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Sanitation Canada - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2008 37 Visit us on the Internet at www.sanitationcanada.com ISSA has announced the expan- sion of its facility service provider (FSP) department to be led by Dan Wagner as director of facility serv- ice programs. As part of the expansion, Annie Balonick has been promoted to the new position of market develop- ment manager-facility service pro- grams. In her new position, Balonick will be responsible for sales and expansion of the Cleaning In- dustry Management Standard (CIMS) and certification program, membership and services on behalf of the FSP segment of the industry. Balonick will also serve as a conduit with other segments of the ISSA membership to the FSP market. Wagner will continue to have pri- mary responsibility for all of the as- sociation's FSP programs and serv- EPA TO FOCUS ON GREEN CLAIMS FOR DISINFECTANTS, SANITIZERS ices, as well as serve as the contact for the association's and other or- ganizations in the FSP community, including the International Facility Management Association (IFMA); the Association of Higher Educa- tion Facilities Officers (APPA), and others. He will also be responsible for directing ISSA's Building Serv- ice Contractor Council. "In recent years, ISSA has focused on improving the value of services we offer to the association's facility service provider segment of mem- bership," said ISSA Executive Direc- tor John Garfinkel. "The expansion of the FSP department, and creation of a new position that is dedicated to the development of new and ex- isting, will allow us to better serve the needs of the FSP community as a whole." ISSA EXPANDS FACILIT Y SERVICE PROVIDER DEPARTMENT ISSA has been appointed to serve on a pesticide work group that will focus on the possibility of establishing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy that would allow claims of environmental preferability, includ- ing the possible use of eco-labels, in conjunction with the marketing of dis- infectants, sanitizers and other pesticide products. "ISSA is delighted that the agency recognizes that its current policy that precludes 'green' claims or the use of eco-labels in connection with EPA-reg- istered products, is out of synch with the needs of today's marketplace," said ISSA Director of Legislative Affairs Bill Balek, who was appointed to serve on the work group in July. ISSA and industry representatives also met with EPA antimicrobial-divi- sion officials on July 17 to discuss the need to establish a policy that would allow suppliers and purchasers to read- ily identify the disinfectants and sanitizers with a preferred environmen- tal, and health and safety profile. Frank Sanders, director of the EPA's antimicrobial division, acknowledged that the agency's policy is out of step with the needs of institutional purchas- ers to be able to easily identify – with a reasonable level of assurance – disinfect- ants and sanitizers with reduced risks. On the other hand, Sanders indicated that current regulations preclude the agency from allowing claims of envi- ronmental preferability in regard to EPA-registered products. Conse- quently, Sanders stated that the pesti- cide work group on eco-labels was the appropriate vehicle to devise a reason- able solution. The pesticide work group on eco- labelling is made up of representatives from industry, state and local govern- ments, various federal agencies – includ- ing the EPA and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission – and environmental and public-health organizations.