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The cleaning industry are managers of safety and health in the built environment. Businesses can grow and prosper by understanding the reservoirs for germ survival and spread.

This workshop closes gaps in current protections and controls for diseases transmissible by contact, droplet, and aerosol.

This training workshop consists of three sections:

1. What does it mean to recognise risk
2. How germs spread and make people sick
3. Human body and built environment reservoirs important for our industry and your business

In this workshop you will learn:

• Germs need five elements to spread and cause infection.
• There are four main pathways that spread germs.
• Germs are found in certain places – called reservoirs – and need a pathway to spread to other places and people.
• There are five reservoirs in the built environment that are important for infection control and cleaning for health.
• Cleaning for health actions focuses on decreasing or eliminating the risk of germ survival and spread.

Cost:

Free for ISSA members, AUD$ 77 for non members.

Please contact oceania@issa.com to receive the discount code.

Speaker:

Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner Senior Director, Global Biorisk Advisory Council ISSA – the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association Dr Gavin Macgregor-Skinner (BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS) is the Senior Director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA – the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association and has more than 30 years of technical experience in responding to infectious disease outbreaks and emergency management. As an infection prevention expert and consultant, he works to develop protocols and education for the global cleaning industry to empower facilities, businesses, and cleaning professionals to create safe environments.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he conducted onsite biological risk assessments and provided “just-in-time” training on infection prevention and control, cleaning and disinfection, and safe working practices for frontline workers in 16 US States and Hong Kong in hospital emergency departments, assisted-living and nursing homes, convention centers, airports, stadiums, public transport workers, and hotel staff and other essential employees. He has served on COVID-19 medical advisory committees for American Airlines, Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey, Hyatt Hotels, International Association of Venue Managers, American Association of Airport Executives, NFL, and NBA teams including Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Los Angeles Lakers.

He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine and teaches three 15-week graduate courses on Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorist Emergencies. In 2014, he received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in teaching.

He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, BBC, Canada CTV, Australia ABC, C-SPAN, and other news outlets to share his expertise on High Consequence Pathogens such as Coronavirus, Ebola, Influenza, Measles, Cholera, Zika and other global health threats. He served 12-years as an Officer in the Australian and British militaries and was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the U.S. CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Global Health Fellow with the United States Agency for International Development in Washington DC.

The professional cleaning and restoration industry already does much to reduce health risks indoors and should take credit for this. Grow and prosper business by understanding how to identify threats, measure work and validate the results.

This session will help you:

• Understand how measurement is a business opportunity by focusing on the health and safety impacts and invisible threats often overlooked
• Identify threats: Uncover common pollutants, allergens, and microbes that can persist on surfaces and in the air even after cleaning and restoration
• Learn about Measurement Tools & Techniques: Familiarise yourself with the tools and methodologies used to assess surface cleanliness and indoor air quality
• Analyse and Interpret Results: Gain insights on how to interpret the results from various cleanliness and air quality measurements, enabling you to understand if your work practices are effective or need adjustment
• Implement Best Industry Practices: Discover how knowledge of measurement and validation can help implement more effective practices and protocols.

Each attendee will receive a pdf copy of the second edition of the Validation and Auditing Technology Guide.

Cost:

Free for ISSA Members, AUD77 for Non Members.

Please contact oceania@issa.com to receive the discount code.

Speaker:

Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner Senior Director, Global Biorisk Advisory Council ISSA – the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association Dr Gavin Macgregor-Skinner (BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS) is the Senior Director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA – the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association and has more than 30 years of technical experience in responding to infectious disease outbreaks and emergency management. As an infection prevention expert and consultant, he works to develop protocols and education for the global cleaning industry to empower facilities, businesses, and cleaning professionals to create safe environments.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he conducted onsite biological risk assessments and provided “just-in-time” training on infection prevention and control, cleaning and disinfection, and safe working practices for frontline workers in 16 US States and Hong Kong in hospital emergency departments, assisted-living and nursing homes, convention centers, airports, stadiums, public transport workers, and hotel staff and other essential employees. He has served on COVID-19 medical advisory committees for American Airlines, Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey, Hyatt Hotels, International Association of Venue Managers, American Association of Airport Executives, NFL, and NBA teams including Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Los Angeles Lakers.

He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine and teaches three 15-week graduate courses on Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorist Emergencies. In 2014, he received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in teaching.

He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, BBC, Canada CTV, Australia ABC, C-SPAN, and other news outlets to share his expertise on High Consequence Pathogens such as Coronavirus, Ebola, Influenza, Measles, Cholera, Zika and other global health threats. He served 12-years as an Officer in the Australian and British militaries and was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the U.S. CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Global Health Fellow with the United States Agency for International Development in Washington DC.