Sustainable Development and Society - GSA

Sustainable Development and Society
The Green Cleaning approach designs a
program to get everyone who uses a
building involved in making it a healthier
place in which to work. The outcomes
achieved from a successful Green Cleaning
contract include:
• An optimized cleaning program that is
responsive to individual occupant
needs,
• A cleaner, healthier work environment,
• A responsive janitorial staff,
• An increase in worker productivity;
• A decrease in absenteeism due to
illness,
• An improvement in building safety,
• An enhancement of the self-respect for
the individual janitorial professionals
and their team,
• A more proactive understanding by
building occupants of how a building is
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maintained and what is occurring in
the facility where they spend more that
one-third of their lives.
NISH has created a comprehensive Green
Cleaning Seminar for Federal Government
Agencies and NPAs associated with the
JWOD Program. The seminar is offered
several times per year on a national basis
through the NISH Training Department.
Additionally, onsite seminars may be
requested by Federal Government agencies
or NPAs. There is no charge for NISHsponsored
training and technical
assistance for agencies participating in the
JWOD Program. For more information,
contact Blaine Robinson at
brobinson@nish.org.
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