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Media coverage about bird flu and a possible flu pandemic might seem alarming. While some are taking the prospect with a grain of salt, views definitely differ on whether a pandemic could occur. But health authorities are doing well to offer valuable advice about ...

In everyday use, a computer screen accumulates dust, dirt, and fingerprints. An occasional cleaning is definitely in order. The correct way to clean your monitor depends on the type of monitor you have. Here are a few tips for the two most common types of computer ...

Dr Gerba’s most recent research uncovers the link between unhygienic workplaces and sickness, and the affect on productivity. This is a very relevant area of research to New Zealand businesses; it’s proven that workplace productivity is affected by a dirty ...

How can you protect your office from becoming a comfortable spot for bacteria to grow? The world’s leading expert on germs is coming to New Zealand in July and will be calling on New Zealand authorities to lift commercial cleaning standards and promote hand ...

World renowned expert on bacteria and viruses Dr Charles Gerba is calling on New Zealand workplace and education facilities to lift their standards of hygiene in order to lift the country’s productivity levels. “There is a direct link between workplace hygiene ...

One of the worst places for bacteria in an office is on the average desk or workstation. University of Arizona germ guru Professor Charles Gerba has studied bugs and bacteria for around 30 years.  More recently he has turned his attention to the workplace and in ...

The Green Cleaning movement has gained momentum around the world – there is strong demand from governments, companies and the public to encourage environmental sustainability. Green Cleaning involves using refined cleaning processes that utilise environmentally ...

Because of concern in the cleaning industry about the low wages and poor conditions applied to employees of some unscrupulous cleaning companies, Crest wishes to make any potential customers aware that our personnel are paid and provided with a very “fair deal”, ...

A 2005 survey of tenants by an American company ‘ServiceMaster Clean’ found that unclean offices are a major concern of workers and create more sick days: 85% of office workers think regularly about the cleanliness of their office. Only 29% believe that ...

Office workers would be better off eating their lunch in the lavatory because of the filthy state of most desks, a report says. A poll of 500 employees found that only one in ten cleaned their desks, computer keyboards and phones twice a year. Connections, a ...

With more care in the office and good hygiene habits – germs might not be wiped out completely, but they certainly can be wiped away. A 2001 American study set out to measure bacteria levels in the workplace and study the effect of a “wipe-a-day” cleaning ...

New Zealand employers are losing the battle to keep staff, even as they offer generous pay increases of up to 6%, a remuneration survey says. The survey, by employment consultancy Hockem shows organisations have increased fixed packages by a median of 5.2 per cent ...