Michelle was able to take a tour of I-team North America facility in Holland, Michigan and speak with Patty Olinger, who is Founder & CEO of BEAMS Consulting. Most restorers might remember her as being the Executive Director of GBAC, a division of ISSA. They talk through:
- Cleaning and disinfection of today and the future
- The difference between cleaning in the US and Europe
- Her experience on the team at Emory that cared for and created protocols for caring for the Ebola patients.
- Cleaning technologies
- Best practices (and no-nos) with cleaning and disinfection
- The difference between cleaning and sanitizing
- ..and MORE!
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