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Sanitation Canada - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2008 13 Visit us on the Internet at www.sanitationcanada.com professional housekeeping By W.S (BILL) GARLAND, Senior Partner, Daniels Associates Inc. Bill Garland is a senior partner in Daniels Associates Inc., a company that is an innovator in Computer Workloading as well as providing consultation to the housekeeping industry. The company has offices at Suite 701, 157 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Ont. M5H 4E7. Tel: (416) 291-6022. The company also offers educational seminars and training aids. Continued On Page 14 Let The Sun Shine In It's time to let the sun shine in. And, by that I am not referring to a set of CDs we produced in the late 1990s on why and how to implement a day cleaning program. For the past two years our firm has been performing certifications for both the ISSA Cleaning Industry Manage- I intended for facilities or janitorial serv- ice providers who wish to have specific accounts certified to the Green Seal standard. This is an internationally rec- ognized standard and is the only one to certify that a facility is being cleaned to a green standard. Cleaning to this standard does not just mean using green chemicals but also covers the wash- ment Standard (CIMS) program and Green Seal's GS-42 certifica- tion. The need for both certifications is strong in our industry as both strive to bring a level of professionalism that is badly needed – but more on that a little later. ISSA's CIMS pro- gram focuses on how a cleaning contractor or in-house operation runs their 'business'. room supplies, matting, equipment, training, safety, plastic bags, recycling and numerous other areas. In the case of both certifications, it is the custom- ers who are demanding them. It would be a good business decision to look into both now, before your customers de- mand it. My reference earlier to letting the sun shine in, is that we have to think The certification covers financial op- erations, employee training, quality programs, staffing programs and many other areas. Many see it as an alterna- tive to ISO as it applies to many of the same disciplines, but it is applicable di- rectly to the cleaning industry. CIMS is an excellent road map on how to ef- fectively operate a janitorial business or in-house operation. Green Seal's GS-42 certification is Many see (CIMS) as an alternative to ISO as it applies to many of the same disciplines, but it is applicable directly to the cleaning industry. CIMS is an excellent road map on how to effectively operate a janitorial business or in-house operation.