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Hardwood Floors
Caring For Wood Floors
Protect your investment by taking simple precautions, and properly clean floors.
Cleanliness is Next to Disinfection
While cleanliness may be next to godliness, it’s also very closely related to disinfection.
Sanitizing
Controlling Harmful Bacteria On Soft Surfaces In Your Home
Your family may not be the only ones enjoying the sofa. The soft, comfortable places where families relax and play at home can harbor millions of bacteria. For example, Staphylococcus bacteria can live on soft surfaces for 24 hours. Here's what to do about it.
Food Safety
Cooking for Company - Keep it Sanitary!
Entertaining is a great way to warm up the Winter weather, and everyone’s favorite part of get-togethers is often admittedly the food! However, no one’s cheer should be interrupted due to contracting foodborne illness.
Money Saving
Financial Housekeeping - Recession Survival Tips
Financial advice from personal finance guru Suze Orman, and the IEHA.
Five Tips for Greener Cleaning
Simple ways to go green when you clean.
Five Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home
The good news is that the most difficult and expensive measures are not always the most effective – nor are they always necessary.
Floor Care Tips
Here are some tips from the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) on how to properly care for and maintain one of the hardest working surfaces in your house.
Organizing Strategies
Garage Storage Tips
For most of us, 'out of sight – out of mind' means we relegate all of our ‘stuff’ into the junk drawer of the house – the garage. Here's how to do it effectively.
Germ Warfare - Understanding the Enemy
What you don’t see can hurt you. Invisible to the naked eye, a world of microorganisms (living things so small you need a microscope to see them) lives in soil, on your skin, in your mouth, on the floor, doorknobs, cell phones, walls, computer keyboards, or countertops — pretty much everywhere.
Winterizing
Getting Your Home Ready For Cooler Weather
A growing number of homeowners are realizing that it's a good idea to prepare their home for cooler weather - just as they would their wardrobe and vehicles.
Asthma And Allergies
Good Reasons To "Flip" Your Home Maintenance Routines
From getting out blankets, replacing smoke detector batteries, and flipping mattresses, many people start "flipping" their home routines when the seasons change.
Green Disinfection - Is It Possible?
The EPA does not permit green certification of disinfectants by organizations such as Green Seal, so when disinfection is necessary and a “green” approach is desired, consider the following...
Housekeeping Shortcuts from the IEHA
The tireless professionals at the IEHA have a few tricks up their sleeves for accomplishing the most work in the shortest amount of time. Here are just a few that can help you keep your home looking like a showcase.
How to Care for Wood Furniture
Tips to make your wood furniture last for generations.
Health
How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hospital
It’s easy to assume hospitals continuously sanitize or disinfect almost every square inch of space, but this isn’t necessarily so.
Hotels
How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hotel
Be choosy about your temporary home away from home.
How To Maintain Your Vacuum Cleaner
To keep your vacuum cleaner operating at peak levels of performance, follow these simple maintenance tips from the IEHA.
Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages
Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.
Radon
Living Greener And Breathing Healthier Air
Living "green" is about more than just energy efficiency and recycling; it's also about giving your family a healthier home.