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Shari Solomon
PresidentCleanHealth Environmental, LLCShari L. Solomon, Esq. is president of CleanHealth Environmental, LLC. CleanHealth provides infection prevention, industrial hygiene and OSHA training and consulting services geared toward facility personnel and vendors responsible for infection prevention, cleaning and disinfection, and facility operations and maintenance practices. Services include indoor air quality and infection control assessments, operation and maintenance program development, infection control evaluations, and litigation support. An attorney by trade, combined with her experience in the industrial hygiene field, Shari's unique experience in healthcare industry provides her clients practical and valuable risk management and business solutions.
ST05 – Scratch That: Rethinking Healthcare Flooring for Performance, Safety & Sustainability
What if the most important thing about a scratch on a healthcare floor isn’t what you see, but what you can’t? A scratched floor is a compromised floo
…What if the most important thing about a scratch on a healthcare floor isn’t what you see, but what you can’t? A scratched floor is a compromised floor where microorganisms can breed and harbor. A scratch isn’t simply an aesthetic problem, but an inf
…What if the most important thing about a scratch on a healthcare floor isn’t what you see, but what you can’t? A scratched floor is a compromised floor where microorganisms can breed and harbor. A scratch isn’t simply an aesthetic problem, but an infection prevention concern, raising important questions about surface integrity, cleanability, and the ability to withstand the rigorous demands of the healthcare environment.
By challenging the trad
…What if the most important thing about a scratch on a healthcare floor isn’t what you see, but what you can’t? A scratched floor is a compromised floor where microorganisms can breed and harbor. A scratch isn’t simply an aesthetic problem, but an infection prevention concern, raising important questions about surface integrity, cleanability, and the ability to withstand the rigorous demands of the healthcare environment.
By challenging the traditional “replace when worn” mindset, this fast-paced session will examine what durability really means in practice and connects the dots between surface integrity, infection prevention, life-cycle and sustainability. We’ll explore why healthcare flooring should be selected not only for how it looks, but for how well it performs over time.
The session will conclude with strategies to evaluate healthcare flooring by selecting materials that can withstand or recover from the wear and damage inherent in healthcare environments, while supporting infection prevention, performance, and sustainability throughout their lifecycle.
Sponsored by:
Shari SolomonPresident, CleanHealth Environmental, LLC
Jane RohdePrincipal, Founder, JSR Associates, Inc, Live Together, Inc.
Meghan McBrideVice President, Strategic Accounts, Tarkett
Shari SolomonPresident, CleanHealth Environmental, LLC
Jane RohdePrincipal, Founder, JSR Associates, Inc, Live Together, Inc.
Meghan McBrideVice President, Strategic Accounts, Tarkett