Fact Sheet: A Green Cleaning Program for Connecticut Facilities

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Connecticut Health Center
• Description:
  Legislation: Connecticut law requires state agencies to use green cleaners certified by the Green Seal or EcoLogo. Disinfectants, sanitizers, and other antimicrobial products are not currently regulated under this law. Purchasing: Connecticut's Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has general information and a training video on their website about the "Environmentally Preferrable Purchasing (EPP) Program." Connecticut DAS currently has contracts with vendors to provide EPP "Green Seal" or "EcoLogo" certified cleaning products, and disinfectants, disinfecting cleaners, sanitizers and antimicrobial products sanitizers. To access the contract for janitorial and custodial supplies and find lists of suppliers and specific cleaners, disinfectants and sanitizers, please visit the DAS website. A Green Cleaning Program: A comprehensive green cleaning program includes: 1. Environmentally preferable (third-party certified) cleaning products 2. Best practices 3. Advanced technology equipment 4. Implementation plan 5. Worker health and safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disinfectants Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Antimicrobials Cleaning Compounds Custodians Information Dissemination Sanitation Training
• Publisher:
  University of Connecticut Health Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055077
• Citation:
  Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut Health Center, 2013 Jun; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine, Farmington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Fact sheet: a green cleaning program for Connecticut facilities
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217454/cdc_217454_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 421.47 KB ]