NEW
YORK, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To help
guide commercial cleaning managers with essential strategies and
best practices needed to run efficient and sustainable health
operations, the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American National Standards
Institute, has accredited the CloroxPro HealthyClean ® Certificate
Program – Trained Manager Course, in accordance with the American
National Standard (ANS) ANSI/ASTM E2659-18, Standard Practice
for Certificate Programs.
The course is now the second industry-wide certificate program
designed for professional cleaners to earn ANAB accreditation, in
addition to the CloroxPro HealthyClean ® Trained Specialist
Certificate Course accredited by ANAB in 2022.
Launched in October 2023, the
ANAB-accredited CloroxPro HealthyClean ® Certificate Program –
Trained Manager Course is a comprehensive online course designed
for cleaning managers and supervisors. It provides strategies and
resources to help hire, manage, and empower a cleaning
team—amplifying the importance of investing in education and
auditing training outcomes. The course offers best practices for
streamlining operations and logistics, managing inventory and
staffing, selecting products and tools that both enable cleaning
and support smart disinfection and risk assessment approaches,
among other guidance.
The HealthyClean Trained Manager Course is the latest addition
to the CloroxPro HealthyClean ® online learning platform, which
provides cleaning professionals with education and training with
on-demand certificate courses that offer specific cleaning and
disinfecting protocols, product use and processes, and the latest
best practices.
Through its Certificate Accreditation Program, ANAB assesses and
accredits certificate programs as conforming to the requirements of
ANSI/ASTM E2659. The ANS was developed by ASTM International
Committee E36, Personnel Certificate Programs, in accordance
with the practices established by the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee's "Decision on
Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides
and Recommendations."
"ANAB accreditation means that accredited CloroxPro certificate
courses have met the highest standards for program quality and
training," said Dr. Vijay Krishna,
ANAB vice president, credentialing, ANAB. "We are proud to have a
leading role in supporting sustainable health in facilities through
accreditation."
"CloroxPro is committed to bringing education to the industry
that helps safeguard public health and supports cleaning managers
and employees, especially with the current levels of burnout and
retention the industry faces," says Kyra de
St. Paer, senior director of marketing, CloroxPro. "We are
proud to work with ANAB to confidently build high-quality training
programs for professional cleaners."
Manager candidates are encouraged to first complete the
CloroxPro HealthyClean ® Trained Specialist Course. Candidates who
satisfactorily complete the course and final evaluation are
assigned a Certificate of Mastery, digital badge, and the
"CloroxPro HealthyClean Trained Manager" designation. The
certificate and designation term are valid for three years.
About ANSI Accreditation
ANAB's Certificate Accreditation Program is recognized
nationally and internationally and assures that employers can have
confidence that the certificate holder has completed the prescribed
course of study. ANAB's accreditation process itself follows
ISO/IEC 17011, General Requirements for Accreditation
Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies, the
international standard that defines quality
third-party accreditation practices.
To learn more about the ANAB Certificate Accreditation Program,
contact ANAB senior director Dr. Turan
Ayvaz, at tayvaz@anab.org, or visit the CAP
website.
About ANAB
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is
the largest multi-disciplinary ISO/IEC 17011 accreditation body in
North America, with comprehensive
signatory status across the multilateral recognition arrangements
of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). The ANAB accreditation
portfolio includes management systems certification bodies,
calibration and testing labs, product certification bodies,
personnel credentialing organizations, forensic test and
calibration service providers, inspection bodies, police crime
units, greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies, reference
material producers, and proficiency test providers. For more
information, visit www.anab.org.
About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private
non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance both the global
competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by
promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and
conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.
Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies
and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies,
and consumer and labor organizations.
The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of
more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million
professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative
to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and,
via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.
About CloroxPro
Building on a century-long legacy in cleaning and disinfecting,
CloroxPro offers some of the industry's most recognized and trusted
brand names for commercial cleaning, including its Clorox
Healthcare products for healthcare facilities. From comprehensive
surface disinfection to advanced technologies, CloroxPro is
committed to meeting the demands of industry professionals and
commercial facilities such as offices, schools, athletic
facilities, and hospitals. For more information,
visit www.CloroxPro.com and follow us
on LinkedIn and X.
About The Clorox Company
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) champions people to be well and
thrive every single day. Its trusted brands, which include
Brita®, Burt's Bees®, Clorox®,
Fresh Step®, Glad®, Hidden
Valley®, Kingsford®,
Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol®, and Rainbow
Light®, can be found in about nine of 10 U.S. homes and
internationally with brands such as Ajudin®,
Clorinda®, Chux®, and Poett®.
Headquartered in Oakland, California, since 1913, Clorox was one of the
first U.S. companies to integrate ESG into its business reporting,
with commitments in three areas: Healthy Lives, Clean World, and
Thriving Communities. Visit thecloroxcompany.com to learn
more.
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