Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Housekeeping Recycling Program for Hospital Use

The purpose of this document is to give Hospital Facilities and Environmental Services Department Managers incite into the benefits of recycling the waste that is created in Hospitals.
Chemicals, equipment and supplies have been factored in to determine the best possible solution to maximizing safety for everyone, cutting costs, as well as, assuring that Hospitals become "environment-friendly". The graphs attached are also a tool which will give the reader a visual aid to assist in developing a formalized plan that meets OSHA, JCAHO and State Regulations.

Derek E. Garner

Operations Manager-E.V.S

Housekeeping Manager

Facilities Manager

Recycling Program for Hospital Use

CLEANING CHEMICALS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

CHEMICALS

Did you know...? Each year six billion pounds of chemicals are used for cleaning and maintaining

Institutional and commercial buildings in the U.S. alone. The majority of these products are derived from valuable, but non-renewable natural resources (typically petroleum) that once formulated into cleaning products, used and disposed of, will never again be available for use by future generations. Plus, many of these traditional chemicals while performing extremely well and which have been very important towards protecting health are known to have serious potential health and environmental effects including some which are carcinogenic, respiratory irritants, reproductive toxins, endocrine modifiers, air and water pollutants, and toxin buildup.

has collaborated with leading companies within the cleaning industry to identify cleaning products including chemicals, tools, equipment, and paper products that are specifically designed to be sustainable and which can reduce impacts on both human health and the environment.

To eliminate the guesswork and confusion around green products and the claims often made by

Ref: associatedcontent.com

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