Zep, a leading manufacturer of cleaning and maintenance solutions, has launched a new web site featuring the company's top 300 equipment products. The site, www.zepequipment.com , covers new Zep floor scrubbers and other items such as pressure washers, drain care equipment, hand care equipment, sprayers, and vehicle wash equipment.

"We wanted to provide an efficient information source, supported by easy-to-use drop-down menus and excellent graphics," says Mark McDonald, Director, Equipment & Service Division. "Now, customers can go to one location to find, download and copy everything they need."

The new web site features product specifications, equipment photos, application information, manuals, training videos, and contact information.

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The really intriguing news--a kind of breakthrough--is that the main compounds in antibiotic wipes, creams and soaps, triclosan and/or the chemically similar triclocarban, have also been sprinkled around our lives more generally. A recent study notes that triclosan is now used to "impregnate surfaces and has been added to chopping boards,

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The Newark-based company said this is the first time its home cleaning product will be available outside of North America, being driven by demand from ...

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BOISE, Idaho — A new state law allowing public schools to employ children under age 14 didn't sit well with some lunchroom and janitorial staffers who fear the measure that went into effect this month will place their jobs in jeopardy.

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They're back to their dirty old tricks.

The city's Department of Education has continued to privatize the cleaning of dozens of its public schools through no-bid contracts -- despite a 2004 court order forbidding the practice, a lawsuit charges.

The DOE once again violated competitive-bidding rules by handing over tens of millions of dollars in custodial contracts to the cleaning agency Temco Service Industries, charges Robert Troeller, president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 891.

The DOE lost a similar battle seven years ago when a state Supreme Court justice nullified $60 million worth of contracts with Temco and Johnson Controls because of a failure to bid out the deals.

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino in Dubai died when he fell off a building where he was working as a window-cleaner.

Raymond Manzareno, 23, was cleaning a window in the 42-floor Citadel Tower Building when he fell and died.

Manzareno had only been working for 3 months in the Liverpool Cleaning Services.

The accident occurred near 12 noon last Sunday.

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Rug Doctor, a provider of carpet cleaning rental systems launched a pilot program called Rug Doctor Rapid Rents™ which provides a quick, efficient and user friendly way to rent and return carpet cleaning systems.

Rug Doctor teamed with Corona, Calif.-based AVT (autoretail.com) to develop the self-serve system that allows customers to rent and return the carpet cleaning machines through a touch screen based kiosk center without involving store personnel.

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TAMPA - The inside of a meth lab is filled with hazardous and potentially explosive chemicals. Iodine, ammonia, and lithium are just some of the ingredients used, and often, they are exposed to the open air haphazardly. Worse still, meth labs are often run out of homes, trailers, and hotel rooms.

Video provided to the I-Team by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows just how bad the inside of a meth lab gets. The video shows a home in complete disrepair, with beakers, chemicals, and debris covering every inch of the floor. Law enforcement is seen wearing respirators just to safely get inside.

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Unemployed Sarah Garton was refused a cleaner's job at Iceland Foods - because of a tattoo on her hand.

The firm, with 700 outlets, says it won't take on staff with visible tattoos.

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Fumes from a cleaning solution were the apparent culprit during an incident Monday afternoon at Busch Gardens that left several employees hospitalized.

The James City County Fire Department responded to the park just after 2 p.m. for a report of a patient having difficulty breathing, according to JCCFD spokesman Joe Riley. The first units on the scene found multiple patients being treated for respiratory issues by Busch Gardens' staff.

Ten patients - all employees of the Trappers Smokehouse restaurant in the park's New France area - were evaluated, with four transported to Williamsburg Sentara Regional Medical Center for additional evaluation. No further information about the patients' condition was immediately available.

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