ISSA's new Clean Standard: Institutional and Commercial has been developed to help facility managers measure and monitor the effectiveness of their cleaning processes.

Built on the success of the ISSA Clean Standard: K-12, the new ISSA Clean Standard applies to general institutional and commercial facilities, such as office buildings, retail stores, hotels and similar facilities. 

“The ISSA Clean Standard establishes a framework to help facilities assess the effectiveness of their cleaning processes using a blend of ATP testing and traditional inspection methods,” said Bill Balek, ISSA's director of legislative and environmental services. “More importantly, the ISSA Clean Standard focuses on how to use the measurement and inspection results to improve the cleaning process, which contributes to the overall quality of the indoor environment and health of the occupants.”

According to Balek, the ISSA Clean Standard provides simplified “ranges of clean” for three ATP meters that, based on extensive field research, prove to deliver an objective, quantitative component to determine whether a facility is truly clean. 

“The ISSA Clean Standard: K-12 provides the detail necessary to assure a clean and healthy environment for this very important and vulnerable population,“ said Jim Harris, Cleaning Industry Research Institute International's (CIRI) executive director. “The measurement, training and certification procedures applicable to the ISSA Clean Standard: K-12 can apply to effective implementation of the new ISSA Clean Standard, thereby extending the measurement and systematic evaluation of cleaning practices to as many other facilities as possible.”

According to John Garfinkel, ISSA's executive director, the standards are also valuable sales tools for all cleaning industry professionals—from distributors and manufacturers to cleaning service providers—and can make a difference throughout the cleaning industry. 

“As ISSA seeks to change the way the world views cleaning and demonstrate the true value of cleaning, these standards serve as a resource that ensures cleaning is properly treated as an investment in our health, safety and the environment as well as the bottom line,” he added.

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