, your cleaning service is likely one of the biggest contributor to airborne toxic or chemical influences in the air. In fact, nearly 70% of all public buildings have poor to very poor air quality.
Poor indoor air quality will impact your most vulnerable workers causing lethargy, absenteeism, and increased medical claims. Long term exposure can cause chronic health condition that can lead to a lawsuit or OSHA complaint.
Start with your cleaning service (outsourced or in-house) and gradually upgrade the maintenance program to create a "Green and Healthy" building. The Green Clean Institute can greatly help with this task and it need not be expensive. In fact, you will likely find that it is cost-effective.
The three basic steps are: 1) Train and certify your workers with the GCI Green Clean training and certification, 2) Gradually replace the problem products with highly-effective Green products from the Seriously Green network, and 3) use the GCI Green & Healthy checklist to demonstrate your progress and earn the GCI Green and Healthy Building certification.
Read How the Seriously Green Network makes a Difference
- Bidding for the Cleaning Contract
- GCI Promotes Green Cleaning Workers as Basic
- Is it Green or Blue Building Certification
- GCI Green Building Certification Process
- RTU or Concentrates for Green Cleaning Services
- Green Product Certification "Truth In Labeling" Standard
- Green Clean Training now available in All Languages
- Stay Green with your Cleaning Service
- How a Green Cleaning Service makes a Difference
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