Archive for April, 2020

FMS COVID-19 Services

Headquartered in Louisville, we are a proud member of Team Kentucky. As experts in facility cleaning, we are prepared to serve our communities in Kentucky and Southern Indiana safely, effectively, and efficiently. We are offering novel coronavirus (COVID-19) preventative sanitization and COVID-19 exposure cleaning, following CDC guidelines. For more details, email sales@fmspbc.com or visit fmspbc.com/covid-19.

High Touchpoint Preventative Cleaning Program

Our COVID-19 response team will:

Billable rate: $26.50 per hour includes supplies and supervision, $250 minimum charge

Post Confirmed Case or Suspected COVID-19 Exposure Cleaning Program

Our team will:

Billable rate: $60.00 per hour includes supplies and supervision. Minimum charges may apply.

Return-to-Work Clean-up Program

When the time comes, we’ll detail clean and sanitize your facility before everyone comes back to work. We’ll also provide a detailed list of work for you to share with your employees to make them feel confident they are returning to a safe and clean environment.

For more information on our coronavirus cleaning services, contact us at sales@fmspbc.com or call 502-479-3286.

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Coronavirus Prevention: Effective Handwashing

Handwashing is one of the most important ways to protect ourselves and prevent the spread of pathogens, including the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The effectiveness of this action, though, depends on thoroughness.

How to properly wash your hands:

  1. Wet hands with water
  2. Apply enough soap to cover all hand surfaces
  3. Rub hands palm to palm
  4. Right palm over left dorsum (back of hand) with interlaced fingers, and vice versa
  5. Palm to palm with fingers interlaced
  6. Backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked
  7. Rotational rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm, and vice versa
  8. Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa
  9. Rinse hands with water
  10. Dry thoroughly with a single-use towel
  11. Use towel to turn off faucet
  12. Your hands are safe

We require all team members to follow necessary hygiene procedures, such as handwashing, for their safety as well as the safety of other team members, customers, and community. For more information on FMS COVID-19 prevention cleaning and disinfecting, contact sales@fmspbc.com or call 502-479-3286.

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FMS Employee Update

Dear FMSer,

In recent weeks you have seen and/or heard increasing amounts of information regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We want you to know that the health and safety of you, our employee, is a number one priority at FMS. The nature of our business is to provide clean and healthy environments through the proper use of chemicals and cleaning techniques. At FMS, we have the unique advantage of working in healthy environments because of our role in ensuring our facilities are cleaned to a high standard.

As a reminder, the cleaning chemicals that we currently use in our accounts are effective against minimizing the spread of disease including the following:

  1. Crew 42 (Diversey)
  2. Glance NA (Diversey)
  3. Virex/Virex (Diversey)
  4. Biorenewables Glass Cleaner (Spartan)
  5. HDQL 10 (Spartan)
  6. Tribase (Spartan)

We also ask that during this time you take extra care to remember a few simple safety precautions that can help minimize exposure:

  1. Cover surfaces with cleaning products thoroughly and allow dwell times of up to ten minutes before wiping surfaces dry
  2. Wear proper PPE at all times, specifically gloves
  3. Maintain correct coughing/sneezing etiquette by doing so in your elbow or arm, as opposed to an open hand or in the air
  4. Keep your hands away from your face, eyes, nose and mouth
  5. Practice proper handwashing techniques
  6. Communicate with your supervisor if you are feeling ill

Should there be a potential exposure in the account where you work, please contact your supervisor immediately. Should there be a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the account where you work, please stay calm and safely vacate the area of exposure, as well as contact your supervisor immediately.

FMS is partnering with national experts to stay current as more is understood about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We will continue to communicate with you to ensure everyone is operating in a healthy and safe manner. We take pride in what we do at FMS, and this unique challenge reminds us all how important our work is every day to so many people. FMS and our customers appreciate all that you do each day. This is a true testament to our company and our core values. Thank you for always remembering FMS Core Value #1: I care about the people I work with.

With appreciation,
The FMS Leadership Team

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Coronavirus Prevention: What Is a High-Touch Surface?

High-touch surfaces are surfaces or objects that numerous people touch frequently. These surfaces are more likely to become contaminated and to spread viruses. To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it is critical to properly and regularly sanitize these high-touch surfaces, including:

For more information on our coronavirus (COVID-19) cleaning services for your facility, contact sales@fmspbc.com or call 502-479-3286.

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Letter to FMS Customers

FMS is focused on the safety of our team members, our customers, and our communities. Our tagline of Good People, Clean Buildings, Better Communities has never been more true than it is today.

Due to the ever-changing information surrounding COVID-19, we are sending additional updates to keep you informed, We are following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World health Organization (WHO), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Increase in Existing Services

FMS is offering the following service to increase sanitation and prevention:

If you are interested in additional sanitizing services for high-touch surfaces please contact Jennifer Corum and Jennifer Kaufman at sales@fmspbc.com or 502-479-3286.

Supplies and Chemicals

We have access to availability based products what may help you in high-touch areas including entrances, door knobs, handrails, sanitizers, common areas, restrooms, telephones, and other high-tough surfaces. Please reach out to your FMS Director of Operations for more information.

If your facility has been affected by COVID-19

If you become aware by local health officials that a person has tested positive or is being tested for COVID-19:

Should your company close any facilities or adjust working hours

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