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RCP Brute® Quiet Dolly seen as a design and operational solution to hospital noise
Rubbermaid Commercial Products Brute® Quiet Dolly seen as a design and operational solution to hospital noise.
Health care facilities, like many service businesses, are focused on improving the quality of the experience for employees and the people they serve. Noise reduction is emerging as a significant opportunity, and a priority focus for facilities managers.
The September 2004 edition of Healthcare Facilities Management feature article addresses noise reduction via quiet-conscious building design, and noise reduction in existing facilities. Chief among the success stories: Rubbermaid Commercial Products' Brute Quiet Dolly. The article noted the dolly's noise-reducing performance, as attested to by the cleaning and maintenance staff at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
The Brute Quiet Dolly has been engineered to eliminate more than 80% of typical dolly noise- a particular benefit on tile and other uneven surfaces. The Brute® Quiet Dolly also features non-marking blue casters for easy identification from other dollies.
For more information contact Rubbermaid Commercial Products at 800-347-9800.
Brute® Quiet
Where there’s smoke...
...there is smoking litter. Rubbermaid Commercial Products’ new GroundsKeeper® Tuscan solves that problem effectively and beautifully. The latest from smoking management experts at RCP, Tuscan promotes responsible litter management, and is designed to enhance outdoor décor. Tuscan is available in black or sandstone finishes, has an easy-empty FM listed ash canister, and features a built-in snuff plate and optional theft deterrence kit. Good looks, performance, and affordability - another way to work smarter with Rubbermaid Commercial Products.
RCP Innovation To The Rescue: The Birth of the Brute® Rim Caddy
Setting: LAX Airport, Los Angeles, CA
Problem: An observant and service-minded product manager for Rubbermaid Commercial Products, far from home, observes the following situation: a day porter (that’s sanitation-speak for “cleaning person“) struggles to tie off a plastic trash liner on a Brute 44-gallon container. Gathering up spray bottles, hanging them on the rim of the container, stuffing cleaning rags into pockets, tossing the dust pan in the trash liner, with a hand in the container(!), he wheels off through the passenger boarding area. Disorganized, messy, unsanitary and unprofessional - there had to be a better way.
Solution: The Brute® Rim Caddy is born. With guidance from and testing by industry-leading contract cleaners, the Rim Caddy developed into a powerful tool. It has instant impact on efficiency and safety, and upgrades the professional appearance of cleaning operations. Beyond LAX, day porters, team cleaning, and light duty specialists in offices, retail, education and health care find the Rim Caddy indispensable.
BRUTE® & Enlightenment
The following article was published in the April 2005 edition of Services, a trade publication for Building Services Contractors.
The Zen of Refuse Containers
By Joe DeZarn
The Zen Buddhists focus on The Noble Eightfold Path to Enlightenment, which is comprised of Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. And a very good program it is, if I may venture an opinion. They’ve been working on this for quite a while, and seem to have gotten the thing figured out.
The real trick comes in when you attempt to apply these guidelines to the more mundane matters of day-to-day existence - refuse containers, for example. You might throw your hands in the air and remark, "How can I worry about refuse containers when I’m busy pursuing enlightenment?" Ah, but that’s when the Zen master smiles and thinks to himself, "No enlightenment for you."
The point is that there are NO exceptions to The Noble Eightfold Path, and that means refuse containers, too! So let’s explore the Zen of Refuse Containers together.
The Right View
The Right View is all about getting the Big Picture, appreciating the true nature of things, understanding how it all works. Paying attention to product Lifecycle Costing (LCC) would be an example of an enlightened view of refuse containers. LCC, as a model for managing operational costs, has been around for decades, but is utilized only by the wise few building services contractors. One informed estimate suggests that cleaning and maintenance costs represent 21% of the total cost of a commercial office over a period of 40 years (http://www.niche.com.au/fm/csfm/apr04news_lead.pdf), including capital for construction! Understanding this, purchases of lower quality refuse containers for marginal short-term cost considerations are decidedly unenlightened and short-sighted business decisions.
Right Intention
An enlightened person will not only look after his own conduct, but promote the success of others...at every opportunity...including refuse opportunities. In fact, there are refuse containers designed to promote good behavior - a Large Capacity Recycling Container will promote ecologically responsible behavior; a Groundskeeper™ Smoking Management Receptacle will promote responsible smoking litter disposal. In a dramatic twist on this principle, the Department of Homeland Security believes that a container with clear side panels will discourage bad behavior: the use of refuse containers as places to hide bombs. They have mandated that public transportation facilities choose bomb-proof or clear-sided containers, such as Rubbermaid’s Security Landmark™ Container, for public areas.
Right Time to Finish Up
I could go on straining the application of The Noble Eightfold Path for matters concerning refuse containers, but I won’t. We can fast-forward through the list of Right Stuff to a final consideration, related to Right Livelihood. A quick check of the short list of out-of-bounds occupations confirms that building services contractors and refuse container salesmen are safe and righteous. The world needs people to do what you do. Your business needs you to be wise about what you do. And your suppliers should be prepared to enhance your ability to work smarter, by offering the Right Products at the Right Prices.
Rubbermaid Commercial Products has earned a GOOD DESIGN™ Award for 2004 for the Folding Safety Cone
Here’s another award winning design from Rubbermaid Commercial Products, the leader in Pedestrian Safety Products. The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design has announced that Rubbermaid Commercial Products has earned a GOOD DESIGN™ Award for 2004 for the Folding Safety Cone. Founded in 1950, GOOD DESIGN is among the most prestigious of industrial design competitions, worldwide.
Rubbermaid’s Folding Safety Cone was recognized for product design and material innovation. Lightweight and collapsible, it is easy to position throughout any facility, enabling immediate caution notification at the point of hazards.
Available with "Caution" imprinted in English, Spanish, or French, featuring an international "Wet Floor" symbol, Rubbermaid’s Folding Safety Cone is yet another way to work smarter.
For more information contact Rubbermaid Commercial Products at 800-347-9800.
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