After more than one year of
research and testing, Jani-King International has partnered with
Rubbermaid to officially implement a color-coded microfiber
cleaning and disinfecting system into its standard environmental
services program. Jani-King, the world’s largest commercial
cleaning franchise company, worked with Rubbermaid, a leading
provider of high efficiency environmental services equipment, in
order to adapt best practices, procedures and techniques for
cleaning and disinfecting in a healthcare environment.
“For
patients with weakened or susceptible immune systems, there is
nothing more dangerous than increased bio load on healthcare
surfaces,” said Mark Regna, Director of Healthcare at
Jani-King International. “We labored for over a year testing
and analyzing the Rubbermaid equipment and recommended
procedures. What we have proven is that microfiber technology is
highly effective in disinfecting surfaces while the use of a
color-coded cleaning system greatly reduces the risk of cross
transmission.”
Although Jani-King had tested and
systematically implemented the use of microfiber technology and
procedures over the past year, the official announcement of this
partnership was made at Jani-King’s annual international
convention on Thursday, March 29 in the Dallas, Texas area, where
the company is headquartered. Representatives from
Rubbermaid’s healthcare market segment were on-hand for the
announcement.
“Rubbermaid is proud to be partnered with
Jani-King on this industry leading solution set,” said Bill
Slezak, Healthcare Segment Manager at Rubbermaid Commercial
Products. “There is no more important mission than to ensure
that when a patient is treated in a healthcare facility, they
don’t acquire something more dangerous in the process. The
Jani-King platform was built to exceed Patient Safety and
Environment of Care standards.”
Jani-King has already
implemented this new cleaning and disinfecting standard into its
healthcare certificate program. According to Regna, every
Jani-King franchise owner and all environmental service staff
must receive a healthcare certificate of completion by Jani-King
prior to servicing a healthcare account.
