GBAC STAR announces more accreditations
The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI, home of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, is among the latest facilities to achieve the Global Biorisk
Advisory Council’s (GBAC) STAR Facility Accreditation.
American Airlines has also become the first airline to achieve GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation for its entire aircraft fleet and Admirals Club lounges.
Patricia Olinger, Executive Director of GBAC, a Division of ISSA, said: “The goal of GBAC STAR accreditation is twofold. First and foremost, it helps protect frontline employees and cleaning staff from biological risks. It also gives the public confidence to enter these accredited facilities knowing that they understand how best to clean, disinfect, and prevent infectious disease outbreaks.”
New cordless vacuum cleans up
GBAC STAR teaches the proper protocols, correct disinfection techniques, and cleaning best practices for biohazard situations like the novel coronavirus. The accreditation is valid for one year, at which point facilities undergo a reaccreditation process to showcase their ongoing commitment to maintaining safe and clean spaces.
Other locations to receive accreditation include: Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum and the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City, UT; Will Rogers Memorial Center and the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX; Albany International Airport in New York; Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI; Avatar Hotel in Santa Clara, CA; and multiple Hyatt properties across the world, including Osaka, Japan, Stockholm, Sweden and Moscow, Russia.
ISSA Executive Director, John Barrett, added: “As the novel coronavirus pandemic demonstrates, infectious disease can spiral out of control when we’re ill prepared. With GBAC STAR accreditation, we’re giving facilities the tools to prepare for, respond to, and recover from outbreaks so they can protect their customers and employees, even during times of uncertainty.”
www.gbac.org/star
For effective vacuuming over a range of surfaces, the cleaner features a four-stage, manually adjustable power brush head, so that users can set the brush to the ideal height for the application. The solution also benefits from a three-stage speed control that can be used to adjust both brush rotation speed and suction level, to achieve the optimum runtime and performance needed to tackle any standard cleaning application.
With a large 5L dust collecting capacity for more heavy-duty applications, this powerful vacuum offers a 90° tilt range for use at any angle and under furniture and includes a HEPA filter that, combined with the filter bag, captures large, small and micro dust particles at 99.97% filtration.
Makita UK has expanded its cleaning range with a new Upright Vacuum Cleaner – the LXT Brushless 36V (18Vx2) DVC560.
This powerful new solution provides a genuine cordless alternative for commercial carpet and hard-floor vacuuming.
Powered by Makita’s 18V LXT battery system, the new cordless DVC560Z Upright Vacuum Cleaner provides a max sealed suction of 12kPa and minimum of 60 minutes of continuous runtime on the standard suction setting when utilising two 6.0Ah batteries. Powered by two 18V LXT lithium-ion batteries that deliver power to a 36V brushless motor, this robust, powerful and portable solution eliminates the need for extension cords or trailing cables, providing operators with the freedom to cover large areas without compromising on performance.
For further cleaning flexibility, the vacuum has a built-in work light, battery recharge indicator light, dust capacity warning light and includes a crevice nozzle and round brush, both of which are easily accessible and secured on the vacuum, as well as a removable hand wand and flexible hose for cleaning in hard-to-reach areas.
Andrew Farrell, Sales Manager (Special Projects) at Makita UK, commented: “We are pleased to introduce the new DVC560Z Upright Vacuum Cleaner as part of Makita’s expanding 18V LXT system, the world’s largest cordless tool system. We’re dedicated to supporting the cleaning profession with modern tool solutions which benefit from our unique battery technology and this product joins an exciting line-up that includes cordless backpack vacuums, stick vacuums and even robotic cleaners.
“With our LXT cleaning range, professionals have a solution for every task, without being constrained by the limits of cords and power sockets.”
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