Conquer Clutter and Cultivate a Culture of Cleanliness in Your Workplace We spend a significant portion of our lives in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are about 2,080 working hours in a year for an employee who works a traditional 8 hours per day/40-hour workweek. It’s safe to [...]
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting against COVID-19. Populist Cleaning Co is working to ensure that the CDC guidance is clearly and properly understood by our customers and associates. Here are 4 key messages and considerations about cleaning and disinfecting to keep in mind, especially as traditional [...]
What are Day Porter Services? Day Porters help keep busy areas of facilities clean, safe, and comfortable for employees, clients, and visitors throughout the day during regular business hours. Day Porters work behind the scenes without disrupting regular workday activities. It's their job to make sure your facility looks clean, presentable, and inviting at all times. They [...]
Let's begin by clarifying three important terms: cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. Cleaning with soap (surfactants) and water removes germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It lowers the risk of spreading infection. Sanitizing and disinfecting kill germs on surfaces. By killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection. Both sanitizing [...]
If you’re paying your cleaning vendor to perform the same tasks they were performing a few months ago, you could be wasting money and not getting the value you need. Pre-Covid, standard specifications consisted of the standard cleaning of floors, door glass, dusting/spot wiping surfaces, vacuuming, and emptying many waste receptacles. These tasks were generally performed at acceptable levels in most [...]
Personal and workplace health and safety is surely on everyone's mind as we prepare to return to work. The janitorial industry has known the value of "cleaning for health" for many years. The current situation places its importance front and center! "Cleaning for health" emphasizes creating the healthiest building environment possible - keeping building occupants safe and healthy. Hence, [...]
COVID-19 Response Update to Our Valued Customers During these uncertain times, Populist Cleaning Co. recognizes our vital role in the prevention of the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The safety of our Partners - our employees and customers - remains Populist Cleaning Co.’s primary concern. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the potential risk of exposure [...]
It’s through trying times that we often learn the most about business, home, and life at large. We’d like to share the 3 biggest things we’ve learned and how they’ve applied to life at work for all of us here at Populist. Interestingly, when we do the math, we discover that most people actually spend between 30-40% of their life [...]
We all have a story to tell and I want to share a bit of mine with you. In 1976 my father, Dan Eller, resigned from his tenured teaching position as a Professor of Music at Eastern Michigan University to embark on a new path in life. He chose not to conform to the mold required to continue [...]
Thank Your Cleaner Day™ is October 21st, 2020! Did you know that Populist Cleaning Co. has almost 100 employees who work for us on a regular basis? Our employees are wonderful people who come from all kinds of backgrounds and circumstances. Many of our very best employees work for us to provide extra income for themselves and their families. They [...]
