2019 EDA Spring Newsletter

Custodial Services Division

National Window Cleaning Day Custodial Services Division observes National Window Cleaning Day.

Riverside, CA — In commemoration of National Window Cleaning Day, May 15, window cleaning professionals revealed the four worst health risks contaminating windows. The Cleaning & Maintenance Management reports: • Bird excrement, which is commonly found on windows, can lead to respiratory diseases, yeast infections and illnesses that affect the lungs and central nervous system • Mold and mildew, which can thrive on windows, can aggravate respiratory allergies as well as chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma • Pollen can accumulate on windowpanes

Left to Right: Brian Angulo, Julieta Flores, Becky Toole, Alston Gray, Norman Metzner and Vanessa Dominguez team up to keep the windows on the Rustin Mental Health lobby doors clean.

and contribute to the sneezing, eye irritation and congestion associated with pollen allergies • Dust can accumulate on unwashed windows. Microscopic dust mites which live in the dust leave behind feces that can cause respiratory issues and allergic reactions

“Cleaning windows reduces health hazards that can cause respiratory disease and allergies.”

Fun Fact:

Did you know that May 15 th was National Window Cleaning Day?

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